by Monifa Ellis-Addie, LMFT, CCPS | Mar 23, 2021 | Partner Resources, Trauma Resources
You just found out you’re the partner of a sex addict. You’re in shock, you’re hurt, you no longer trust your addicted partner. You may not even trust yourself. You need someone to talk to. Your family and friends may not understand. You fear they will pass...
by Monifa Ellis-Addie, LMFT, CCPS | Dec 9, 2020 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources, Trauma Resources
In a previous blog Narcissist Victim Syndrome (October 2018), Katie Sanford discussed narcissistic tactics and the symptoms of this syndrome. Here, I would like to outline the cycle/phases of narcissistic abuse that lead to the syndrome. It is a very secret and...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Sep 30, 2020 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources, Trauma Resources
PTSD Caused by Relational Trauma An “Invisible” Disorder that Can go Undiagnosed When I used to hear the term “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,” I generally only thought of combat veterans and the trauma they experienced that could lead to PTSD. Combat can certainly...
by Dan Drake, LMFT, LPCC, CCPS-S, CSAT-S | Jul 18, 2020 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources, Trauma Resources
Download COVID-19 Resource Guide Our world has been thrown into turmoil as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread. What some of us may have thought would be a brief period of quarantine and social isolation has turned into a chronic anxiety-ridden time,...
by juliaalperovich | Nov 2, 2018 | Media/News, Trauma Resources
As a Jew living in America, it saddens and terrifies me to acknowledge that anti-semitism is still alive and well here. My family and I fled from anti-semitism when we left the Soviet Union as refugees in the late 1980’s, in the hope of reaching safety in the...
by katiesanford | Oct 30, 2018 | Partner Resources, Sex Addiction Resources, Trauma Resources
If someone is in or has been in a relationship with someone who is a narcissist, they may be experiencing something called Narcissistic Victim Syndrome as a result of domestic violence in their relationship. Narcissists often look charming on the outside but commonly...
