Beverly Engel L.M.F.T.

About

Beverly Engel has been a therapist specializing in abuse issues for the past 35 years. She is the author of 25 books, including The Emotionally Abusive Relationship, Escaping Emotional Abuse, and It Wasn’t Your Fault.

In addition, Beverly lends her expertise to national TV talk shows. She has appeared on Oprah, CNN, Starting Over, Sally Jesse Raphael, Donahue, and other programs in the U.S. and Canada. She has regularly contributed to O Magazine and Psychology Today and has been featured in newspapers and magazines, including The Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal, and Shape.

Many of her books, including The Emotionally Abusive Relationship and The Emotionally Abused Woman, are required textbooks for domestic violence courses in high schools and colleges. She was a finalist in the Books for a Better Life award for The Power of Apology, and her books are often selected for book clubs such as One Spirit Book Club and Behavioral Sciences Book Club. Her books have been translated into Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Turkish.

Engel lives in Los Osos, California.

Books by Beverly Engel L.M.F.T.

Recent Posts

The Importance of Speaking Up If You Witness Child Sexual Abuse

You should absolutely speak up, but it can sometimes be difficult to do.

How to Replace Shame-Inducing Sex With Healthy Sex

Here are essential strategies to help former victims of child sexual abuse stay healthy and in shame-free sexual relationships.

The Psychological Impact of Clergy-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse

If you were sexually abused by a member of the clergy, you are not alone.

Child Sexual Abuse by Female Perpetrators

When we think of childhood sexual abuse, we typically picture the perpetrators as adult men. But child molesters can also be female.

Sibling Sexual Abuse: An Underreported Form of CSA

Sibling sexual abuse is the most damaging form of incest.

How Survivors of Sex Abuse Can Stop Compulsive Sex Practices

Being re-victimized isn't the only way former victims of child sexual abuse reenact their trauma, some take on a sexually aggressive stance in an attempt to avoid being victimized.

How Survivors of Sexual Abuse Can Stop Being Re-Victimized

There are powerful ways you can protect yourself from further sexual victimization.

Taking the Shame Out of Your Sexual Relationships

The trauma of childhood sexual abuse can literally shape a survivor's sexual personality.

Healing From Sexual Abuse: Forgiveness and Disclosure

Disclosure and forgiving oneself for previous "bad" behavior can help heal the shame that often results from childhood sexual abuse.

More Ways to Help Heal the Shame of Child Sexual Abuse

Shame is one of the most damaging aspects of child sexual abuse, but you can begin to heal that shame through self-compassion and safely expressing anger.