Abuse

Tristan Smith (He/Him)

Clinical Social Work Associate

MSW, CSWA

Abuse deeply impacts our way of thinking and feeling about the world. Through my vocational experience, I have observed that any form of abuse shapes our behavior and coping mechanisms. Many people turn to various endeavors to avoid confronting the trauma, perpetuating a cycle of pain and stunted growth. Developing introspection, understanding our external environment, and building internal validation are key foundational steps in reducing the impact that abuse can have on us.

Taunya Gesner (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NBCC

I have trained in working with offenders of domestic violence, so I have a better understanding of what abuse looks like, how it's expressed and what causes it. This enables me to better understand how you might be experiencing abuse and to clear up confusion you may be experiencing. This understanding combined with trauma relief offers effective treatment.

Angelie Karabatsos (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

An opportunity to develop a professional identity. Whether you are just beginning or changing careers, figuring out which career is right for you can be difficult. I utilize various card sorts and skill/interest assessments to assist individuals in finding their passion not a job.

Mary Roberts (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, LMHC

I have extensive training and education experience in the field of abuse recovery. Though I am not personally a survivor of abuse, it runs in my family intergenerationally. In addition, I've served in DV/SA clinical settings, participated on nonprofit boards, and participated in multicontextual legislation for improved recovery.

Andrea Love (she/her)

Somatic Practitioner

PSS, PWS, SAPST, ASSIST

I come from a background of several types of abuse: physical, emotional, sexual, religious, intellectual, and financial. My lived experience allows me to come from a place of empathy, compassion, understanding and inclusion.

Jordan Ashford (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

Professional Associate Counselor

Abuse & domestic violence

Jessica Tolleson, M.A, LPC (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

For the past 10 years, I have worked with domestic violence (DV) survivors and completed trainings focused on the effects of DV, prevention and treatments. I have supported survivors as a hotline operator providing safety planning and crisis management and currently provide individual and group counseling to survivors. I help my clients overcome their daily struggles and the effects of abuse.

Daniella Kramer, Keshet Counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

I understand the deep confusion, pain, and self-doubt that often come with surviving narcissistic abuse. Together, we’ll work to unravel the impact this experience has had on your sense of self, boundaries, and relationships. I provide a compassionate and validating space where you can rebuild your confidence, reclaim your voice, and begin to heal from the trauma. I have worked with survivors of parental narcissistic abuse, workplace abuse, institutional abuse, and relational abuse.

Riisa Humphrey (She/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, LPC-A, NCC, CADC II

I have provided support for many different victims of abuse including adolescents and adults including domestic violence, sexual, verbal, physical, and emotional abuse. ,

Irma E. Llanes (she/her/ella)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I have had the privilege of participating in the healing of families whos children were removed from their homes due to abuse/neglect. I have also helped to rebuild the lives of battered women & their children, helped victims of abuse to rid themselves of the 'baggage' that often is carried as a result from the abuse. I see tremendous courage in all these clients.

Nova (Stephenie) Knutson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, Certified Hakomi Practitioner, AEDP level 2

The impacts of childhood or ongoing sexual, physical or emotional abuse can deeply impact one's ongoing level of safety, belonging, freedom, self-respect/esteem, spontaneity, joy and ease. Some of my deepest satisfaction comes from supporting abuse survivors in reclaiming their access to their aliveness and power.

Jireh Miller (She/Her)

Professional Counselor Associate

LMHCA

A concentration in Trauma and Abuse as part of my masters program combined with personal experience with emotional and spiritual abuse allows real life understanding of the shame a victim of abuse may carry, and creativity for forging a path forward.

Hannah Boyd (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC, CCTP

I began my career at a Children's Advocacy Center, working with children and teens who experienced abuse. This shaped my passion for trauma-informed care. I’ve pursued additional training in treating sexual abuse and am a Certified Clinical Trauma Practitioner, dedicated to helping clients heal and regain a sense of safety and empowerment.

Kaiden Craddock

Licensed Professional Counselor

LCSW

The impacts of abuse are often far-reaching and can impact major areas of human development. Experiencing abuse can decrease self-esteem and create negative perceptions of ourselves and the world around us. Creating space for individuals to empower themselves and develop skills around nervous system regulation can be crucial to healing and growth.

JoAnne White (She/Her)

Professional Counselor Associate

15 years experience with responding to victims of abuse in the field.

Heart Thyself, LLC

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

Dr. Michelle Pliske (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

DSW LCSW RPT-S

Adverse experiences in early childhood and throughout adulthood contribute to a variety of health issues. I provide clinical mental health care and collaborate with allied healthcare professionals to support children, adolescents, and adults impacted by abuse and trauma.

Dr. Tee Mayfield (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PhD, LPC, MFT

With an emphasis on confidential, personalized support, our Domestic Violence Survivor Program offers: Counseling: Experienced, master’s level counselors specializing in domestic violence recovery provide four individual counseling sessions. Support groups: Our groups cover a variety of topics, with a focus on helping survivors heal from the impact of their trauma. Crisis intervention: Our experts lead crisis intervention and support groups

Jenna Washburn (she / her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA: Mental Health Counseling - Specialization in Addictions

I specialize in treating clients who have experienced narcissistic abuse over their lifetime. The term narcissistic abuse is used to categorize the way a person experiences emotional abuse and manipulation when in a relationship with someone exhibiting narcissistic behavior. This “relationship” does not necessarily have to pertain to a romantic partner. It could also be with a family member, a friend, a coworker, or any other important relationship that is impacting your life.

