Verbal Abuse Recovery

If you thought verbal abuse was just using bad words, think again. Verbal abuse is the act of using words to tear apart the soul. It could involve name-calling, put-downs, blaming, criticizing, or something as overt as yelling or as subtle as rolling eyeballs. All are verbal abuse.

Dr. Deb will help you:

• learn all the possibilities of what constitutes verbal abuse
• learn how to recover
• learn how to stop it
• learn how to stop choosing abusive partners
• learn how abused and abusive couples can heal together

Only 12% of therapists have specific training in Marriage & Family Therapy. I am one of them. Furthermore, I concentrate my specialty in healing the wounds of emotional and verbal abuse. Many people with childhood abuse histories marry individuals with remarkably similar backgrounds. This is not by accident--but it serves as a challenge to the therapist working to heal from both old and new wounds. This is my skill, the product of 35 years in the mental health field, and I offer it to clients coming alone, in pairs, or as families. I do not judge or label; I understand that had I been placed in a similar context, I would not necessarily have fared better. I work holistically, drawing on internal resources and external support, and I work spiritually, connecting clients with the bigger picture to make meaning out of their lives and the relationship with their families.

THEREFORE what I have to offer you is that, as a Marriage & Family Therapist, I believe couples can heal--and prevent more abuse; I believe the individuals caught in abusive relationships can get past their abuse and go on to live healthy, nurturing lives.