Sexual Abuse Therapists in Collierville, TN
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I enjoy working with individuals, couples and families in the areas of marriage counseling, affair recovery, sexual intimacy, sexual addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, EMDR, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. My desire is to provide quality professional care to those that are in desperate need of experiencing hope and healing through their brokenness and pain. Seeking someone to walk with you through your darkest moments can provide the opportunity for tremendous growth and greater understanding of who you are created to be. I believe this is done well through a relational approach that will provide growth emotionally, spiritually and relationally.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples and families in the areas of marriage counseling, affair recovery, sexual intimacy, sexual addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, EMDR, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. My desire is to provide quality professional care to those that are in desperate need of experiencing hope and healing through their brokenness and pain. Seeking someone to walk with you through your darkest moments can provide the opportunity for tremendous growth and greater understanding of who you are created to be. I believe this is done well through a relational approach that will provide growth emotionally, spiritually and relationally.
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James Christopher Bentley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Collierville, TN 38017 (Online Only)
I want to help others that are having a difficult time in their life. I have been in practice for over 20 years and I work with a wide variety of people, including those with depression and anxiety. I try to use a humanistic approach with pragmatic goal setting. At the first session, we will develop a plan to help assist your specific needs.
I want to help others that are having a difficult time in their life. I have been in practice for over 20 years and I work with a wide variety of people, including those with depression and anxiety. I try to use a humanistic approach with pragmatic goal setting. At the first session, we will develop a plan to help assist your specific needs.
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I use my training as a Clinical Psychologist along with humor, compassion and experiential knowledge. I work with adults who want to make life changes. Frequently, I work with people in crisis, addressing acute depression, panic or grief. We can't change the past but we can change self defeating patterns or relationships in the present. I also work with people who have suffered abuse to live as survivors, not victims.
I use my training as a Clinical Psychologist along with humor, compassion and experiential knowledge. I work with adults who want to make life changes. Frequently, I work with people in crisis, addressing acute depression, panic or grief. We can't change the past but we can change self defeating patterns or relationships in the present. I also work with people who have suffered abuse to live as survivors, not victims.
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Allison Hunnicutt
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CCTP, CSAT-S, CMAT
Verified Verified
Collierville, TN 38027
In my personal and professional life, I have found one thing to be true: Life can be hard. I have a passion for supporting others in resolving pain and reclaiming fullness in life. While pain is an inevitable part of the human experience, suffering is optional. I am dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families heal from relational and other traumas, problematic sexual behaviors, addictions, and intimacy disorders. I see men and women whose lives have spiraled out of control become desperate for help. I see brokenhearted adults and children as they learn to cope with an unstable world. My heart is to heal the broken hearted and give hope where hope was once lost.
In my personal and professional life, I have found one thing to be true: Life can be hard. I have a passion for supporting others in resolving pain and reclaiming fullness in life. While pain is an inevitable part of the human experience, suffering is optional. I am dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families heal from relational and other traumas, problematic sexual behaviors, addictions, and intimacy disorders. I see men and women whose lives have spiraled out of control become desperate for help. I see brokenhearted adults and children as they learn to cope with an unstable world. My heart is to heal the broken hearted and give hope where hope was once lost.
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Misty B. Smith
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, MHSP, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Collierville, TN 38017
Dear client: I am so glad you are taking the very difficult step to seek counseling! You are welcomed, accepted, valued, and respected in my office. It is a safe space where you can receive compassionate care. My technique involves companioning with clients to help them identify strengths, discover solutions, and emotionally heal.
Dear client: I am so glad you are taking the very difficult step to seek counseling! You are welcomed, accepted, valued, and respected in my office. It is a safe space where you can receive compassionate care. My technique involves companioning with clients to help them identify strengths, discover solutions, and emotionally heal.
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Ashley Neal
Licensed Professional Counselor, MHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Collierville, TN 38017
Waitlist for new clients
Ashley is a published licensed professional counselor skilled in counseling children, adolescents, and adults. She provides empathetic and non-judgmental care using person-centered, behavioral, and trauma focused techniques. She has worked in numerous settings: hospital, outpatient, residential, in-home, virtual, and school. Ashley is passionate about meeting her clients where they are and encouraging authentic engagement in the therapeutic process to help meet their goals.
