Sexual Abuse Treatment Centers in New York, NY

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New York Pathways - Sex Addiction - Partner Trauma
Treatment Center, LCSW, CSAT
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10001
We help you recover from sexual abuse/trauma and conflictual relationships (past/present), to live a full and productive life.
New York Pathways offers comprehensive sex addiction treatment for individuals and affected family members. We offer individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy and intensive weekend workshops. We offer a safe supportive, confidential environment where we can work together to put back together a life destroyed by sex addiction. Our groups are based on the classic addiction model. You will uncover self-defeating behaviors that may be stopping you from reaching your goals. The goals are to develop healthy sexuality with freedom from addictive and compulsive sexual behaviors. Treatment is high quality and affordable. Please visit our website for more information.
We help you recover from sexual abuse/trauma and conflictual relationships (past/present), to live a full and productive life.
New York Pathways offers comprehensive sex addiction treatment for individuals and affected family members. We offer individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy and intensive weekend workshops. We offer a safe supportive, confidential environment where we can work together to put back together a life destroyed by sex addiction. Our groups are based on the classic addiction model. You will uncover self-defeating behaviors that may be stopping you from reaching your goals. The goals are to develop healthy sexuality with freedom from addictive and compulsive sexual behaviors. Treatment is high quality and affordable. Please visit our website for more information.
(212) 244-4447 View (212) 244-4447
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Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10001
Do you want to transform your life? Do you find that you just can’t let go of your thoughts, feelings, or behaviors? Wouldn’t you like to just put it all behind you and move on to living a happier and fuller life? We work with adults, children, and adolescents who are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, grief and loss, PTSD, trauma, behavioral challenges, stress, and much more. We have the clinical expertise to help you heal from trauma. Trauma can be caused by bullying, all forms of discrimination, relationship issues, betrayal, divorce, death, illness, childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, military combat, violent crime, motor vehicle accident, LGBTQ struggles, and so much more. We can help you figure out what would be the best path towards healing.
Do you want to transform your life? Do you find that you just can’t let go of your thoughts, feelings, or behaviors? Wouldn’t you like to just put it all behind you and move on to living a happier and fuller life? We work with adults, children, and adolescents who are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, grief and loss, PTSD, trauma, behavioral challenges, stress, and much more. We have the clinical expertise to help you heal from trauma. Trauma can be caused by bullying, all forms of discrimination, relationship issues, betrayal, divorce, death, illness, childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, military combat, violent crime, motor vehicle accident, LGBTQ struggles, and so much more. We can help you figure out what would be the best path towards healing.
(413) 994-0033 View (413) 994-0033
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Destination Hope
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10006
Founded in 2006, Destination Hope is one of the nation’s leading Joint Commission Accredited, dual-diagnosis treatment centers. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, we provide substance abuse and mental health treatment for adult men and women. Our center is among one of the first Non-Medicare Partial Hospitalization programs made available in the state of Florida. We are proud to offer rehab programs where clients receive the best care tailored to their individual needs. We also provide outstanding family programs and lifelong case management services covering a wide range of mood disorders, thought disorders, and trauma.
Founded in 2006, Destination Hope is one of the nation’s leading Joint Commission Accredited, dual-diagnosis treatment centers. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, we provide substance abuse and mental health treatment for adult men and women. Our center is among one of the first Non-Medicare Partial Hospitalization programs made available in the state of Florida. We are proud to offer rehab programs where clients receive the best care tailored to their individual needs. We also provide outstanding family programs and lifelong case management services covering a wide range of mood disorders, thought disorders, and trauma.
(954) 231-2121 View (954) 231-2121
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Wove Therapy
Treatment Center, LMHC
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10001
Wove therapists excel in mental health issues around race, class, third cultures, immigration, patriarchy, intergenerational trauma, social justice, and intersectionality. Therapy at Wove is a relational process that utilizes narratives, lived experiences, and history to help people grow into freer and more powerful versions of themselves.
Wove therapists excel in mental health issues around race, class, third cultures, immigration, patriarchy, intergenerational trauma, social justice, and intersectionality. Therapy at Wove is a relational process that utilizes narratives, lived experiences, and history to help people grow into freer and more powerful versions of themselves.
