The Importance Of Emotional Abuse Counseling

By Mattie Knight


Emotional abuse refers to a situation where a person is either neglected or maltreated emotionally by another. Although emotional abuse may not have an impact on the victim physically, it significantly destroys their confidence and self esteem. In most cases, this form of mistreat takes place in relationships where one partner abuses the other. In such cases, the solution may be emotional abuse counseling for both partners to help them to effectively deal with the problem.

In relationships, it is very important that both partners take the initiative to go through therapy to help them with their abusive problems. For the abuser, it is important that they attend either individual or couple counseling sessions so that they can understand the factors that triggered them to abuse their partners and possibly deal with them for them to have a healthier relationship.

Most therapists advice that both partners including the abused and the abuser attend the therapy sessions together so that they can jointly express the problems in their relationship. If the abuser attends the therapy alone, it is likely for them to manipulate the therapist into believing them because they are known to be very manipulative people.

An emotional abuser could only manage to alter their behaviors if they admit that they truly have a predicament and are willing to be helped. If the couple attends the therapy together, they will be able to listen to both sides and get to know the issues that possibly led to the mistreatment. This is the best way to get the abuser to admit that they are really mistreating their partner.

The victims also need counseling just as much as the abusers as they get to get back their lost self esteem and confidence. For the victims, the treatment is most effective if they are ready to be open with the therapist and say everything about their mistreatment. When the victim is open, the therapists will be able to understand everything about their situation and know the best action to take to make the situation better.

There are also some factors that the victims need to take note of when they are undergoing treatment for their emotional abusive relationship. First, they must understand that the mistreat is not their fault. Some people blame themselves when they are in abusive relationships and this hinders their recovery process. They must also avoid feeling ashamed about the whole thing because this tampers with their openness.

The desire to hide out some details during therapy is usually very tempting but the bad thing is that this has a negative effect on the recovery process. If a victim is not able to find the courage to talk about what is affecting them it will take them more time to recover and go back to their normal lives.

Counseling for emotional abuse has the main aim of restoring self confidence in an abused person. However, during the therapy the couple may also get the opportunity to learn new things that could make their companionship healthier such as communication and understanding one another. It is therefore important for couples to consider this as an option when they want to save their relationship.




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