Emotional Abuse Therapy therapists in Muncie, Indiana IN
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Sumer Statler Aeed
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Emotional abuse is an often hidden or hard to pinpoint type of abuse that may occur in our adult relationships, those with our parents growing up, or both. One definition of emotional abuse includes psychological (i.e. non-physical) behaviors such as threats, insults, constant monitoring or “checking in,” controlling, shaming, humiliation, intimidation, isolation or ignoring behaviors.
You may also be dealing with childhood emotional abuse which can be defined as, 'sustained, repetitive, inappropriate emotional response to the child’s experience of emotion and its accompanying expressive behavior’.
Healing involves speaking our truth, learning about connecting to our emotions, boundary setting, connecting to our bodies and beginning to create new ways of building loving safe relationships with ourselves and others. Depending upon your own history we may make use of variety of tools to heal, including somatic work, trauma work, journaling, boundary setting, inner child work, family systems work, art therapy, or many other paths that can lead to reclaiming your truth.
25 Years Experience
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Nancy Hayes-Gary, Psy.D.
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist, MD , Psy.D.
Probably emotional neglect or the lack of adequately nurturing is the least recognized and validated for of developmental or marital abuse. Looking at attachment style can often help you to understand how this neglect occurred and what you need to heal. There are many approaches that work for this.
31 Years Experience
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Dr. Christine Manley
Psychologist, PhD in Clinical Psychology
Emotional abuse may be more common than many individuals think. It can occur in childhood, at home, at work or in a number of other relationships. Studies have shown that the differences between physical abuse and emotional abuse were not significantly different in terms of harmful long-term mental health outcomes (things like later substance abuse, depression and anxiety). Emotional abuse may not leave bruises, but it can still leave a "mark." If you feel you may be continuing to fell the effects of emotional abuse, please contact me to begin your recovery process.
9 Years Experience
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Psychotherapy.Com
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Treatment for Emotional Abuse
28 Years Experience
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Soaring Heart Center
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Emotional abuse does real damage, and you know this because of the pain you're experiencing. Emotional abuse can be obvious forms of criticism or contempt, or it can be repeated experiences of neglect, where your emotional needs are minimized or ignored. If you experienced this kind of abuse when you were young, then you likely have a strong inner critic within you that continues to bring you pain today. Through therapy, you create a more "user-friendly" experience inside your own mind and start protecting yourself from external pain too.
19 Years Experience