Emotional Abuse Therapy therapists in Washington, D.C. DC
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Emotional Abuse Therapy
Dr. Cynthia Edwards-Hawver
Psychologist, Psy.D.
You second-guess yourself constantly. You walk on eggshells. You find yourself apologizing for things you didn’t do, crying in the bathroom, and wondering if you’re losing your mind. This isn’t a communication problem. This is emotional abuse and you are not crazy.
I specialize in helping high-functioning, successful women recover from covert emotional abuse, gaslighting, and manipulation that destroys your confidence and slowly erodes your sense of reality. You might still be in the relationship. You might be in the thick of post-separation abuse. Or you might still be untangling years of psychological damage.
You’re not broken. You’ve been psychologically trained to doubt your own truth.
I’m Dr. Cynthia Edwards-Hawver, a licensed psychologist with 25+ years of experience and I specialize in helping women break free from the emotional grip of toxic, narcissistic relationships. Whether you’re dealing with DARVO, gaslighting, love bombing, future faking, silent treatment, or emotional stonewalling, I will help you decode the madness and take your life back.
Yes, I know the types:
The overt narcissist who rages, blames, and punishes.
The covert narcissist who plays victim and guilt-trips you into silence.
The communal narcissist who looks like a saint to everyone but you.
The malignant narcissist who weaponizes charm, cruelty, and control
The narcissist with addiction, where you’re never sure what’s driving the abuse.
And I know the tactics:
Gaslighting (“That never happened.” “You’re too sensitive.”)
DARVO (Deny. Attack. Reverse Victim and Offender.)
Trauma bonding and emotional addiction.
Hoovering and manipulative apologies.
Love bombing / devaluation / discard cycle
Blame-shifting, projection, and emotional blackmail
How I help:
Therapy for women in Psypact states
Private Coaching for women in California, New York, and nationwide.
You’re not “too emotional.” You’re having a normal reaction to being emotionally abused.
We’ll work together to:
-Untangle the manipulation and stop the confusion
-Regulate your nervous system and stop walking on eggshells
-Set boundaries that hold—even with toxic people
-Rebuild self-trust, confidence, and clarity
-Protect your kids while parenting through manipulation
-Heal from the inside out without needing their apology or approval
You don’t need more advice from friends or family who don’t get it. You need a skilled therapist who speaks this language fluently. Reach out today to start healing and get your life back.
25 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C. (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Elisha S Lee
Counselor/Therapist, NCCA CTCC CPC
Our emotional abuse counseling services offer a supportive and healing environment tailored to the needs of individuals who've endured the invisible wounds of emotional abuse. Whether stemming from intimate partner violence, family dynamics, workplace harassment, or other relationships, emotional abuse can be deeply damaging to one's mental health and self-esteem. Our approach is to validate these experiences and work towards empowerment and emotional well-being.
Nurturing Resilience and Recovery from Emotional Abuse
* Validation and Recognition: We provide a space where the impact of emotional abuse is recognized and validated, helping clients understand that their experiences are significant and deserving of attention.
* Empathetic Support: With sensitivity and compassion, our therapists listen and respond to the unique stories of each client, fostering an environment of trust and safety crucial for healing.
* Identifying and Processing Emotions: Clients are guided through the process of identifying and expressing the complex emotions associated with emotional abuse, including confusion, shame, guilt, and anger, facilitating insight and emotional release.
* Rebuilding Self-Concept: A core component of therapy focuses on dismantling the negative belief systems instilled by abuse and rebuilding a strong, positive self-concept and sense of worth.
* Developing Healthy Boundaries: Clients learn to develop and assert healthy boundaries in all areas of life, an essential skill for preventing future abuse and maintaining emotional well-being.
Goals of Counseling for Emotional Abuse
Our counseling services for emotional abuse aim to help clients:
* Recognize and Understand Abuse: Gain a clear understanding of what constitutes emotional abuse and its impact on their mental and emotional health.
* Strengthen Emotional Resilience: Build emotional resilience to better cope with the effects of past abuse and prevent its recurrence in other relationships.
* Heal from Trauma: Engage in counseling strategies designed to facilitate healing from the trauma of emotional abuse.
* Improve Self-Esteem: Work on boosting self-esteem and self-worth that has been compromised by the abuse.
* Cultivate Healthy Relationships: Learn to identify the red flags of abusive relationships and foster the skills needed to develop and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships.
Overcoming emotional abuse is a powerful journey of reclaiming one's voice, value, and vitality. Reach out today to learn more about how our emotional abuse counseling services can support your path to recovery.
8 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C.
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP
Counselor/Therapist, Board-Certified Life Care Planner
This component will assist in reducing trauma and stress-related complications as a result of the past or current emotional abuse. It will also help improve emotional and physical safeguards to avoid or confront emotional abuse, which should increase emotional intelligence, conscious of self and surrounding, and how to anticipate and confront different problems.
23 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C.
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Courtney Crooks
Psychologist, PhD, CTMH, CCTP
Emotional abuse 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 a sense of personal agency over their life.
16 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C.
Emotional Abuse Therapy
Psychotherapy.Com
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Treatment for Emotional Abuse
29 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C.