After sexual abuse you may have many different emotions, fear, confusion, anger, distrust, trauma, PTSD, and dissociative episodes. One of the things I believe will help you is some sort of therapy or therapeutic intervention. Therapy can help you process the abuse. Some people need more support than what they receive in the initial therapy.
Beyond Surviving was developed by Rachel Grant, who is a very wise woman. She is a survivor and her therapy left her feeling incomplete. She felt she did not trust herself to make positive choices in boyfriends and she wasn't sure how to be comfortable about being successful. She felt she needed something else. And later, she felt the rest of the people who are dealing with sexual abuse might need it too.
Beyond Surviving is a program that works with people who have suffered from the trauma of abuse, especially sexual abuse. It helps the survivor to look at who they are now, since the abuse, how they have changed, and whether or not there is current behavior to change.
Abuse can make you a different person and it might add some changes you don't want. You don't trust ANYONE! And worse, you don't trust yourself. Abuse can seem to take away your abilities to do positive things; your self esteem diminishes or vanishes.
I hope you will take advantage of anything that is uplifting to you. Survivors (and all of us) need it.
Beyond Surviving is a program which can be taught in a group or with a single student. If you are interested in learning about it, please let me know and we can work through the program together. Much of it is self-study with just a few hours of contact over the entire program, which can be done on the computer or on the phone. Even if you have not had therapy, this may be appropriate for you, so give me a call and we can discuss it. (954-793-3201)
Carolyn has been providing therapy for clients for 30+ years and although she has worked with all kinds of clients in all kinds of environments, her passion continues to be providing services for clients who have dealt with sexual abuse issues and trauma. She currently provides all types of therapeutic support for victims of sexual abuse assault rape and incest. Serving Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, and Miami area
Carolyn Wilson, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Personal Solutions 954-793-3201
