Domestic abuse trauma

Domestic Violence
and Abuse Counseling

Find safety, restore autonomy, and figure out
next steps with compassionate support.

Domestic abuse and violence is disorientating, terrifying and devastating to your sense of self. While it can leave deep emotional and physical scars, healing is possible. Whether you’re currently in an abusive relationship, just out of one, or recovering from the impact, our experienced counselors provide a safe, supportive environment to guide your journey toward freedom and healing.

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What is
Domestic Abuse?

Domestic abuse is a pattern of behavior used to control, intimidate, or harm a partner. It can take many forms, including:

  • – Emotional Abuse: Manipulation, verbal attacks, or humiliation.
  • – Physical Abuse: Violence or physical intimidation.
  • – Financial Abuse: Restricting access to work, money or resources.
  • – Sexual Abuse: Coercion or violation of consent.
  • – Spiritual Abuse: using spiritual “values” to control you.

These experiences often leave survivors feeling trapped, isolated, and powerless. You are not alone, and domestic violence counseling can support you on the path to healing.

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The Impact
of Domestic Abuse

The effects of domestic abuse don’t end when the abuse stops—they can affect your
emotional well-being, relationships, and sense of safety.

Survivors often experience:

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Emotional Challenges

Lots of feelings of disorientation, confusion, and sometimes guilt

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Trust Issues

Difficulty trusting yourself or establishing healthy boundaries

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Physical Symptoms

Chronic stress, fatigue, or other health problems

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Self-Doubt

Questioning your worth, decisions, or ability to move forward

You deserve to feel safe, valued, and empowered, and our therapy is here to help you get there.

How We Help with Online Domestic Violence Therapy

Our trauma-focused therapy provides a pathway to healing that is tailored to your needs and experiences. Through online domestic violence therapy, we work with survivors of domestic abuse in a way that ensures safety, support, and empowerment every step of the way:

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Reclaim Safety

Establish a safe emotional and physical space where you can begin your healing journey.
If necessary, we can help you develop a safety or escape plan

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Orient yourself

domestic violence really spins your compass.
Your therapist will help you re-ground yourself in reality, assert your own truth, and return to making your own choices

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Process the Trauma

Work through the impact of abuse in a gentle, non-judgmental environment

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Build Resilience

Develop tools to rebuild self-esteem, set boundaries, and create a fulfilling, abuse-free future of either independence or healthy interdependence

Our evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and Emotionally Focussed Individual Therapy, help you restore normal, healthy functioning to your life

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Our Expertise in Domestic Abuse

Our therapists are highly trained in helping survivors of domestic abuse reclaim their lives
in a way that supports their autonomy and independence. With empathy and expertise, they provide
a safe space for healing and growth

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Areas of Interest

Gender

Overwhelmed by the options? Schedule a Free Consultation and we’ll help you choose the right team member

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Christal Wilson
Christal Wilson MDiv, RP, CSAT | Immediate availability

Christal is a creative and hopeful therapist specializing in the complex issues of sex addiction, betrayal trauma, and couples conflict. As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and EMDR practitioner, she offers a flexible, research-informed approach to help individuals and couples find a clear path toward healing, connection, and recovery.

Jennifer L. Cole
Jennifer L. Cole MA, CCC, SEP | Immediate availability

Jennifer is a compassionate therapist specializing in trauma, addiction, relationship counseling, and spiritual formation. With a Master of Arts in Counseling and extensive training in Somatic Experiencing (SE), she offers a holistic, client-centered approach that integrates mind, emotions, and body sensations to heal trauma. Jennifer works with individuals, couples, and families, addressing issues like infidelity, grief, and co-dependency. She is passionate about supporting clients through life’s challenges, promoting healing, resilience, and personal growth.

Melissa Bonnell
Melissa Bonnell MAMFT, CACFT Associate, CCC | Immediate availability

Melissa is a warm and experienced marriage and family therapist with a passion for helping people heal their most important relationships. She specializes in helping couples repair trust after betrayal and guiding individuals to reconnect with themselves. With her compassionate, non-judgmental approach, clients feel safe and deeply understood. Click to see if Melissa is the right therapist to walk alongside you on your journey.

