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Are you aching to recover from trauma or abuse?

Abuse, whether verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual, is painful. But its effects don’t have to be crippling. At LifeWorks Group, we believe the effects of abuse can be mitigated and overcome. It’s important not to over-or under-estimate the legacy of abuse.

If you seek help, there is hope!

If you’ve been abused, have you...

Experienced persistent emotional pain (depression)?

Suffered chronic or acute anxiety?

You may HARM yourself and believe, “It’s all my fault.” Lifeworks counselors can help.

Internalization is a common response to abuse.

Turning the pain inward is sometimes easier than actually facing the abuse.
Absorbing the pain, shame, guilt, fear and anger often leads to depression and isolation.
Survivors of abuse sometimes hurt themselves by abusing substances or engaging in compulsive, self-destructive behaviors.

You can recover!

Recovery from abuse often feels impossible. Talking about it seems frightening and pointless. But secrecy is a powerful partner to the damage. If you are willing to risk honesty with yourself and with a caring counselor (see Harry Cates, Mary Sanger, Chris Jones, Abbie Chesney) you can begin to live responsibly with the legacy of abuse. Abuse recovery requires a commitment to healing and to self-responsibility!

If you’ve been sexually, emotionally, or physically abused, you may think the hurt is too deep to heal. Take the Lifeworks Challenge to seek help now!

At LifeWorks Group, we believe that which does not kill us makes us stronger! Rise to the challenge and choose healing and strength over pain and victimization. Call Lifeworks today! We want to help.

To get more information and guidance through the process of recovery from abuse or to inquire about an appointment, please call 214.357.4001 or Request Information!

Recommended reading on Abuse and Trauma

The Wounded Heart: Help for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Dan Allendar
The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself by Beverly Engel
Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You by Patricia Evans
Emotional Blackmail: When the People In Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You by Susan Forward
On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Hope and Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Diane Mandt Langberg

Resource links on Abuse and Trauma

Prevent Abuse Now
Child Sexual Abuse
Survivors and Friends
Victims and Survivors of Abuse