Healing from Narcissistic Abuse

I offer a safe, compassionate space where your experiences are taken seriously. You will be met with care, understanding, and without judgment.

I support people who have experienced controlling, manipulative, or emotionally harmful relationships and are trying to understand what happened, heal from its impact, and reconnect with themselves.

Narcissistic abuse can happen in romantic relationships, families, friendships, and workplaces. It can involve patterns of criticism, manipulation, coercive control, gaslighting, emotional neglect, invalidation, or being made responsible for someone else's emotions.

Sometimes the pattern is obvious. Other times, it is subtle and happens gradually. You may have learned to question yourself, minimize your own needs, keep the peace, or constantly monitor how someone else might react. Over time, this can leave you unsure of what you feel, what you need, or whether you can trust your own judgment.

• questioning your memory, feelings, or perceptions
• feeling responsible for other people's emotions
• struggling to know whether your needs are reasonable
• having difficulty setting or maintaining boundaries
• second-guessing yourself after conversations
• feeling anxious about how others will respond
• losing touch with what you actually want or feel
• grieving a relationship you kept hoping would become different

If some of these experiences feel familiar, you may find it helpful to read What Is Narcissistic Abuse and Signs You May Be Experiencing It, where I explore these patterns in more detail and talk about what narcissistic abuse can look like in relationships. 

Healing is not about blaming yourself for what happened or becoming better at managing someone else's behavior. It is about understanding what happened, recognizing the patterns that developed around it, and beginning to build something different.

Together, we can work to:

• make sense of what you experienced without blaming yourself
• heal the wounds left by manipulation, invalidation, and emotional neglect
• strengthen your ability to recognize and trust your own internal signals
•  build practical strategies and tools for responding to antagonizing or difficult behaviors 
• build boundaries that feel clear, realistic, and self-respecting
• work through grief and losses that may not have been recognized by others
• develop a stronger sense of who you are outside the roles you were given
• feel more grounded and secure in your relationships

We move at a pace that respects your readiness. You do not have to have everything figured out before you begin.

I have completed specialized clinical training in narcissistic abuse and antagonistic relationship dynamics, including training with Dr. Ramani Durvasula.

Therapy is most helpful when there is a sense of honest connection and genuine care for what you are going through. I offer a free 15-minute consultation so we can talk about what brings you to therapy and see whether working together feels like the right fit.