Domestic Abuse

Are you afraid of your partner most of the time? Do you feel isolated and untrusting of others? Do you find yourself making excuses or trying to justify your partner’s behaviors? Are friends and family concerned about your well-being or suggesting that you need help?  If so, you could be experiencing domestic violence issues.

Domestic abuse, also known as spousal abuse, occurs when one person in an intimate relationship or marriage tries to dominate and control the other person. Domestic abuse and violence has many forms, including physical violence, sexual abuse, economical abuse, emotional abuse, and threats of violence. The abuse may occur during a relationship, while the couple is breaking up, or after the relationship has ended.

If you’re the victim of domestic violence, you may feel that there is no way out of the relationship, or that without your abusive partner you have nothing. At Healing Crossroads we will provide you with the support and care to leave the abusive relationship. We will assist you with empowering tools to regain control of your life!  ALLOW US TO HELP AND START LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE AGAIN.

Symptoms:

• Your partner humiliates, criticizes, or yells at you.
• Your partner sees you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person.
• Your partner treats you so badly that you’re embarrassed for others to see.
• Your partner controls where you go or what you do.
• Your partner hurts you or threatens to hurt or kill you.
• Your partner keeps you from seeing your friends or family.
• You feel afraid of your partner much of the time.
• You feel emotionally numb or helpless.
• You feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner.
• If you have a poor sense of self.
• Frequent and harassing phone calls from your partner.
• Depression, crying and low self-esteem.
• Excessive fear of conflict.
• Submissive behavior and lack of assertiveness.

Interventions/ Solutions:

• Self-awareness and recognition of the signs and symptoms of abuse.
• Support and active interventions to help you immediately.
• Safety Plan.
• Re-discovering your self-esteem and self worth.
• Coping strategies and techniques.
• Group therapy and family therapy.
• Plan of action and support during the implementation
• Safety plan and survival/escape kit