Testimonials

Very helpful and validating! Glad I came.  Makes me feel more normal, not crazy. 

I thought the group was the best thing ever.  At first I didn’t think it was going to help, but I think it was one of the best things I ever did in my life.  It was good to know that this has happened to other women—smart women—who are doing something about it. 

Great.  It was a good reality check and very informative.  It was affirming that emotional abuse exists and there are commonalities with other women.  The support was wonderful—made me feel less crazy! 

This was the most valuable and relevant group experience I have had regarding my relationship and I have done other groups. 

The education of what has happened to me has given me strength and helped me to grow.  It was helpful to tell my story in an environment of acceptance and support…powerful to have my feelings validated and to know that I am not alone.  This has been a very helpful experience for me.  I liked the ”teaching” aspect of the group and also the ability to interact and share.  Understanding what has been happening to me, the abusive treatment of my husband, along with individual counseling will help me gain my life back for me, and my children. 

Eye-opening, supportive, comforting, educational.  Hearing people’s stories helped me to related and not feel so alone or ashamed.  I especially enjoyed the check-ins, giving and getting information, support and guidance.  Carol—you are a very compassionate therapist! 

Amazing!  Knowledge is power and I know more now about where I am, what I am in the middle of, and things I need to work on to heal myself.  It was a huge help towards not feeling alone, or like I’m crazy—imagining what is going on.  It is also freeing to be with a group of women who just get it.  It is a big eye opener to learn that what we are going through is abuse.  It’s harder to explain to people because there are no visible wounds. 

Except for not being married, a lot of the stories were so similar to mine.  It helped to realize what I was really going through and realize that my effects from abuse actually came from abuse. Realizing what I was going through and hearing other women’s stories brought me back to who I really am. 

Excellent—it was really a well-balanced group with common issues, great people and great leader. Very helpful—glad I attended. 

Great.  It feels so much less alienating to spend time face to face with people who understand.  Group sharing was especially powerful.  It was easier to see the problems when they were removed from the context of my life. 

Excellent resource and education… Great support in having your experience validated.  Carol did an amazing job educating me and helping me to process my situation and gain some closure around this experience. 

Excellent—it was helpful understanding all aspects of abuse and the “warning” signs. 

It helped me to see that there are other people going through the same problems.  Being able to share and hear other experiences makes me stronger. 

Extremely supportive, helpful, awesome!   It’s helpful to know that you are not alone and sadly many other women face similar situations. 

I enjoyed it and it helped me to realize I am not the only one. I was surprised at the similarities of all the women involved.  I also recognized other clues that I never saw before.   I felt better about myself after I attended.