Domestic Abuse | little bay

Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse is harm perpetuated within the family or between intimate partners (past or present) which may take the form of physical, emotional, sexual, psychological or financial harm, and may involve bullying, threatening, violence or controlling and coercive behaviour.

Domestic abuse is a topic which is beginning to be better understood, but which can still be difficult to spot when one is in the grips of it. Anyone can experience domestic abuse, or perpetrate it, and it isn't limited to romantic partners, any abusive behaviour happening within the family home can be understood within this bracket. Home should be the place in the world that we feel safest, and when this isn't the case the harm we can endure can be significant and hugely detrimental.

I have worked for over eight years in this field, in a variety of roles working with a huge rage of people experiencing or recovering from domestic abuse. The timeline of when and how people begin to process this harm varies from person to person. Some people are able to access support whilst still in these situations, in order to understand where they find themselves and help them decide how to move forward, others don't begin to address what has happened to them, or to heal until they are safely removed from it. Unfortunately many people never leave, and too many people are killed at the hands of their current or former partner.

Two women a week are killed by their present of former partner in England and Wales alone (Office for national statistics 2019)

If you identify something of your experience within the descriptions of domestic abuse, I am here to help you explore what you have experienced and to help you find a way through it. When you feel ready to begin to work on this, I'll be here, ready to work at your pace. Get in touch.

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My other areas of specialism are: Birth Trauma, Early Parenthood, & Sexual Assault and Rape.