Sexual Abuse Therapists in Bullard, TX
Do you feel stuck in your head unable to use your voice? Do you feel like patterns keep presenting and you cannot break free? If you have moments in your story triggering trauma, anxiety or depression, withdrawal and hiding I would love to assist you through this and help change the areas no longer deserving of so much power in your life. I enjoy helping to empower individuals work past areas in their mind causing them to feel stuck. I hope to be able to work with you to navigate your story and implement changes together in a safe and vulnerable partnership.
Do you feel stuck in your head unable to use your voice? Do you feel like patterns keep presenting and you cannot break free? If you have moments in your story triggering trauma, anxiety or depression, withdrawal and hiding I would love to assist you through this and help change the areas no longer deserving of so much power in your life. I enjoy helping to empower individuals work past areas in their mind causing them to feel stuck. I hope to be able to work with you to navigate your story and implement changes together in a safe and vulnerable partnership.
Deciding to begin therapy can be a vulnerable time in life. I am here to help you, as your therapist, identify your goals, find your strengths, and implement healthy coping skills. I work with children, adults, and families to focus on healing. I enjoy working with all ages, and specialize in working with children (and their caregivers) and individuals with an abuse history. In therapy, we will utilize your strengths and interests, such as art or play for children, to individualize treatment!
Deciding to begin therapy can be a vulnerable time in life. I am here to help you, as your therapist, identify your goals, find your strengths, and implement healthy coping skills. I work with children, adults, and families to focus on healing. I enjoy working with all ages, and specialize in working with children (and their caregivers) and individuals with an abuse history. In therapy, we will utilize your strengths and interests, such as art or play for children, to individualize treatment!
Hi, I'm Sherrie and I have been working in this field since 2003 with adults and children who have experienced trauma. It is important to me that you feel comfortable and accepted in order for you to open up and share things in your personal life that have been a struggle for you.
Hi, I'm Sherrie and I have been working in this field since 2003 with adults and children who have experienced trauma. It is important to me that you feel comfortable and accepted in order for you to open up and share things in your personal life that have been a struggle for you.
Have you experienced something traumatic, stressful or life-altering? Do you feel unfulfilled, drained or overwhelmed? Do you feel frustrated, lost or hopeless? Are your thoughts negative and cruel? Do you worry about worst-case scenarios? Do your emotions seem uncontrollable? Do you struggle to connect to others, or find joy in things you once loved? I have more than a decade of experience helping adults who are facing life's challenges, and we can work together to help you take your power back using simple tools & techniques. You’re not alone, and I believe change is possible. HOPE is possible.
Have you experienced something traumatic, stressful or life-altering? Do you feel unfulfilled, drained or overwhelmed? Do you feel frustrated, lost or hopeless? Are your thoughts negative and cruel? Do you worry about worst-case scenarios? Do your emotions seem uncontrollable? Do you struggle to connect to others, or find joy in things you once loved? I have more than a decade of experience helping adults who are facing life's challenges, and we can work together to help you take your power back using simple tools & techniques. You’re not alone, and I believe change is possible. HOPE is possible.
Do you ever feel stuck in the same painful cycles—whether it’s the grip of anxiety, addictions, trauma, or the constant pressure to be perfect? Maybe you’re in a relationship that leaves you second-guessing yourself, or you notice patterns that keep you feeling disconnected from the people you love. Deep down, you know life doesn’t have to feel this way—you want freedom, peace, and a healthier way forward. You want to get to the root of why you feel and respond the way you do and feel like you have more control over your life. You believe there is something better for you, you just need help getting there.
Do you ever feel stuck in the same painful cycles—whether it’s the grip of anxiety, addictions, trauma, or the constant pressure to be perfect? Maybe you’re in a relationship that leaves you second-guessing yourself, or you notice patterns that keep you feeling disconnected from the people you love. Deep down, you know life doesn’t have to feel this way—you want freedom, peace, and a healthier way forward. You want to get to the root of why you feel and respond the way you do and feel like you have more control over your life. You believe there is something better for you, you just need help getting there.
Is your child struggling with his/her relationships? Does he/she exhibit negative behaviors in school and/or home? Is your child experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and personality changes? Do you hear your child complaining of feeling overwhelmed? Has your child experienced trauma? I work with children/adolescents/teenagers/young adults every day and my goal is to utilize strong relationships centered on nurture and trust between the child and family to help the child reach their highest potential.
