Healing After Sexual Abuse or Assault

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Sexual trauma is a profound violation of trust, safety, and dignity. It can happen at any age, in any relationship, and in many different ways.

No matter how it happened — or how long ago — your experience matters.

Survivors often carry invisible wounds: fear, guilt, confusion, shame. You may question your memories, minimize your pain, or wonder if healing is even possible.

Sexual trauma can happen to anyone, of any age, any gender, any race, any abilities, any socioeconomic status, anywhere. You deserve support & caring.

You deserve compassion, respect, and the chance to reclaim your life.

• Intense fear or hypervigilance

• Anxiety
   
• Difficulty trusting others
   
• Body-related shame or dissociation
   
• Guilt, anger, or self-blame
   
• Relationship struggles (intimacy, boundaries, self-worth)

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)
   

These reactions are not weaknesses — they are survival strategies your mind and body used to endure overwhelming experiences.

How Healing Happens

Healing after sexual trauma is not about "getting over it" — it’s about reclaiming your connection to yourself.

It means learning that your body, your feelings, and your boundaries belong to you.

It means building safety inside and outside of yourself.

And it means giving yourself the permission to heal on your own timeline.

 I offer a gentle, trauma-informed space where:

• You are in control of the pace and direction of therapy.
   
• Somatic techniques help you reconnect safely to your body, without retraumatization.
   
• Parts work supports the healing of wounded inner parts who may still carry shame, fear, or anger.
   
• Mindfulness and grounding techniques help stabilize emotions and nervous system responses.
   
• Narrative work (when ready) allows you to reshape the meaning of your story — from one of victimization to one of survival and strength.
   

Above all, we move at the speed of trust.
There is no rush. Your healing belongs to you.