(929) 362-5954 View (929) 362-5954
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Nasiha Counseling
Treatment Center, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10004  (Online Only)
Counseling can be a meaningful way to address some of life's challenges you are facing or have been facing for a long time. As therapists, we provide support and feedback to help you cope with current life challenges and long-standing issues. With compassion and sensitivity, we can help you explore, understand, and find resolutions to a wide range of personal concerns and psychological issues. In counseling you can also work with someone to come up with specific behavioral strategies and new ways of thinking by taking into consideration all that unique qualities that make you who you are including your beliefs, religious practices, culture and ethnicity, and traditional coping. With a wide range of clinical interventions and treatment approaches, we develop goals that are most helpful and tailored for each individual client (adult, teen, adolescent, or child), family, and couple based on their presenting concerns and needs. In a supportive and understanding environment, we can help you attain personal growth. Together with each client, we work to enhance your strengths and achieve your personal goals.
Counseling can be a meaningful way to address some of life's challenges you are facing or have been facing for a long time. As therapists, we provide support and feedback to help you cope with current life challenges and long-standing issues. With compassion and sensitivity, we can help you explore, understand, and find resolutions to a wide range of personal concerns and psychological issues. In counseling you can also work with someone to come up with specific behavioral strategies and new ways of thinking by taking into consideration all that unique qualities that make you who you are including your beliefs, religious practices, culture and ethnicity, and traditional coping. With a wide range of clinical interventions and treatment approaches, we develop goals that are most helpful and tailored for each individual client (adult, teen, adolescent, or child), family, and couple based on their presenting concerns and needs. In a supportive and understanding environment, we can help you attain personal growth. Together with each client, we work to enhance your strengths and achieve your personal goals.
(646) 571-0529 View (646) 571-0529
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Manhattan Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10165
The Manhattan Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy provides psychological services for adults, teens, and children affected by anxiety, depression, and other conditions. Our offices are located in midtown Manhattan. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on ways in which your thoughts and actions can contribute to problems – and on how you can address these problems by thinking or acting a little differently.
The Manhattan Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy provides psychological services for adults, teens, and children affected by anxiety, depression, and other conditions. Our offices are located in midtown Manhattan. Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on ways in which your thoughts and actions can contribute to problems – and on how you can address these problems by thinking or acting a little differently.
(929) 298-2064 View (929) 298-2064
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The Village Institute for Psychotherapy
Treatment Center, LCSW-R
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10022
At The Village Institute, we believe that successful psychotherapy is achieved through an active contribution of both the patient and the therapist. Finding a good psychotherapist can be emotionally exhausting and time consuming. We take it very seriously that you are entrusting us with key/critical aspects of your life. That is why it is our goal to provide a team of psychologists & psychotherapists from diverse backgrounds who constantly grow and challenge one another to be the best at what they do. At The Village Institute, our team is constantly studying the most effective ideas and research to improve their skills as clinicians. Together we will work together to understand your challenges and how to create positive changes in behavior, thoughts and feelings. Everyday life can be challenging. You don’t need a diagnosis or a trauma to seek therapy. We offer: Teletherapy, Individual, Couples and Group Therapy services. To learn more about our team, to request a therapist, or for general information please go to: www.villageinstitute.com
At The Village Institute, we believe that successful psychotherapy is achieved through an active contribution of both the patient and the therapist. Finding a good psychotherapist can be emotionally exhausting and time consuming. We take it very seriously that you are entrusting us with key/critical aspects of your life. That is why it is our goal to provide a team of psychologists & psychotherapists from diverse backgrounds who constantly grow and challenge one another to be the best at what they do. At The Village Institute, our team is constantly studying the most effective ideas and research to improve their skills as clinicians. Together we will work together to understand your challenges and how to create positive changes in behavior, thoughts and feelings. Everyday life can be challenging. You don’t need a diagnosis or a trauma to seek therapy. We offer: Teletherapy, Individual, Couples and Group Therapy services. To learn more about our team, to request a therapist, or for general information please go to: www.villageinstitute.com
(646) 791-3129 View (646) 791-3129
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Aurora Center NYC Eating Disorder Treatment
Treatment Center, LCSW, BCD, CEDS
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10024
Our Mission is to provide a space for empowered healing from eating disorders, and other food, body image, weight and related concerns. We believe that full recovery from eating disorders is possible.
Our Mission is to provide a space for empowered healing from eating disorders, and other food, body image, weight and related concerns. We believe that full recovery from eating disorders is possible.