Ashley is a published licensed professional counselor skilled in counseling children, adolescents, and adults. She provides empathetic and non-judgmental care using person-centered, behavioral, and trauma focused techniques. She has worked in numerous settings: hospital, outpatient, residential, in-home, virtual, and school. Ashley is passionate about meeting her clients where they are and encouraging authentic engagement in the therapeutic process to help meet their goals.
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Jennifer Phillips
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LISW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Collierville, TN 38017
Making the decision to seek therapy is one of the bravest steps you can take. It requires great courage to change, and keeping that in mind, I feel honored to assist you in taking that step. I have extensive experience working with both adolescents and adults on a wide range of issues, and I welcome diversity in my clients. I believe in providing a warm, supportive, judgement free environment for the therapy process, and I use a variety of therapeutic approaches based on your specific needs.
Making the decision to seek therapy is one of the bravest steps you can take. It requires great courage to change, and keeping that in mind, I feel honored to assist you in taking that step. I have extensive experience working with both adolescents and adults on a wide range of issues, and I welcome diversity in my clients. I believe in providing a warm, supportive, judgement free environment for the therapy process, and I use a variety of therapeutic approaches based on your specific needs.
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Common reasons people seek my help experience persistent sadness, worry, and fear which handicap their social and personal functioning. Ideally, I help people manage conflicts within their family structure, but often a person's family is not a source of support. I pay careful attention to ensuring people clinch ideal lifespan development milestones. My community also suffers from chronic stress at work and school. I can help adults, but also children and adolescents who traverse bullying and educational problems. My approach focuses on building healthy self-esteem when people lack confidence and promote their self-worth.
Common reasons people seek my help experience persistent sadness, worry, and fear which handicap their social and personal functioning. Ideally, I help people manage conflicts within their family structure, but often a person's family is not a source of support. I pay careful attention to ensuring people clinch ideal lifespan development milestones. My community also suffers from chronic stress at work and school. I can help adults, but also children and adolescents who traverse bullying and educational problems. My approach focuses on building healthy self-esteem when people lack confidence and promote their self-worth.
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Nathan Wade
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MHCP, (temp)
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Collierville, TN 38017
Welcome! I have a drive to help those who are struggling with autism spectrum disorder, addiction, trauma, anxiety, and depression. I work at a pace that is comfortable with you to ensure that you receive the right amount of care as possible as we go on this journey of healing together. I work to aid you with helpful coping skills, relationship building/repairing, communication skills, and finding self-identity. My objective is to get to the point where you will confidently be able to help yourself with the skills you develop over time.
Welcome! I have a drive to help those who are struggling with autism spectrum disorder, addiction, trauma, anxiety, and depression. I work at a pace that is comfortable with you to ensure that you receive the right amount of care as possible as we go on this journey of healing together. I work to aid you with helpful coping skills, relationship building/repairing, communication skills, and finding self-identity. My objective is to get to the point where you will confidently be able to help yourself with the skills you develop over time.
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Germantown Behavioral Solutions
Licensed Professional Counselor, BA, LPC
Verified Verified
Collierville, TN 38017 (Online Only)
Germantown Behavioral Solutions (GBS) is an outpatient practice of mental health providers and behavior analysts who serve children, adolescents, families and adults through a variety of personally tailored services and therapies.
Germantown Behavioral Solutions (GBS) is an outpatient practice of mental health providers and behavior analysts who serve children, adolescents, families and adults through a variety of personally tailored services and therapies.
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Alona Armour
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Collierville, TN 38017 (Online Only)
Therapy tailored to fit your growth is my motto. Hi, my name is Alona Armour, LCSW and I am the CEO of Eclectic Growth Therapy LLC. With a client-centered focus, my goal is to create a safe and therapeutic space for individuals to explore their inner selves and navigate their journey of growth and healing.
Therapy tailored to fit your growth is my motto. Hi, my name is Alona Armour, LCSW and I am the CEO of Eclectic Growth Therapy LLC. With a client-centered focus, my goal is to create a safe and therapeutic space for individuals to explore their inner selves and navigate their journey of growth and healing.
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Andrea J Davis
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCMHSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Collierville, TN 38017
Life can be incredibly complicated and challenging leaving individuals feeling helpless and isolated. Often, we learn maladaptive ways of coping these feelings which often leads to living a life of survival, as opposed to a healthy, fulfilling life. My goal for my clients is to achieve ultimate potential through creating balance among physical, mental, and emotional needs. I provide an empathetic, safe, non-judgmental environment to allow personal reflection, healing and growth.
