![]() However some counselors, through no fault of their own, know little or nothing about verbally abusive relationships. ![]() The counselor helps the person who indulges in abusive behaviors to see the impact of the abuse and to attend an anger management group. It is another to be angry because one’s partner has a different opinion, or won’t take orders or accept criticism. ![]() It is one thing to be angry at being told what one thinks, feels, says, is, etc. The counselor does this with the certainty that the anger is abusive, inappropriate, and not a response to the torture of verbal abuse. If a couple comes in for help, once they see that it is an abusive relationship, these counselors arrange to see the two people separately. Some have attended one or more workshops on verbal abuse.īecause they know the impact of ongoing verbal abuse (overt or covert), they don’t stand by and watch one person accuse, define or discount another person. Some have also been trained to work at shelters for the abused person or have run anger management programs. My readers refer counselors and therapists who recognize the signs and have read the literature on verbal abuse. ![]() I frequently add to my data base the names of counselors who understand the dynamics of verbally abusive relationships. ![]() Every month I receive hundreds of requests from all over the world for counselors who understand verbally abusive relationships. ![]()
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