Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence

I have experience providing counseling services to women and children affected by intimate partner violence & understand how difficult it can be to leave an abusive relationship. The emotional, psychological, & sometimes financial barriers can feel overwhelming, and often, victims face immense fear & uncertainty about what life will look like after leaving. Throughout my work, I’ve seen how crucial it is to provide support, safety, & resources to help individuals break free & begin to heal.

I have training in working in DV court for 5+ years with first time offenders.

Survivors of intimate partner violence often experience deep, relational trauma. This can lead to significant anxiety and self doubt, making it hard to trust yourself and your gut/instincts. When this happens, attempts to protect ourselves can sometimes make us more vulnerable. I can help you understand your experiences, your responses, and learn to trust yourself again.

I am deeply committed to helping clients who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. There is no judgment here just support. With years of experience in this area, including writing my thesis on helping individuals in abusive relationships, I understand how important it is to have someone who truly gets it. If you're feeling stuck or overwhelmed, I'm here to help you figure things out. Reach out when you're ready.

I have experience working with multiply marginalized persons who are experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and/or Domestic Violence.

I help clients recovering from all forms of domestic and partner violence including emotional, verbal, psychological, spiritual, financial, sexual, and physical abuse. It can be hard for clients to even identify abuse that has occurred in close personal relationships because of the confusing nature of these relationships. I help clients identify patterns of abuse, recover from the damage, and work towards finding and cultivating safe and healthy relationships in their lives.

My entire life people that I love have been harmed by people who "love" them. From early high school to the present I come up against bullies that use the blunt and cowardly weapon of violence to preserve their personal world order or to expel their own hurt onto others. I have worked as a domestic violence advocate in confidential shelter, and with trafficked girls in jail. The meaning of helping someone find the call to freedom and joy from incarcerations of this kind is unspeakable.

I come from a background of working at a Domestic Violence Resource Center, and have specialized training in understanding coercive control, the cycle of violence, supporting survivors of intimate partner violence and breaking trauma bonds.

Safety planning, resourcing, and coping strategies for individuals, children, and families who have undergone intimate partner violence.

I have an extensive background in working with Domestic and Intimate partner violence. I have had training in different treatment modalities and have focused my work in these areas. I have also run groups for sexual assault survivors and sit on a county task force to inform procedures by the county to help survivors. I also completed my dissertation on IPV among gay men focusing on the recovery process. With my experience, I can help with various forms of violence you may have experienced.

I am an IPV/DV survivor. I went to support groups at a DV advocacy agency, and I loved the experience so much, that a few years later, I returned to the agency to run the groups as a volunteer. This inspired me to become a therapist, and now I counsel IPV/DV survivors and run counseling support groups. I help people understand what happened, and empower people to find their self-esteem to move forward. I wrote an educational memoir about my experience that is available on my website.

I work mainly with helping clients recognize emotional & psychological abuse (which can be difficult to acknowledge or pinpoint), in past or present relationships, and explore concepts such as self-worth, values, & intuition in order to discover agency, self-love, &/or empowerment. This can be helpful in understanding the cycle of violence, seeing warning signs, and how words can shift into physical violence.

I worked for over 24 years with a local domestic violence response program as counselor and CEO. I provided individual and group counseling to adult and child survivors.

I have a profound passion and connection to the area intimate partner violence and have provided supportive services on an individual basis to women who have been victimized as well as men in a group setting who have expressed aggression in their intimate relationships.

I’m a certified trauma specialist who has worked with survivors of domestic violence both as a counselor and as a volunteer on a rapid response team, meeting with survivors in the hospital and Washtenaw jail to offer resources and support

I have nearly two years of experience working with victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. I come from a place of empathy and understanding to assist clients in exploring options in a nonjudgmental, person-centered manner. Issues of IPV and sexual assault are not always easily navigated and I take care and caution to ensure trauma informed practice to avoid further pain and hurt.

Many survivors find that, as time goes on, the impacts of specific traumatic events begin to affect them differently. As challenging as it may feel to share your story, it is so important to find a safe place to process and cope with trauma and abuse you have survived. I am able to provide a safe place for all survivors to process, share and navigate their story. Together we will work on rebuilding your sense of self and increasing your quality of life.

Survivors of intimate partner violence often experience deep, relational trauma. This can lead to significant anxiety and self doubt, making it hard to trust yourself and your gut/instincts. When this happens, attempts to protect ourselves can sometimes make us more vulnerable. I can help you understand your experiences, your responses, and learn to trust yourself again.