Life can be incredibly complicated and challenging leaving individuals feeling helpless and isolated. Often, we learn maladaptive ways of coping these feelings which often leads to living a life of survival, as opposed to a healthy, fulfilling life. My goal for my clients is to achieve ultimate potential through creating balance among physical, mental, and emotional needs. I provide an empathetic, safe, non-judgmental environment to allow personal reflection, healing and growth.
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Sunflower Counseling Services, PLLC
LPC, MHSP, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Collierville, TN 38017
Perhaps you're down or anxious - maybe you're unsure about the future of a relationship, or just feel that you aren't living the life you were meant to lead. Whatever your needs may be, we are here to offer support. Therapy is a process of growth and self-discovery, and in sessions our therapists promote behavioral transformation by encouraging a positive outlook and the adoption of new attitudes and reactions. Our therapists have the tools and professional experience to help you get back on track.
Perhaps you're down or anxious - maybe you're unsure about the future of a relationship, or just feel that you aren't living the life you were meant to lead. Whatever your needs may be, we are here to offer support. Therapy is a process of growth and self-discovery, and in sessions our therapists promote behavioral transformation by encouraging a positive outlook and the adoption of new attitudes and reactions. Our therapists have the tools and professional experience to help you get back on track.
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When life becomes overwhelming, sometimes we're left feeling alone and adrift. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive space where my clients can feel heard, understood, and accepted. Through our time together, my clients are able to find their footing and feel on solid ground again. From addressing school/job related stress to navigating symptoms of trauma and anxiety, it is a privilege to walk alongside my clients in their healing journey.
When life becomes overwhelming, sometimes we're left feeling alone and adrift. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive space where my clients can feel heard, understood, and accepted. Through our time together, my clients are able to find their footing and feel on solid ground again. From addressing school/job related stress to navigating symptoms of trauma and anxiety, it is a privilege to walk alongside my clients in their healing journey.
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Emily Ezell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Collierville, TN 38017
I am passionate about providing a safe and welcoming space for people to receive support and heal. I care deeply about meeting clients where they are and tailoring sessions to their specific needs. In my work with clients, I strive to create a space in which we can become curious about patterns that are no longer working, and how they might have developed in the first place. I help people develop more effective ways of coping, and I support them in changing the ways they relate to themselves and others.
I am passionate about providing a safe and welcoming space for people to receive support and heal. I care deeply about meeting clients where they are and tailoring sessions to their specific needs. In my work with clients, I strive to create a space in which we can become curious about patterns that are no longer working, and how they might have developed in the first place. I help people develop more effective ways of coping, and I support them in changing the ways they relate to themselves and others.
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Mary Therese (Terez) Carter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Cordova, TN 38018
Most sessions will be conducted via Telehealth. My goal is to help you gain the insight, clarity and understanding you seek to resolve relationship issues and/or decrease anxiety, depression and personality difficulties whether yours or those around you. I have many years of varied life experience including: having lived in Chad, Africa and Italy, raised a multi-cultural, blended family, went through divorce, step-children, life transitions and family of origin dysfunction. I am a LCSW (Licensed clinical social worker) since 2006 and have been employed with Samaritan Counseling since 2014.
Most sessions will be conducted via Telehealth. My goal is to help you gain the insight, clarity and understanding you seek to resolve relationship issues and/or decrease anxiety, depression and personality difficulties whether yours or those around you. I have many years of varied life experience including: having lived in Chad, Africa and Italy, raised a multi-cultural, blended family, went through divorce, step-children, life transitions and family of origin dysfunction. I am a LCSW (Licensed clinical social worker) since 2006 and have been employed with Samaritan Counseling since 2014.
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Think you’ll never recover from your trauma? Feel exhausted and constantly triggered? Painful or tragic experiences can get stuck on replay in our heads. After something like that (childhood/adult abuse, fire, flood, tornado grief, etc) we change the way we see the other people, the world in general but especially how we see ourselves. It all gets twisted. And there are ways to untwist the impact of trauma. I am sometimes away with American Red Cross volunteering in Disaster Mental Health.