(646) 681-2791 View (646) 681-2791
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Karen Horney Clinic
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
New York, NY 10065
The Clinic reflects Karen Horney's optimistic and humanistic philosophy that individuals have the capacity to grow and change throughout life. Along with society and culture, intimate relationships with others are the most important influences on our personal development. Difficulties in life often arise when early relationships provoke anxiety or adversity, which in turn interferes with our growth. Dr. Horney was convinced that treatment geared at understanding the self, and the subsequent outgrowth of such difficulties, would restore a person to a path of personal self-realization. This basic philosophy is the guiding principle of all Clinic services. It is the foundation from which patients gain an understanding of themselves, develop the capacity to grow and change, and enrich their lives. The staff of the Clinic conducts treatment with the underlying conviction that each person has the inherent capacity to improve one's life and become increasingly warm, spontaneous, joyful, and unafraid.
The Clinic reflects Karen Horney's optimistic and humanistic philosophy that individuals have the capacity to grow and change throughout life. Along with society and culture, intimate relationships with others are the most important influences on our personal development. Difficulties in life often arise when early relationships provoke anxiety or adversity, which in turn interferes with our growth. Dr. Horney was convinced that treatment geared at understanding the self, and the subsequent outgrowth of such difficulties, would restore a person to a path of personal self-realization. This basic philosophy is the guiding principle of all Clinic services. It is the foundation from which patients gain an understanding of themselves, develop the capacity to grow and change, and enrich their lives. The staff of the Clinic conducts treatment with the underlying conviction that each person has the inherent capacity to improve one's life and become increasingly warm, spontaneous, joyful, and unafraid.
(212) 838-4333 x137 View (212) 838-4333 x137
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NYCBT
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
New York, NY 10003
We are a small group of compassionate therapists dedicated to providing high quality treatment to our community of clients. We have been working together since 2013, helping people build the lives that they want. We believe that you will benefit from our years of experience and expertise, while also finding us to be relatable people who understand what you are going through. Please click through to our website using the button on the left to learn more about our therapists.
We are a small group of compassionate therapists dedicated to providing high quality treatment to our community of clients. We have been working together since 2013, helping people build the lives that they want. We believe that you will benefit from our years of experience and expertise, while also finding us to be relatable people who understand what you are going through. Please click through to our website using the button on the left to learn more about our therapists.
(646) 395-9721 View (646) 395-9721
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The Soho Center for Mental Health Counseling
Treatment Center, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10012
The Soho Center's mission is to offer high-quality and effective psychotherapeutic services and to provide training and opportunities for mental health professionals. The staff of The Soho Center conducts treatment with the underlying conviction that each person has the inherent capacity to improve one's life and become increasingly warm, spontaneous, joyful, and unafraid.
The Soho Center's mission is to offer high-quality and effective psychotherapeutic services and to provide training and opportunities for mental health professionals. The staff of The Soho Center conducts treatment with the underlying conviction that each person has the inherent capacity to improve one's life and become increasingly warm, spontaneous, joyful, and unafraid.
(646) 791-3908 View (646) 791-3908
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The Center for Motivation and Change
Treatment Center, PhD
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10018
The Center For Motivation and Change (“CMC”) is a unique outpatient private group practice in New York City staffed by a team of experienced psychologists who are driven by an optimism about people’s capacity to change as well as a commitment to the science of change. Our clinicians are all deeply trained in research-supported therapies that target substance use/compulsive behaviors patterns as well the mental health issues that often accompany these problems such a Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/complex trauma and anxiety/mood disorders.
The Center For Motivation and Change (“CMC”) is a unique outpatient private group practice in New York City staffed by a team of experienced psychologists who are driven by an optimism about people’s capacity to change as well as a commitment to the science of change. Our clinicians are all deeply trained in research-supported therapies that target substance use/compulsive behaviors patterns as well the mental health issues that often accompany these problems such a Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/complex trauma and anxiety/mood disorders.
(646) 992-5240 x151 View (646) 992-5240 x151
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Union Square Psychotherapy
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10003
At Union Square Psychotherapy, we are a diverse collection of therapists, treating a diverse population, with diverse complaints. Whether you are depressed, or anxious, or have relationship or professional problems, or struggle with behaviors or desires that are problematic, we have a therapist for you.
At Union Square Psychotherapy, we are a diverse collection of therapists, treating a diverse population, with diverse complaints. Whether you are depressed, or anxious, or have relationship or professional problems, or struggle with behaviors or desires that are problematic, we have a therapist for you.
