Significance Of Attending Emotional Abuse Counseling

By Mattie Knight


In relationships, there are times when one of the partners may feel maltreated emotionally by their spouse. This can be referred to as emotional abuse. This kind of abuse does not physically affect the victim but it has a great effect on their self-esteem and confidence. This kind of mistreat is very common in relationships but it may take place in other situations too. People who undergo this may try to seek emotional abuse counseling for professional assistance.

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 can only manage to change their behavior if they acknowledge that they have a problem and that they are willing to get some help. If the couple attends the therapy sessions together, they are able to listen to one another and get to understand the problems that are possibly leading to the abuse. This is the only way the abuser can acknowledge that they are truly 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 some important factors that the sufferers need to understand when they are going through treatment for the emotional abuse they have experienced. First, they must know that the mistreatment is not in any way their fault. Some victims blame themselves and this hinders the recovery procedure. They ought to also avoid feeling shame about the whole situation because this interferes with their openness.

One may be tempted to hide some of the details about their situation thinking that they are not important enough to be told. This is not advisable as it prevents the therapists from getting to know everything and hence it tampers with the treatment process.

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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