Sexual Abuse therapists in Sumter, SC
Browse Sexual Abuse therapists in Sumter, South Carolina. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Sexual Abuse
Dr. Brittany Jacobson
Psychologist, PhD, CST
It is exhausting to live with the impact of someone else’s choices that were violating, confusing, and terrifying. Even if the trauma happened years ago, it can continue to affect your sense of safety, your relationships, your sexuality, and the way you relate to yourself. You may find yourself constantly on guard, disconnected from your body, overwhelmed by shame or blaming yourself, struggling with trust, unable to sleep well, or wondering why certain situations still trigger such intense emotional or physical reactions. These reactions are your mind and body's attempts to protect you after something that someone never should have chosen to do to you.
Finding lasting healing from sexual trauma is about much more than talking through the past. It also involves helping your nervous system recognize that the danger is over. Together we will process your experiences at a pace that feels safe and rebuild a relationship with yourself grounded in compassion, confidence, and self-trust. We will explore your emotions about what happened and how it has affected your thoughts/beliefs, while always respecting your readiness, your boundaries, and your sense of control in the therapy process.
Drawing from evidence-based trauma therapies along with mindfulness and mind-body approaches, we'll work to reduce the emotional and physical grip of trauma so it no longer defines your daily life. Whether you're struggling with PTSD symptoms, intimacy, body image, self-worth, anxiety, or feeling disconnected from yourself, therapy can help you move toward greater freedom and healing. As a certified sex therapist, I also help clients recover from the common effects of trauma on sex– including anxiety, avoidance, numbness, pain during sex, or feeling like your body is working against you. Sometimes survivors of sexual trauma find themselves engaging in sexual behaviors that don't align with what they truly want and prioritizing partners’ needs over their own. Therapy can help you learn how to be more present during sex, let go of unhelpful thoughts that get in the way of enjoying it, and experience intimacy in ways that feel safe and fun again.
No matter how long it’s been since the trauma happened, recovery is still possible! My goal is to help you feel safe in your own body again and reconnect with the parts of yourself that trauma forced you to leave behind. I will help you create a life that is no longer organized around just surviving. You will rediscover what it’s like to fully live again with greater peace, empowerment, and connection.
10 Years Experience
Online in Sumter, SC
Sexual Abuse
Her Healing Therapy PLLC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, LCMHC
I provide trauma-informed therapy for women who have experienced sexual abuse, offering a safe, respectful space to heal at their own pace. Our work focuses on restoring a sense of safety, reducing trauma responses, and rebuilding self-trust and body connection. Using gentle, evidence-based and mind-body approaches, I support clients in processing their experiences, strengthening boundaries, and reclaiming their sense of empowerment and worth.
11 Years Experience
Online in Sumter, SC (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Melanie Collins
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC, LCMHC, Coach
Sexual abuse can affect far more than memories of what happened; it can shape safety, trust, boundaries, body image, relationships, sexuality, and the ability to feel at home in your own body. I help survivors process these experiences without defining themselves by what was done to them. Therapy moves at your pace and may include rebuilding self-trust, understanding trauma responses, reclaiming boundaries and choice, and exploring intimacy or sexuality when and if that becomes important to you. Healing is not about erasing the past—it is about reducing the power it has to dictate your present.
10 Years Experience
Online in Sumter, SC (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse
Ann Aspnes
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
With over 20 years of experience supporting survivors of trauma, I offer a safe, highly specialized environment to heal from sexual abuse and complex trauma. My approach utilizes leading gold-standard, evidence-based treatments tailored to your unique needs, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Written Exposure Therapy (WET). For complex trauma, I integrate Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help you build emotion regulation and navigate interpersonal relationships safely. Together, we work at a manageable pace to safely process traumatic memories, reduce intrusive symptoms, and empower you to reclaim safety, trust, and autonomy in your life.
18 Years Experience
Online in Sumter, SC
Sexual Abuse
Amy Marshall, Owner of Immigration Psychological Evaluations, Mental Health Evaluations, & Nexus Letters for Veterans, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC
Sexual abuse can change the way you feel about yourself and others, and change the way you interact with the world. It can inadvertently lead to volatile or abusive relationships or even exploitation. You are taking a brave step in getting help. I have over a decade of experience to assist you in working through your trauma using trauma-informed techniques, Person-Centered approaches, and Cognitive Behavioral techniques.
15 Years Experience
Online in Sumter, SC (Online Only)
Sexual Abuse therapists in Sumter, SC Statistics
Sexual Abuse therapists in Sumter, SC average 17 years of experience and charge around $198 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (70%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (40%), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (35%).
Average years in practice
17 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$198
Accept insurance
43%
Offer sliding scale
35%
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 37% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 70% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 40% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 35% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 35% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 35% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 35% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 35% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 72% | Young Adult |
| 62% | Senior |
| 45% | Teen |
| 20% | Children |
Client Focus
| 60% | Women |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ |
| 53% | Men |
| 42% | Military / Veterans |
| 37% | Hispanic / Latino |