(201) 351-7009 View (201) 351-7009
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Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10023
ICP is one of the oldest and most respected treatment and training institutes in NYC. We have been treating a diverse population of patients in the NYC area since 1971. Our mission is to make therapy accessible to as many New Yorkers as possible. We are proud to offer high quality treatment at affordable prices. We offer sliding scale fees based on income and we accept several insurance plans. ICP accepts patients for virtual treatment (on zoom), which allows us to treat patients who reside anywhere in the state of NY. We also offer in-person treatment in our beautiful offices in the Columbus Circle area of NYC currently on a limited basis.
ICP is one of the oldest and most respected treatment and training institutes in NYC. We have been treating a diverse population of patients in the NYC area since 1971. Our mission is to make therapy accessible to as many New Yorkers as possible. We are proud to offer high quality treatment at affordable prices. We offer sliding scale fees based on income and we accept several insurance plans. ICP accepts patients for virtual treatment (on zoom), which allows us to treat patients who reside anywhere in the state of NY. We also offer in-person treatment in our beautiful offices in the Columbus Circle area of NYC currently on a limited basis.
(347) 830-7550 View (347) 830-7550
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Wholeview Wellness
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New York, NY 10017
Wholeview Wellness is a boutique outpatient treatment center located in Midtown Manhattan that uses state-of-the-art, science-based techniques, technology, and highly trained doctoral level psychologists to provide patients with the highest quality therapeutic experience in addiction treatment.
Wholeview Wellness is a boutique outpatient treatment center located in Midtown Manhattan that uses state-of-the-art, science-based techniques, technology, and highly trained doctoral level psychologists to provide patients with the highest quality therapeutic experience in addiction treatment.
(917) 746-5515 View (917) 746-5515
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Center for Trauma and Addiction
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10022
Faculty and clinical staff address PTSD and related issues using a three phase approach of stabilization, traumatic memory processing, and reintegration. The Center’s primary treatment modality is EMDR, an evidence based therapeutic intervention with a very high success rate.
Faculty and clinical staff address PTSD and related issues using a three phase approach of stabilization, traumatic memory processing, and reintegration. The Center’s primary treatment modality is EMDR, an evidence based therapeutic intervention with a very high success rate.
(646) 525-4528 View (646) 525-4528
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Psychoanalytic Association of New York (affil.NYU)
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10016
Affordable fee psychotherapy and psychoanalysis offered in various location throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. Treatment is held in the private offices of the psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and other mental health professionals who are in advanced training at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE), affiliated with NYU School of Medicine. The $50 Application fee entitles you to up to three in-person consultations with a therapist who will then make a treatment recommendation and either facilitate a referral to an experienced training candidate or recommend that you continue in treatment with the consulting therapist. Fees are based on income, insurance and other resources. Minimum fee for psychotherapy is $75/session, no minimum fee for intensive psychoanalysis. Limited in-network insurance accepted. Services offered in private offices primarily in Manhattan and Brooklyn. See www.med.nyu.edu/psa and follow the link to "Treatment & Referrals" to apply or call 646-754-4870. For those who seek an understanding of emotional life, IPE is an educational center that provides insights into core internal conflicts developed from childhood through adulthood that impede success and/or happiness.
Affordable fee psychotherapy and psychoanalysis offered in various location throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. Treatment is held in the private offices of the psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and other mental health professionals who are in advanced training at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE), affiliated with NYU School of Medicine. The $50 Application fee entitles you to up to three in-person consultations with a therapist who will then make a treatment recommendation and either facilitate a referral to an experienced training candidate or recommend that you continue in treatment with the consulting therapist. Fees are based on income, insurance and other resources. Minimum fee for psychotherapy is $75/session, no minimum fee for intensive psychoanalysis. Limited in-network insurance accepted. Services offered in private offices primarily in Manhattan and Brooklyn. See www.med.nyu.edu/psa and follow the link to "Treatment & Referrals" to apply or call 646-754-4870. For those who seek an understanding of emotional life, IPE is an educational center that provides insights into core internal conflicts developed from childhood through adulthood that impede success and/or happiness.
