Therapy for Sexual Assault Survivors

To those who've survived sexual assault: I see you. And I believe you.

Let’s start there because it’s important.

Folks at Thrive Therapy, Inc. our team of therapists work with individuals who have survived sexual assault. Often, from the outside, you appear to have it all together. But inside, you’re struggling. Your closest friends and family may not even know what you deal with on a daily basis.

You don’t feel like you’re where you should be. In fact, you don’t feel safe in relationships, and it’s impossible to trust others. Maybe you are wracked with shame and guilt. If you’re in a relationship, it may not be making you very happy. Your friends and family may be worried about you.

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Common Experiences Among Sexual Assault Survivors

You think if you stay busy enough or work hard enough, memories of the assault would fade. You’ve done the research. Maybe you have read the books. And you may have even tried other therapists. But “just talking” wasn’t what you needed. The empowering Insta accounts are not cutting it. All of this running is keeping you from being the person you want to be. You feel powerless, and defeated, and wonder how long you can keep going like this.

You may even be second-guessing yourself or your own reality. Was it really sexual assault? Surely not, right? We often try to convince ourselves of this. Even if you are sure it was an assault, hopefully, you can just forget. You want to move on. Or pretend it can’t still affect you.

PTSD Treatment Following Sexual Assault

If these experiences sound familiar, you may be dealing with PTSD. PTSD can develop following a sexual assault and leave you feeling stuck, hopeless, and alone. It can leave you in a place of uncertainty, doubting yourself and your ability to make even the smallest decisions. While PTSD takes a negative toll on your life, it is also treatable.

Yes! I said treatable.

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What to Expect

Most sexual assault survivors I work with for therapy see me for about 3-4 months of active PTSD treatment. In our work together, we dig deep and do the work required to treat PTSD with the most effective treatments to date. I want to offer you results-focused treatments to help you get to feeling better as soon as possible.

My hope for you after working through PTSD treatment for sexual assault is that you’re able to regain a sense of power and control in your life. Soon, you’ll be able to feel relief, hope, and freedom from the heaviness you’ve been carrying around for so long. Many survivors I work with start to feel more self-confident, stop blaming themselves for the assault and start to see a world where trust is possible.

And this is where you get to go from just surviving to thriving

Take a moment to imagine what would be different if trauma no longer controlled you? What would your goals be? What would your relationships look like? And what about your self-esteem? How would you feel in your own body? How might life look differently if you were not living to simply avoid pain, but to enjoy living? Most importantly, how would it be if your mind could take a damn break and actually relax?