Is your child struggling with his/her relationships? Does he/she exhibit negative behaviors in school and/or home? Is your child experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and personality changes? Do you hear your child complaining of feeling overwhelmed? Has your child experienced trauma? I work with children/adolescents/teenagers/young adults every day and my goal is to utilize strong relationships centered on nurture and trust between the child and family to help the child reach their highest potential.
It takes significant strength to start looking for a counselor! I applaud starting the process... don't stop now. Reach out. I know that counseling can be uncomfortable, counselors can be awkward and efforts in the past may have been disappointing or even a train wreck! At Alethia, we prioritize counselors who can help you feel at home - people you would enjoy getting coffee with, much less talk about the hard things in life. Our front desk team will pair you with the right counselor for you.
It takes significant strength to start looking for a counselor! I applaud starting the process... don't stop now. Reach out. I know that counseling can be uncomfortable, counselors can be awkward and efforts in the past may have been disappointing or even a train wreck! At Alethia, we prioritize counselors who can help you feel at home - people you would enjoy getting coffee with, much less talk about the hard things in life. Our front desk team will pair you with the right counselor for you.
Does your mind understand what happened to you but your body doesn’t quite feel settled? Or maybe you can’t make sense of any of it yet. It’s hard carrying around thoughts and feelings in the mind and body from the past; the past feels so much alive in the present as you walk through life. That is how unresolved trauma and emotions often feel. It’s important to help the whole person (body, mind, and emotions) heal from past wounds through a supportive and integrative therapeutic approach.
Does your mind understand what happened to you but your body doesn’t quite feel settled? Or maybe you can’t make sense of any of it yet. It’s hard carrying around thoughts and feelings in the mind and body from the past; the past feels so much alive in the present as you walk through life. That is how unresolved trauma and emotions often feel. It’s important to help the whole person (body, mind, and emotions) heal from past wounds through a supportive and integrative therapeutic approach.
If you’re like me, you know what the right thing is. After all, you’re the expert on you. But that’s just the problem, isn’t it? You know the right thing, you know what’s true, and yet still you struggle with self-criticism and doubt. You know you can’t be perfect, and yet you feel shame for not being enough. And you don’t know how to reconcile what you know with what you feel. Truthfully, this is a common problem. But just because it’s common, doesn’t mean you have to go along with it.
If you’re like me, you know what the right thing is. After all, you’re the expert on you. But that’s just the problem, isn’t it? You know the right thing, you know what’s true, and yet still you struggle with self-criticism and doubt. You know you can’t be perfect, and yet you feel shame for not being enough. And you don’t know how to reconcile what you know with what you feel. Truthfully, this is a common problem. But just because it’s common, doesn’t mean you have to go along with it.
Welcome! I’m so happy that you have taken this step to find peace, truth, and healing. Due to negative experiences we have had to endure, many times we learn unhelpful behaviors and beliefs over time. I believe that healing takes place when you have someone to walk alongside to create space where you can safely deal with what concerns you without shame and without judgement. My goal is to create that space and to be that person who will walk with you as you confront what is no longer serving you and develop lasting change.
Welcome! I’m so happy that you have taken this step to find peace, truth, and healing. Due to negative experiences we have had to endure, many times we learn unhelpful behaviors and beliefs over time. I believe that healing takes place when you have someone to walk alongside to create space where you can safely deal with what concerns you without shame and without judgement. My goal is to create that space and to be that person who will walk with you as you confront what is no longer serving you and develop lasting change.
My goals in therapy center around two ideas: helping you feel better and helping you get better. Life gets complicated for all of us (either throughout our lives or during parts of our lives). Sometimes we just need someone else to help guide us through it and teach us a new way to approaching our difficulties. One part involves helping you gain confidence that you can have control of your life, & the other involves challenging your beliefs and world views that keep you from living life to the fullest. Helping you feel better involves compassionate listening and understanding your concerns through your worldview.
My goals in therapy center around two ideas: helping you feel better and helping you get better. Life gets complicated for all of us (either throughout our lives or during parts of our lives). Sometimes we just need someone else to help guide us through it and teach us a new way to approaching our difficulties. One part involves helping you gain confidence that you can have control of your life, & the other involves challenging your beliefs and world views that keep you from living life to the fullest. Helping you feel better involves compassionate listening and understanding your concerns through your worldview.
