By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

I often hear domestic violence survivors complain that the counselor they are seeing with their partner has sided with him/her. These victims expected to seek therapeutic remedy for the dysfunction that they live, and they discover they have gained another “enemy.”

Here are some things you will want to know if you are going to a therapist with your partner for domestic abuse.

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As a psychologist, domestic abuse consultant and one who has known domestic violence personally, I’m frequently approached by battered women for “psychological truth.” They are eager to know if the names and labels given to them by their abusive partners, or by the court agents acting on their abuser’s behalf, hold any validity.

Many domestic violence survivors intuitively know they are falsely labeled, but remain at an impasse as to how they can refute such allegations. That is, how they can c… Continue

by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.

We know it happens; yet when we see it, we’re in shock. And when we experience it, we’re numb. How can a family member, who once claimed to cherish you, plot to back you into a fabricated psychiatric label and sentence of craziness?

That is the question that dumbfounds anyone who walks in these shoes. Sadly, most victims of “crazy-making” don’t realize they are walking this path until the psychiatric doors are locked…until the psychotropic drugs are administered…until… Continue

Keira Knightley, actress of Pirates in the Caribbean took part in an advert to highlight abuse of women in the home.The advert can be found at the following link and is thought to be tooooo realistic!!!!!!!! What do you think.......... Janet




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Abusers Isolate and tear you down

My names is Dorothy and I blog on grammology.com I’m a wife mother grandmother great grandmother sibling and friend. At 63 in July I’ve lived a lot about life however not everything has gone the way I’d hoped. Like most of us we have dreams and it’s interesting when I ask friends how many have actually lived their ideas and we realize not many and often it’s because we’re repressed emotionally and have no idea how to step out and feel the moment. Therefore I’m… Continue