(646) 681-1499 View (646) 681-1499
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Clarity Advanced Mental Health Inpatient Program
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
New York, NY 10021
Clarity is one of a select few advanced residential mental health treatment programs in N.Y. with expertise in treating complex psychiatric issues. We are physician operated program that is also licensed to provide highly advanced psychiatric treatment options such as ketamine and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Our philosophy is to minimize medications and provide one on one intensive treatment in an intimate small group environment. We service all adult ages and also offer specialty treatment tracts that address the unique needs of seniors, chronic pain sufferers. Treatment is provided to only 6 clients at a time to provide highly individualized attention. Unlike most programs that advertise for mental health but are really substance abuse treatment programs, we are proud to be one of the very few double certified true mental health programs in existence. We are licensed and certified for advanced mental health and crisis stabilization which means our clinical program, staffing and services must be the most intensive and highest caliber.
Clarity is one of a select few advanced residential mental health treatment programs in N.Y. with expertise in treating complex psychiatric issues. We are physician operated program that is also licensed to provide highly advanced psychiatric treatment options such as ketamine and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Our philosophy is to minimize medications and provide one on one intensive treatment in an intimate small group environment. We service all adult ages and also offer specialty treatment tracts that address the unique needs of seniors, chronic pain sufferers. Treatment is provided to only 6 clients at a time to provide highly individualized attention. Unlike most programs that advertise for mental health but are really substance abuse treatment programs, we are proud to be one of the very few double certified true mental health programs in existence. We are licensed and certified for advanced mental health and crisis stabilization which means our clinical program, staffing and services must be the most intensive and highest caliber.
(914) 353-4996 View (914) 353-4996
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NYC Affirmative Psychotherapy (BIPOC and LGBTQ )
Treatment Center, LCSW-R, LCSW, LMSW, Interns
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10001  (Online Only)
NYC AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY LCSW PLLC is a community focused sustainable sliding scale mental health practice in Manhattan providing treatment to individual adults ages 18+. Our mission is simple: provide affirmative psychotherapy in a sustainable way to the community. By affirmative we mean that we do not view individuals from the perspective of being defective or needing to be fixed.
NYC AFFIRMATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY LCSW PLLC is a community focused sustainable sliding scale mental health practice in Manhattan providing treatment to individual adults ages 18+. Our mission is simple: provide affirmative psychotherapy in a sustainable way to the community. By affirmative we mean that we do not view individuals from the perspective of being defective or needing to be fixed.
(347) 983-6286 View (347) 983-6286
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SATTI--Sexual Addiction Treatment and Training Ins
Treatment Center, PhD
Verified Verified
New York, NY 10005
Are you struggling with porn and sex addiction? We know the pain that is at the heart of out-of-control sexual behavior. We know that again and again you've promised yourself and those you love that you would stop, but instead you've soon fallen back into the grip of behaviors that you feel deeply ashamed of. You're beating yourself up with guilt, and feel truly hopeless as once again the cycle starts--and you just can't understand why you keep repeating these destructive behaviors. But SATTI does have some ideas about what started this and what can stop it--for good. Since 1992, our trauma-based treatment approach, From the Roots to the Recovery, has helped sex and porn addicts experience transformative recoveries and find true freedom from compulsive behaviors. The depth of our clinical expertise and experience, joined with our compassionate, nonjudgmental approach, has led to our reputation as one of the foremost treatment facility for sex and porn addiction in the country. We offer individual therapy, beginners, betrayal trauma, and long-term groups, and couples treatment, as well as 5- and 10-day Outpatient Intensive Programs. Call us. You can stop. We can help.
Are you struggling with porn and sex addiction? We know the pain that is at the heart of out-of-control sexual behavior. We know that again and again you've promised yourself and those you love that you would stop, but instead you've soon fallen back into the grip of behaviors that you feel deeply ashamed of. You're beating yourself up with guilt, and feel truly hopeless as once again the cycle starts--and you just can't understand why you keep repeating these destructive behaviors. But SATTI does have some ideas about what started this and what can stop it--for good. Since 1992, our trauma-based treatment approach, From the Roots to the Recovery, has helped sex and porn addicts experience transformative recoveries and find true freedom from compulsive behaviors. The depth of our clinical expertise and experience, joined with our compassionate, nonjudgmental approach, has led to our reputation as one of the foremost treatment facility for sex and porn addiction in the country. We offer individual therapy, beginners, betrayal trauma, and long-term groups, and couples treatment, as well as 5- and 10-day Outpatient Intensive Programs. Call us. You can stop. We can help.
(646) 362-1309 View (646) 362-1309

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Sexual Abuse Treatment Centers

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.