Emotional Abuse therapists in Gulf Shores, AL
Browse Emotional Abuse therapists in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Emotional Abuse
Collins Counseling Associates
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT
All of our clinicians provide clinical care for individuals who are currently in or have a history of being in an abusive or violent intimate of family relationship.
21 Years Experience
In-Person Near Gulf Shores, AL
Online in Gulf Shores, AL
Emotional Abuse
Alena Porter
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
When a person is in a relationship, personal or professional, it is sometimes hard for that person to notice emotional abuse until it becomes severe or someone else notices that it is happening. This is not the client's fault, emotional abuse usually starts very subtly with harsh comments or shutting down but these behaviors are often attributed to a bad day. Over time when a person hears harsh comments enough times they start to believe them. Therapy for emotional abuse is in part helping client's recognize emotional abuse and try to set boundaries, if it is safe to do so. Then we will work to desensitize, reframe, and replace those harsh comments with positive beliefs while increasing the client's sense of self-worth.
8 Years Experience
Online in Gulf Shores, AL (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
James C. Carpenter, PhD, ABPP
Psychologist, PhD (Clinical Psychology, Ohio State U), Board Certified in Clinical Psychology (ABPP), PSYPACT
Many relationships are caught up in punishing cycles of control and abuse. When working with both parties in the room, I try to understand each one's point of view and experience and find fresh ways to represent each person to the other with words that relieve the impasses and develop alternative patterns to replace the emotional habits of dominance and punishment. When only one person is present (usually the one more victimized) I try to foster the means and courage to escape if the victimizer is unwilling to make real changes.
41 Years Experience
Online in Gulf Shores, AL
Emotional Abuse
Courtney Crooks
Psychologist, PhD, CTMH, CCTP, NATC
Emotional abuse or antagonistic relationship dynamics can negatively impact your physical and psychological well-being. Through brief or long term psychodynamic/psychoanalytic approaches using empirically-supported methods, I work with each patient to identify core themes and repetitions linked to their relationship patterns, including experiences of narcissistic or emotional abuse from an intimate partner or other person. Over time, this insight and reflection encourages the patient to become aware of relationship patterns, identify potential abusive relationship behaviors, enact desired changes to their relationship patterns, and ultimately gain more personal agency to live according to their values.
17 Years Experience
Online in Gulf Shores, AL
Emotional Abuse
Philadelphia Couples Therapy
Psychologist, PsyD
Developing a close relationship with someone who displays narcissistic tendencies can result in trauma and pain. If you believe you have experienced narcissistic abuse from a parent, a partner, a friend, or another close entity, you may have noticed daily or near-daily dread, brain fog, panic, helplessness, and powerlessness. You may feel shame, self-doubt, and confusion alongside a tendency to blame yourself for all the ways this relationship feels wrong. You may feel that you’ve lost touch with your former confidence and vitality, as though both you and your world have shrunk under the shadow of this relationship. You may continue to feel deep longing and love for a person you know has harmed you.
At PCT, we are here to validate and witness your journey to healing. We will work with you to address the acute emotional and somatic symptoms of narcissistic abuse no matter where you are in your healing process. We will cultivate compassion for all the parts of you that have emerged throughout this struggle. We’ll walk with you as you gather the pieces of yourself and put them back together. We will help you build a strong foundation that can’t be rocked, and a home in yourself where you can know peace and acceptance.
23 Years Experience
Online in Gulf Shores, AL
Emotional Abuse therapists in Gulf Shores, AL Statistics
Emotional Abuse therapists in Gulf Shores, AL average 18 years of experience and charge around $214 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Psychodynamic Therapy (42%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (41%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$214
Accept insurance
48%
Offer sliding scale
33%
Gender ID
| 67% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 56% |
In Person and Online |
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| 44% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 41% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 38% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 38% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 35% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 33% | Relational Psychotherapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 80% | Young Adult |
| 64% | Senior |
| 44% | Teen |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 67% | Women |
| 55% | Men |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ |
| 38% | Black / African American |
| 35% | Hispanic / Latino |