Why Do Victims Of Sexual Assault Blame Themselves? If you think about it, BLAME it is a very powerful thing. Sexual assault is all about the perpetrator having power and control over their victim. It has NOTHING to do with love or sex. It is about a perpetrator taking control over someone else’s body. The
Healing and Seeking Help After A Hate Crime for the LGBTQI Community. Information From An LGBTQI Therapist In Long Beach Shortly after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, government officials struggled over what to call the tragedy. Was it a terrorist attack? Was it a hate crime? Was it both? Considering that the large majority
Information for Las Vegas shooting survivors from California Victims Compensation If you know someone who was a victim of the Las Vegas shooting, please give them this info: PART ONE: Survivors of the Las Vegas Tragedy can receive FREE therapy (and other help..keep reading) paid for by Victims of Crime Compensation no matter
How to help a friend who was a victim in the Las Vegas shooting? This applies to helping any person experiencing trauma. The first thing is to help the person feel as safe as they possibly can. Even in their own home, it can be very scary because they may be having symptoms of PTSD
Las Vegas Shooting Tragedy – Information on PTSD and how to get help for PTSD after the Las Vegas Shooting (This is one of 4 blog posts about this topic, please see all 4 posts for this topic to get all the information you can. I will add posts as I get information that might
Why do people have PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)? People have PTSD because their body is trying to protect them from danger. It is meant to help us during a crisis or an event where we are in danger. For example, if I get someone who comes to therapy to work on PTSD because their
Therapist in Long Beach gives information about trauma for the survivor and their family Click on video below
Am I Using Alcohol To Cope? Tips From a Therapist in Long Beach. For as long as alcoholic beverages have been available, people have used them as a way to relax and decompress after a long, hard day. There is nothing like a beer or a glass of wine at the end of a busy
How Domestic Violence Affects Children Domestic violence is never okay, but it takes on an even more sinister edge when children live in the home where the abuse is taking place. Too many adults adopt an out of sight out of mind type of process, believing that if they save their abuse for when the
Am I In A Domestic Violence Relationship? How To Get Help With Domestic Violence In Long Beach? Living With Domestic Violence When you are on the outside looking in, it’s easy to suggest that someone should get out of a relationship that is obviously abusive. The problem for the person on the receiving end of
