Sexual Abuse Recovery
It is never your fault.
Abusive behaviour can affect anyone, male or female. As children we are dependent, trusting, naive and vulnerable. We seek approval and are often taught to respect and obey adults. Abusers use this vulnerability by violating a child’s right to a healthy, nourishing and trusting adult relationship. Many children are groomed to trust their abuser or feel they will be punished or lose approval for speaking out about the abuse.
Whatever the form of abuse that takes place, sexual, psychological or physical, the effects can be far-reaching. Victims of abuse often blame themselves and never speak about it in their adult lives, although they know they feel the trauma of the events in their lives – sometimes on a daily basis.
The long lasting symptoms can be:
- Shame
- Fear
- Confusion
- Lack of trust
- Sexual issues
- Anger and aggression
- Low self esteem
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Addiction
The Psychosexual Therapists
Counselling can help you to come to terms with the traumas of the past and help you to address the negative feelings you carry. If you have destructive patterns of behaviour, counselling will enable you to change them.
Our counsellors will be with you on this journey every step of the way. We will go at a pace that suits you. The aim is to bring to you an understanding of the impacts of the abuse and help you to move to a place of health in your adult life and relationships. We will work with an integrative approach, which means using a combination of counselling models to affect change and personal development. This is a very specialised area in counselling and should only be offered by counsellors specifically trained to work with abuse.
Healing from sexual abuse takes commitment and dedication, but if you are willing to work hard, if you are determined to make lasting changes in your life, and if you are able to find good resources and skilled support, you can not only heal but also thrive.
Online Counselling
Providing you with the tools you need to take the next step.
Technology is rapidly changing the ways we can interact with each other, and counselling is no exception. This
service can be provided upon request. For the below options you will need broadband/internet connection and
somewhere quiet and private you can speak without being overheard or interrupted. Your Counsellor will agree with
you what happens should the technology fail, but in all other respects the counselling relationship will be the same
as a ‘face to face’ one. The Counsellor will speak to you from a private room …
0141 353 9373
Mon-Fri 08.00 – 21.00
Sat 09.00 – 17.00
(out of hours at discretion of Counsellor)
5 La Belle Place,
Glasgow, G3 7LH
The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice,
20 Dumbreck Rd,
Glasgow, G41 5BW