Abuse survivors may find seeking support for sexual abuse scary and anxiety-provoking. Talking about an incredible trauma may be challenging, but it is vital to a survivor’s processing and healing journey. Sharing experiences with a professional may help with healing and understanding.
A survivor’s journey, stories, and healing are unique, but they’re not alone in their experiences or abuse. Sexual trauma therapy is a powerful and personalized therapy helping transform pain into a source of strength. Ready to start healing today? Call us today.
Therapy for sexual abuse survivors is important to understand the complexity of the trauma. No matter the perceived severity of the abuse, trauma significantly influences our perception of ourselves, others and the world. Sexual abuse healing therapy is designed to help:
If you are searching for answers on how to recover from sexual abuse, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, sexual abuse happens more often than people realize. At The Sanctuary at Sedona, sexual abuse therapy involves working with a professional therapist with extensive experience and cultivating a safe space for survivors to express their emotions, feelings and experiences without judgment.
The therapist assists the survivor:
Therapy will delve into the survivor’s thoughts, beliefs and feelings associated with the trauma, building a foundation and processing in healthy ways.
Sexual abuse survivors often use unhealthy coping strategies and struggle with feelings of loneliness, anxiety, depression and other negative emotions. Therapy will help establish constructive methods to deal with trauma.
Survivors of sexual abuse may struggle with trust issues and forming healthy relationships. Therapists help survivors develop healthy boundaries, communication tools and other techniques to foster and maintain wholesome relationships.
Healing therapy helps survivors move from sexual shutdown to a space where they can express and experience their authentic selves.