Think you’ll never recover from your trauma? Feel exhausted and constantly triggered? Painful or tragic experiences can get stuck on replay in our heads. After something like that (childhood/adult abuse, fire, flood, tornado grief, etc) we change the way we see the other people, the world in general but especially how we see ourselves. It all gets twisted. And there are ways to untwist the impact of trauma. I am sometimes away with American Red Cross volunteering in Disaster Mental Health.
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Brenda Flores - Flores Counseling Services LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-, MHSP, MEd
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Cordova, TN 38018
There are countless reasons you may decide to begin working with a therapist. Perhaps you are going through life changes and do not how to feel, or maybe you need guidance working through a catastrophic event that left you traumatized. Whatever personal reasons you may have, I can help you navigate through your issues.
There are countless reasons you may decide to begin working with a therapist. Perhaps you are going through life changes and do not how to feel, or maybe you need guidance working through a catastrophic event that left you traumatized. Whatever personal reasons you may have, I can help you navigate through your issues.
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Recovery Associates Group, At Southwind
Licensed Professional Counselor, DBH, LPC, MHSP, EMDR-C, ADS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Memphis, TN 38125
Recovery Associates Group, At Southwind is a premier Behavioral Health facility. Our multidisciplinary team of providers are clinically astute and extremely skilled in a myriad of treatment modalities. In addition to Individual and Family Therapy, we offer Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for adolescents and adults. We also provide medication management, Genetic testing, RAG Insurance Plan, Neurofeedback, Art/ Music Therapy, Trauma yoga, Reiki, and Acudetox. Dr.Scherri Culp is a licensed Psychotherapist who specializes in trauma, addiction and family systems work. IFS and EMDR trained & certified.
Recovery Associates Group, At Southwind is a premier Behavioral Health facility. Our multidisciplinary team of providers are clinically astute and extremely skilled in a myriad of treatment modalities. In addition to Individual and Family Therapy, we offer Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for adolescents and adults. We also provide medication management, Genetic testing, RAG Insurance Plan, Neurofeedback, Art/ Music Therapy, Trauma yoga, Reiki, and Acudetox. Dr.Scherri Culp is a licensed Psychotherapist who specializes in trauma, addiction and family systems work. IFS and EMDR trained & certified.
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Stephanie Maddox
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Germantown, TN 38138
"Meet people where they are" is my motto. To me, that is the best place to start. Making the decision to begin therapy is hard and sometimes scary. My goal is to create a safe space for my clients to address whatever they are struggling with. I am non-judgmental and understand that there are reasons people are and/or feel a certain way. I love helping people understand the root of the issue and working to resolve and get healing from the issue.
"Meet people where they are" is my motto. To me, that is the best place to start. Making the decision to begin therapy is hard and sometimes scary. My goal is to create a safe space for my clients to address whatever they are struggling with. I am non-judgmental and understand that there are reasons people are and/or feel a certain way. I love helping people understand the root of the issue and working to resolve and get healing from the issue.
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How do therapists treat sexual abuse?
A good therapist will be nonjudgmental and possibly demonstrate active listening, repeating back what the client says to show that they have understood. These skills allow people to feel comfortable discussing their traumatic experiences openly. Some important treatment goals are to restore a sense of safety and to rebuild confidence. In addition to working one-on-one with the patient, a therapist might bring in supportive family members to assist the client.
Do you have to talk extensively about sexual abuse in therapy?
Survivors frequently find it difficult to describe what happened to them out loud. They can even still be in a state of denial if the sexual abuse occurred recently. It is important for survivors to acknowledge that what happened isn’t their fault and to challenge and reappraise any unhealthy feelings or thoughts as they arise. Art therapy and play therapy are useful non-verbal means of communication for some survivors.
How long does treatment for sexual abuse take?
Recovery from sexual abuse can be a long and difficult process. Some survivors are able to move on naturally on their own, given time, while others require the guidance of a trained therapist. Therapy needs vary and can range from a few sessions to months or even years. Healing from sexual abuse takes time, and everyone’s journey will look a little different.
Can trauma symptoms caused by sexual abuse come back after treatment?
As occurs in many cases of trauma, survivors of sexual abuse may experience PTSD-like symptoms long after the abuse has ceased or after an initial round of treatment has occurred. In such a case, there is evidence that prolonged exposure therapy is a useful treatment for survivors, and may be more efficacious than supportive counseling alone. While triggers may continue to cause distress, the idea is that, with time and repeated exposure, their power will fade, allowing survivors to move on with their lives.