Verlynda Simonyi-Gindele
Verlynda Simonyi-Gindele MAMFT, CACFT Associate | Immediate availability

Verlynda Simonyi-Gindele is a compassionate therapist and co-founder of Therapevo Counseling. She specializes in adolescents, young adults, couples, and trauma recovery. With a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, Verlynda integrates Emotionally Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Brainspotting to support clients through challenges like infidelity, betrayal, and emotional struggles. She provides a compassionate, empathetic environment for healing, helping individuals and couples navigate difficult life transitions. Verlynda is also the co-host of the “Normalize Therapy” podcast and hosts an annual Christian Marriage Cruise.

Ricky Aguilar
Ricky Aguilar MAMFT, RCC | Immediate availability

Ricky Aguilar is a compassionate therapist specializing in family and couples counseling, pornography addiction, and trauma recovery. With a B.S. in Counselling Psychology and an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy, Ricky uses systemic approaches like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Fluent in English and Spanish, he offers a culturally sensitive approach, working with adolescents, young adults, and families to process emotions and foster healthier relationships. Ricky is passionate about helping clients navigate challenges and build stronger connections.

Korey Reimer
Korey Reimer MC, CCC | Immediate availability

Korey Reimer brings to his work as a therapist over 15 years of experience in ministry, offering a compassionate, empathetic approach to therapy. He specializes in helping individuals, couples, and adolescents navigate anxiety, betrayal trauma, pornography addiction, and spiritual issues. Korey uses Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Emotion-Focused therapy to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for growth. He is passionate about helping clients achieve personal healing and wholeness, fostering meaningful therapeutic relationships and offering guidance on life's challenges.

Mari Lee Ayers
Mari Lee Ayers MA, CPC, CT | Immediate availability

With over a decade of clinical experience, Mari Lee is a compassionate therapist dedicated to empowering clients to heal their lives. Utilizing a holistic mix of trauma-informed care, attachment theory, and self-compassion, she helps individuals and couples navigate grief, addiction, and relationship challenges to become the experts of their own stories.

Shemiya Ruud
Shemiya Ruud MC, CCC, CACFT Associate | Immediate availability

Shemiya Ruud specializes in couples, family counseling, and trauma recovery. Drawing from Emotionally Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and attachment-based interventions, Shemiya creates a warm, client-centered approach to help individuals and families reach their goals. She has a passion for guiding clients through relational challenges, including grief, addiction, and childhood trauma. With a focus on systemic healing, Shemiya values a collaborative, strengths-based approach, allowing clients to navigate their unique journeys to healing and growth.

Dianne Kuglin
Dianne Kuglin MA, MC, CT, CPC, CCAC | Immediate availability

Dianne specializes in addiction, trauma, and relationship challenges. With a Master of Counselling and certifications in addiction counseling, she helps individuals and couples navigate issues like sex and porn addiction, infidelity, and grief. Dianne’s solution-focused approach empowers clients to heal and rebuild. Combining professional expertise with personal experience, she creates a supportive space for growth and transformation, guiding clients toward healthier relationships and well-being.

Ron de Jager
Ron de Jager MC, CCC, DMA | Immediate availability

Ron is a therapist with a unique background as a Professor of Music. His experience taught him how trauma and stress are held in the body, giving him a deep and compassionate perspective. He specializes in helping people heal from trauma, anxiety, and addiction, with a particular focus on performers. Ron provides a safe, non-judgmental space to help you find freedom and resilience.

Cheryl Jones
Cheryl Jones BCACC Student Member | Immediate availability

Cheryl is a compassionate and calm intern therapist who believes deeply in the power of connection for healing. Drawing from her own lived experience, she helps individuals and couples navigate relational pain, attachment wounds, and life transitions. She uses an Emotionally Focused approach to help clients find safety, understanding, and renewed hope.

