Find Trauma-Informed Therapy After Abuse
Healing after domestic violence can feel overwhelming. DVTherapist.com guides you toward therapists who understand trauma, emotional abuse, PTSD, and recovery.
No pressure. No judgment. Just clarity and support.
Understanding Trauma-Informed Therapy
Working with a therapist trained in domestic abuse can help you rebuild your sense of self, regulate your nervous system, and understand trauma responses.
What Is Trauma Therapy?
Therapy that focuses on emotional, psychological and physical responses to abuse.
How Sessions Work
The first session should feel safe, slow and guided — not rushed or pressured.
Therapist Red Flags
Minimizing abuse, blaming you, or pushing forgiveness too soon.
Types of Therapy for Survivors
EMDR Therapy
Helps process traumatic memories safely.
Somatic Therapy
Focuses on the body’s responses: tension, fear, freeze, shutdown.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Rebuilds self-worth & rewires trauma thoughts.
Attachment Therapy
Heals wounds from loving unsafe people.
IFS / Parts Work
Works with inner parts that hold pain, shame, fear, or survival instincts.
Group Therapy
Connect with survivors who understand what you’ve lived through.
Find a Trauma-Informed Therapist
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Healing Guides
What Is Trauma Bonding?
Why it happens & how to gently break free.
Rebuilding Self-Worth
Identity, confidence, and trust after DV.
Nervous System Regulation
Grounding, breathwork & emotional safety.
Safety in Therapy
You're in Control
Therapy should move at your pace — you choose what to share and when.
If You're Being Monitored
Use a safer device, avoid saved messages, and ask for phone-based sessions.