Emotional Abuse therapists in Jacksonville, North Carolina NC
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Emotional Abuse
Bobby Newell
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, SEP
I specialize in working with individuals who have experienced emotional abuse, helping you make sense of patterns that may have left you feeling confused, dismissed, or questioning yourself. Emotional abuse isn’t always obvious, but its impact can run deep—affecting your confidence, boundaries, and sense of reality. Together, we focus on rebuilding self-trust, strengthening your voice, and developing clear, healthy boundaries. My approach is compassionate and grounded, helping you move out of self-doubt and into a place where you feel more steady, clear, and empowered in your relationships.
27 Years Experience
Online in Jacksonville, NC North Carolina
Emotional Abuse
Dr. Joe Rustum
Psychologist, PsyD, License Psychologist
I help clients process the impact of emotional abuse, including criticism, manipulation, gaslighting, control, invalidation, and patterns that have caused them to question themselves or lose confidence. In therapy, we work on understanding what happened, rebuilding self-trust, strengthening boundaries, and reducing the guilt, shame, anxiety, or confusion that can follow emotionally harmful relationships. My goal is to help clients feel clearer, more grounded, and more confident in their ability to protect their well-being.
9 Years Experience
Online in Jacksonville, NC North Carolina
Emotional Abuse
Nour Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
Emotional abuse—especially narcissistic abuse—can be difficult to name, even when its impact is significant. It often involves patterns of manipulation, control, gaslighting, and invalidation that leave you questioning your reality, your memory, and your sense of self. Many people come out of these relationships feeling confused, drained, and unsure of what was “real.” Because it doesn’t always leave visible marks, it’s often minimized or misunderstood by others. Cultural and family dynamics can make this even harder to recognize or speak about, especially when there are pressures to maintain relationships or avoid conflict.
At Nour Counseling, we have clinicians who are highly specialized in working with emotional and narcissistic abuse. We provide clear, grounded psychoeducation to help you understand these patterns—what they are, how they function, and why they can be so disorienting. From there, we work actively with you to rebuild trust in your own perceptions, strengthen boundaries, and process the emotional impact of what you’ve experienced. We also support you in recognizing how these patterns may continue to show up in current relationships, so you can move forward with more clarity and self-trust. This work is about helping you feel more anchored in yourself and less defined by what you went through.
9 Years Experience
Online in Jacksonville, NC North Carolina (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
First-Aid Counseling, PLLC
Counselor/Therapist, LCMHC, LCASA, LCSW
Emotional abuse can deeply affect self-worth, trust, and relationships. We help clients process these experiences, identify unhealthy patterns, rebuild confidence, and create stronger, healthier boundaries.
3 Years Experience
Online in Jacksonville, NC North Carolina (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Emily Stone
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, MDiv, PhD, LMFT-S
Emotional Abuse: Reclaiming Your Reality
Healing the Invisible Wounds of the Soul
Emotional abuse is often a "silent" trauma. Because there are no physical scars, survivors frequently find themselves trapped in a cycle of self-doubt, wondering if they are "too sensitive" or if the harm is "all in their head." In my practice, I provide a courageous and affirming space to name the harm, validate your experience, and begin the work of deconstructing the psychological "fog" of abuse.
The Anatomy of Emotional Harm
Emotional abuse is a systematic erosion of a person's sense of self. We work together to identify and heal from patterns of:
Gaslighting & Reality Disturbance: Addressing the profound confusion and overwhelm that occurs when your perception of truth is constantly undermined.
The "Fawn" Response: Understanding why your nervous system may have defaulted to people-pleasing or self-silencing as a survival strategy to avoid conflict.
Chronic Burnout & Shut Down: Healing the exhaustion that comes from living in a state of constant hyper-vigilance, always waiting for the "other shoe to drop."
A Clinical Path to Restoration
With over 20 years of experience, I use a trauma-informed, systemic approach to help you rebuild:
EMDR for Traumatic Memories: We use EMDR to process the specific "stuck" moments of verbal or emotional assault that continue to trigger rejection sensitivity or fear in your current life.
Attachment Repair: We explore how the "system" of the relationship functioned and work to rebuild your attachment to your own intuition and boundaries.
Spiritual & Systemic Deconstruction: For those coming out of high-control religious or social systems, we address the specific ways that power and "divine" authority may have been used as tools of emotional control.
Breaking the Silence
I have an extensive background in working with healers, pastors, and leaders who have experienced emotional abuse within their professional or personal systems. Whether you are currently in the relationship or are years into your "after," you deserve a space that is curious, brave, and entirely yours.
Healing is not just about leaving the situation; it is about returning to yourself.
21 Years Experience
Online in Jacksonville, NC North Carolina (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse therapists in Jacksonville, North Carolina Statistics
Emotional Abuse therapists in Jacksonville, North Carolina average 18 years of experience and charge around $202 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (64%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (42%), and Family Systems Therapy (41%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$202
Accept insurance
42%
Offer sliding scale
45%
Gender ID
| 59% |
Female |
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| 32% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 53% |
In Person and Online |
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| 47% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 64% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 41% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 41% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 41% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 39% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 39% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 73% | Young Adult |
| 59% | Senior |
| 50% | Teen |
| 28% | Children |
Client Focus
| 67% | Women |
| 58% | Men |
| 48% | LGBTQ+ |
| 39% | Black / African American |
| 38% | Military / Veterans |