Lilien Kovács-Hélisz
Lilien Kovács-Hélisz MA, RCC | Available next week

Lilien Kovács-Hélisz is a compassionate Registered Clinical Counsellor specializing in trauma therapy, couples counseling, and addiction recovery. With a Master’s in Psychology and certifications in EMDR, Schema Therapy, and Family Therapy, she integrates multiple therapeutic approaches to support clients through personal growth and healing. Lilien focuses on creating a safe, empathetic environment for clients to explore their challenges. She works with individuals, teens, and families, helping them build resilience, self-compassion, and navigate life’s transitions with confidence.

Mike Takkinen
Mike Takkinen MA, CPC, CSAT | Waitlisting

Mike Takkinen is an experienced therapist specializing in relationship counseling, addiction recovery, and mental health issues. With a background in both clinical and theological studies, he integrates his personal values of authenticity, transparency, and collaboration into his therapeutic approach. Mike helps individuals and couples navigate challenges like addiction, anxiety, depression, and relationship conflict. He uses practical strategies aligned with clients' values, fostering trust and growth, while offering support through life's milestones and transitions.

Sharon Snooks
Sharon Snooks HBISW, RSW, SEP | Waitlisting

Sharon Snooks is an experienced therapist specializing in trauma, grief, loss, and mental health challenges. With over 30 years in social services, Sharon has a deep understanding of how trauma impacts individuals and families. She offers evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, IFS, and Somatic Experiencing™. Sharon’s compassionate, trauma-informed approach helps clients regain hope, heal, and restore growth. She specializes in crisis stabilization, betrayal trauma, and nervous system regulation, creating a safe space for healing and personal development.

Jesse Schellenberg
Jesse Schellenberg MAMFT, RCC, RP | Waitlisting

Jesse Schellenberg is a dedicated therapist specializing in couples therapy, marriage counseling, and relationship issues. Holding a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as degrees in Christian Studies and Theology, Jesse uses techniques such as Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Couples Therapy, and EMDR to help clients navigate challenges like sexual intimacy, pornography addiction, and trauma. His compassionate, non-judgmental approach fosters trust and healing for individuals and couples alike.

Caleb Simonyi-Gindele
Caleb Simonyi-Gindele MAMFT, RCC-ACS, CSAT | No availability

Caleb Simonyi-Gindele is the co-founder and Clinical Director at Therapevo, specializing in infidelity recovery, trauma, and addiction therapy. With a Master’s in Marriage & Family Therapy and certifications in Sex Addiction Therapy, Caleb uses a research-based approach informed by family systems, attachment theory, and trauma. Known for his calm, steady presence, he creates a safe, non-judgmental space for clients. Caleb helps individuals navigate complex issues like betrayal, abuse, and chronic lying.

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Why Choose Us?

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Safe and Supportive Care

We provide a compassionate, judgment-free environment where your story is heard and validated

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Proven Trauma Recovery Methods

Our therapists use evidence-based
techniques tailored to your needs

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Accessible and Confidential

Access therapy from the comfort of your home via secure online sessions

No matter where you are in your journey, we’re here to support you as you reclaim your life.

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FAQs About
Domestic Abuse Trauma Therapy

Can I seek therapy while still in an abusive relationship?

Yes, therapy can help you process your experiences to date, evaluate your current safety, plan for next steps, and gain support while navigating the complexities of your present situation.

How long does it take to heal from domestic abuse trauma?

Healing from domestic abuse trauma is a complex and deeply personal journey, and there’s no set timeline. It’s crucial to understand that recovery is possible, but it takes time and dedicated effort. Therapy helps by providing a space where you can process trauma, rediscover your voice and your own power and autonomy, and rebuild your self-esteem.

Will I have to talk about everything that happened?

You decide what to share and when. We focus on creating a safe, empowering space where you feel in control of the pace and content of conversation.

Is online domestic violence therapy as effective as in-person sessions?

Yes, online domestic violence therapy can be just as effective as traditional in-person therapy. It offers flexibility, privacy, and accessibility—especially important for individuals who may still be in unsafe environments or have limited mobility or transportation.

What can I expect during my first session of online domestic violence therapy?

During your first online domestic violence therapy session, your therapist will focus on creating a safe, supportive environment. You’ll begin by discussing your current situation, emotional needs, and any immediate safety concerns. The session will be paced according to your comfort level, with no pressure to share anything before you’re ready.

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