Heather Lokteff

Licensed Professional Counselor

I have experience working with individuals who have left abusive situations or have experienced childhood abuse. I am Level 1 Internal Family Systems (IFS) trained. I work with individuals who are processing past hurts and reconnecting with a sense of safety and a calmer nervous system. Early in my career I worked with children in foster care and the DHS system as a play therapist. I feel my work with children informs me daily in my work with adults who have experienced abuse as a child.

Kombai Nonnarath (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

M.S, NCC

If you’ve experienced emotionally immature parenting or narcissistic relationships, you may carry deep wounds that affect your self-worth and how you relate to others. As a strength-based therapist, I support you in untangling these patterns and reconnecting with your sense of self. What you’ve been through is not your fault and healing is not something you have to do alone. Together, we’ll explore how past attachment wounds may be shaping your present, creating space for clarity, healthy bounda

Melinda Norman (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Recovery from child, spousal, and often times abusing ourselves. I work with generational trauma where we work on understanding the effects that parents and grandparents with mental health issues have had on your life.

April Oliver (she/her)

Professional Counselor Associate

MS, Professional Counselor Associate

Trauma can cause a variety of symptoms and experiences that can be a distraction in your quality of life. In a therapy session, we focus on symptoms and remedies. I will not ask you to recall every detail, instead the focus is on understanding the experiences of symptoms in your daily life. For example, what it looks like, feels like, and how it causes you to respond. Together we will discover the techniques and tools that can help you specifically and reduce the intensity of your daily life.

Sakura Counseling (She/He/They)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

Victims often feel they are being degraded and often don’t feel their abusers see their innate worth as a human being. The abuse often centers around control and they will use many harmful techniques to maintain and/or gain control over their victims. Our clinicians have training and experience working with all forms of abuse and together we can create a safe space for you and break the cycle of violence.

Ariel Oakes

Professional Counselor Associate

EMDR

Whether it was in childhood, from a partner, a boss, or anyone else, abuse is never okay and is never your fault. I work with clients to work through the complex trauma that comes from abuse. I use EMDR and other trauma therapies to come alongside my clients and walk with them towards a life free from abuse, and the distress that has held them back. I help clients process distressing experiences and shift how those memories live in their bodies and minds.

Kathleen Thompson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CRC

Very often people feel stuck in their work OR feel like their career has not even started. Being in a job that is a poor fit can be frustrating & even lead to depression. This impacts our personal life & relationships. Further, the rapid advancement in technology is creating new opportunities, but can seem overwhelming to know where to start. Lets put our heads together to see what is possible.

Nicole Corbett (she/her)

Hypnotherapist

Certified Hypnotherapist and Brainspotting Practitioner

Hypnosis and Brainspotting are proven treatments for healing trauma. Working with the body-mind connection, I help clients release stuck emotions from past abuse. These processes can be intense but also gentle. You will not need to revisit old traumas in order to heal.

Alycen Davis (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, MSW

Able to treated trauma from childhood abuse, neglect, and relationship violence.

Shawna Oliver, LCSW (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

Any form of abuse can have long-term implications on how individuals feel about themselves and those around leaving a feeling of isolation and depression. Sometimes all it takes is a safe place to begin to process and heal.

Sophie Toolanen (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, LPC

I am fully trained in EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR is an effective approach for shifting core negative beliefs about self and freeing you from negative effects of past trauma, including abuse and neglect. I also use IFS, an approach aimed at healing wounded parts of self, that get in the way of self-compassion, and easing rigidity of protective, yet self-defeating, defensive mechanisms.

Evoke Therapy LLC (they, them)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA, MFT, RYT, RM

In my practice, I specialize in helping individuals recover from abuse, with a focus on narcissistic abuse—often stemming from antagonistic relationships. My approach is grounded in understanding the unique challenges survivors face, offering a safe and supportive space to process trauma, rebuild self-worth, and foster healthier relationships. Together, we work to empower you to reclaim your life and create a path toward healing and resilience.

Taylor Alderson (she/her)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT/EMDR/Psilocybin Facilitator

"I bring a grounded, compassionate presence to working with individuals who have experienced abuse, offering a trauma-informed, client-centered approach that prioritizes safety, trust, and empowerment. My specialized training in EMDR and somatic-based therapies allows me to help clients gently process traumatic memories without becoming overwhelmed. Drawing from depth psychology, I also support clients in exploring unconscious patterns and reclaiming lost parts of the self.

Korina Jochim

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

LMFT

I offer safety and empowerment counseling to survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), interfamilial abuse, psychological, spiritual (high-control groups) and narcissistic abuse. Please note that I do not treat offenders.

Allies In Change

Qualified Mental Health Professional

Allies In Change offers extensive services treating domestic violence, abuse, and anger management. We offer group therapy for survivors as well as abusive partners, which includes men's groups, women's groups, parenting groups, and an LGBTQ+ Group. We also offer DV-informed couples therapy with DV-trained experienced therapists.

Katy Hartnett Boruff (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC

While I work with a variety of presenting concerns, I have extensive experience working with survivors of childhood abuse and neglect and those whose anxiety has not responded well to previous forms of treatment.

Amanda Roberson (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Abuse is defined as the cruel and violent treatment of a person. Abuse can be psychological, emotional, verbal, sexual, or physical and may have long lasting effects depending on the type and duration of the abuse.