I am an experienced therapist with a genuine heart and passion for helping individuals and couples find their “Happy place!"
I am an experienced therapist with a genuine heart and passion for helping individuals and couples find their “Happy place!"
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Welcome. My name is Michael Maher, LCSW, and I am honored to support you on your healing journey. At Elemental Horizon Mental Health and Trauma Treatment, I provide a safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported. Whether you're facing anxiety, trauma, stress, grief, relationship challenges, or feeling stuck, you don't have to navigate it alone. Together, we will create a personalized path that builds on your strengths, fosters resilience, and helps you find greater balance, healing, and hope in your life.
Welcome. My name is Michael Maher, LCSW, and I am honored to support you on your healing journey. At Elemental Horizon Mental Health and Trauma Treatment, I provide a safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported. Whether you're facing anxiety, trauma, stress, grief, relationship challenges, or feeling stuck, you don't have to navigate it alone. Together, we will create a personalized path that builds on your strengths, fosters resilience, and helps you find greater balance, healing, and hope in your life.
When a significant event happens how do you cope, who do you turn to? Talking about these things can be difficult, but the emotions and all that comes with it will continue to grow if left unresolved. Your struggles might look different than anyone else's, they might have happened recently or even years ago. These struggles can affect your relationships with others and most importantly yourself. It can consume our life and add more weight than you need to carry. You might feel alone and overcome by memories or emotions, so you work through it as best you can. Just know that you're not alone and this is normal.
When a significant event happens how do you cope, who do you turn to? Talking about these things can be difficult, but the emotions and all that comes with it will continue to grow if left unresolved. Your struggles might look different than anyone else's, they might have happened recently or even years ago. These struggles can affect your relationships with others and most importantly yourself. It can consume our life and add more weight than you need to carry. You might feel alone and overcome by memories or emotions, so you work through it as best you can. Just know that you're not alone and this is normal.
I work with individuals ready for deeper healing, especially those navigating trauma from sexual abuse, domestic violence, and religious harm.
I help you understand why you feel the way you do, and how to change it. I specialize in trauma, including sexual abuse, domestic violence, and religious harm, as well as identity and relationship patterns. Using trauma-informed approaches like EMDR and Sandtray therapy, I help you process your past and build healthier ways of coping and living.
I work with individuals ready for deeper healing, especially those navigating trauma from sexual abuse, domestic violence, and religious harm.
I help you understand why you feel the way you do, and how to change it. I specialize in trauma, including sexual abuse, domestic violence, and religious harm, as well as identity and relationship patterns. Using trauma-informed approaches like EMDR and Sandtray therapy, I help you process your past and build healthier ways of coping and living.
Darby Knox
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC
4 Endorsed
Tyler, TX 75703
Waitlist for new clients
My clinical experience has largely centered on the treatment of PTSD, OCD, trauma related to physical and sexual abuse, and dissociative disorders, including DID.
My goal in therapy is to walk with and support you as you seek hope, healing, and change. I believe the more aware and accepting we are of ourselves, the better able we are to discover balance and fulfillment in our lives. I aim to create a safe environment where you can explore the inherent challenges of the human experience, ease emotional pain, find self-compassion, and restore hope.
My clinical experience has largely centered on the treatment of PTSD, OCD, trauma related to physical and sexual abuse, and dissociative disorders, including DID.
My goal in therapy is to walk with and support you as you seek hope, healing, and change. I believe the more aware and accepting we are of ourselves, the better able we are to discover balance and fulfillment in our lives. I aim to create a safe environment where you can explore the inherent challenges of the human experience, ease emotional pain, find self-compassion, and restore hope.
Beauty For Ashes Trauma Treatment and
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
1 Endorsed
Tyler, TX 75703
My name is Melinda Switzer, MA, LPC, NCC; Beauty for Ashes Trauma Treatment and Therapy would like to accompany you on your healing journey. “Book with me now by clicking on my website”. I am a non-judgmental, Christian therapist, everyone is welcome and deserves to be able to manage their lives. This can be accomplished by creating a life worth living for themselves and their families, without the shadow of trauma looming over them and affecting everything they do.
