Sexual Abuse
These articles address the profound impact of sexual violation on survivors and how therapists can best help them heal from the long-term effects on mental health, sexual health, relational health, and overall well-being.
The stories offer survivor-centered reflections and practice-oriented guidance to help therapists bear witness and offer support following the trauma of sexual abuse, so their clients can reclaim agency and trust.
Mary Jo Barrett reflects on her first abuse case and learning how healing can begin when clients are trusted to define what they truly need. Read more
Those gritty TV depictions of kids scratching out an existence on the streets aren’t just a sensationalistic fabrication. Read more
Two sisters find different ways to live with the nightmare of sexual abuse. Read more
From the July/August 1994 issue IN A WIDELY PUBLICIZED TRIAL last May anxiously followed by therapists around the country, a jury in Napa County... Read more
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