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Recovery and Healing After Sexual Abuse

We are shaped by the things we experience, especially after trauma and abuse. These two things can make it difficult to live a life of fulfillment. Have you or someone close to you suffered from sexual abuse and its aftereffects? If so, give us a call. At Redmond Christian Counseling we offer help, hope, and support for anyone struggling with the fear, confusion, shame, or depression brought on by sexual abuse.

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Articles about Sexual Abuse

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Sarabeth Butts

Aug
2021
30

How to Know When You’re in an Abusive Relationship

Sarabeth Butts

Even the healthiest of relationships sometimes goes through times of struggle and disconnect. Life circumstances, differing expectations, personality clashes, and countless other factors can all contribute to friction in any relationship. However, there is a vast difference between a relationship that is suffering from the natural bumps and rough patches that life brings and an abusive relationship. To describe a relationship as “abusive” may conjure any number of scenarios, and it can be scary and confusing to acknowledge the potentially abusive aspects of a personal relationship – even when the “red flags” seem to be staring us in the face. An abusive relationship is one in which the needs and...

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Christian Counselor Redmond

May
2018
18

How to Recover from Trauma with the Help of a Christian Counselor

Christian Counselor Redmond

What is trauma? One definition of trauma is, “an experience that produces psychological injury or pain” (dictionary.com). In today’s society, it is often used as a psychological buzzword. We are told trauma causes problems when a person experiences it and does not get psychological help. Based on the above definition, everyone should seek psychological counseling because we all have experiences that cause psychological injury and pain. While I do believe everyone needs support of some kind to cope with a painful experience, I do not believe everyone needs to seek psychological counseling to resolve trauma. However, most studies that I am aware of that point to the idea of getting...

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Having had the opportunity to observe Mali Hawkins MS, LMFTA, caring for people in many different situations, it’s easy to state that she is exceptionally gifted to listen, stay present, encourage and wisely counsel others.

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Everyone is a little tangled up. One of the worst things is that we sometimes can’t see how we’re tangled up, so we struggle to make sense of our own stories.  Chris has helped to clarify things for me.  By observing where issues were linked and noting how stories were related, Chris helped me to see how connected things are.

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I often quote the things you said in our sessions, both to (my spouse) and to myself as we go along. It was a wonderful season of counseling, and the balance of my life will be better for having spent the time with you.

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Chris has been and continues to be helpful in getting my life back together after an unwanted divorce of a 23 year marriage. I would recommend him to anyone of ny faith, but especially a Christian.

With a sister and a mother who both work as therapists, and a father who works as a pastor, I am an unusual case for any therapist to take on. Many would assume I have the support I need to work through any trial life brings my way.

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