My name is Melinda Switzer, MA, LPC, NCC; Beauty for Ashes Trauma Treatment and Therapy would like to accompany you on your healing journey. “Book with me now by clicking on my website”. I am a non-judgmental, Christian therapist, everyone is welcome and deserves to be able to manage their lives. This can be accomplished by creating a life worth living for themselves and their families, without the shadow of trauma looming over them and affecting everything they do.
The decision to reach out for counseling can be one of the most important and helpful things you can do for your mental health and wellbeing. The process can be frightening and uncomfortable. Sometimes we have to take a step outside of our comfort zones and try something new. One of my professional goals is to help build a calm environment and strong therapeutic relationship conducive to meaningful change.
The decision to reach out for counseling can be one of the most important and helpful things you can do for your mental health and wellbeing. The process can be frightening and uncomfortable. Sometimes we have to take a step outside of our comfort zones and try something new. One of my professional goals is to help build a calm environment and strong therapeutic relationship conducive to meaningful change.
We live in a world with set ideals and standards that weigh heavily on us pressing insurmountable expectations that we simply cannot meet. We also live with our own selves and our own minds putting the same demanding and unforgiving pressure on us. So, how might we break free into weightless grace? A jumping off point is beginning with “a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart" (Psalm 51:17). Our brokenness may range from depression, anxiety, grief, bitterness, addictions, shame, mental and emotional anguish and instability and are brought on by different variables such as trauma and attempting to shoulder this weight alone.
We live in a world with set ideals and standards that weigh heavily on us pressing insurmountable expectations that we simply cannot meet. We also live with our own selves and our own minds putting the same demanding and unforgiving pressure on us. So, how might we break free into weightless grace? A jumping off point is beginning with “a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart" (Psalm 51:17). Our brokenness may range from depression, anxiety, grief, bitterness, addictions, shame, mental and emotional anguish and instability and are brought on by different variables such as trauma and attempting to shoulder this weight alone.
Counseling requires a relationship based on trust and mutual respect. My goal for counseling is that you and I will understand and trust one another, identifying your goals and working to overcome whatever obstacles are in your way. I believe that anyone who seeks counseling does so because of a desire to live your best life, and my desire is to help you do just that. With over 20 years of experience as a licensed counselor, I will help you to move toward solutions that will bring about positive change. While my clinical training and biblical worldview inform my approach, your goals and needs are the priority of each session.
Counseling requires a relationship based on trust and mutual respect. My goal for counseling is that you and I will understand and trust one another, identifying your goals and working to overcome whatever obstacles are in your way. I believe that anyone who seeks counseling does so because of a desire to live your best life, and my desire is to help you do just that. With over 20 years of experience as a licensed counselor, I will help you to move toward solutions that will bring about positive change. While my clinical training and biblical worldview inform my approach, your goals and needs are the priority of each session.
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How do therapists treat sexual abuse?
A good therapist will be nonjudgmental and possibly demonstrate active listening, repeating back what the client says to show that they have understood. These skills allow people to feel comfortable discussing their traumatic experiences openly. Some important treatment goals are to restore a sense of safety and to rebuild confidence. In addition to working one-on-one with the patient, a therapist might bring in supportive family members to assist the client.
Do you have to talk extensively about sexual abuse in therapy?
Survivors frequently find it difficult to describe what happened to them out loud. They can even still be in a state of denial if the sexual abuse occurred recently. It is important for survivors to acknowledge that what happened isn’t their fault and to challenge and reappraise any unhealthy feelings or thoughts as they arise. Art therapy and play therapy are useful non-verbal means of communication for some survivors.
How long does treatment for sexual abuse take?
Recovery from sexual abuse can be a long and difficult process. Some survivors are able to move on naturally on their own, given time, while others require the guidance of a trained therapist. Therapy needs vary and can range from a few sessions to months or even years. Healing from sexual abuse takes time, and everyone’s journey will look a little different.
Can trauma symptoms caused by sexual abuse come back after treatment?
As occurs in many cases of trauma, survivors of sexual abuse may experience PTSD-like symptoms long after the abuse has ceased or after an initial round of treatment has occurred. In such a case, there is evidence that prolonged exposure therapy is a useful treatment for survivors, and may be more efficacious than supportive counseling alone. While triggers may continue to cause distress, the idea is that, with time and repeated exposure, their power will fade, allowing survivors to move on with their lives.