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If you’ve dealt with any type of abuse in the past, you may be aware of the adverse effects it can have on your mental health. On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you’ve been abusive in the past, you may have trouble forgiving yourself.

Regardless, a licensed therapist can help you access your feelings and heal from abuse you’ve experienced. Whether you are located in downtown Vista, the suburbs of Vista, other nearby places such as Escondido, San Marcos, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Need Help with Abuse

Whether you’ve abused someone else in the past or you’ve been a victim of abuse, you may have some scars that make life difficult.

Here are some signs you need help with abuse:

  • You may be easily triggered to feel fear or panic.
  • You may hold a lot of anger toward the person who abused you.
  • You avoid talking about or doing anything that can remind you of your experience.
  • You blame yourself for your experience.

Abuse comes in many forms, including physical abuse, mental abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, verbal abuse, and more (this is not an exhaustive list). No matter the type of abuse you are dealing with, Mental Health Match can help you find a therapist to get the healing process started and improve your life.

If you’re struggling with past abuse and not sure how therapy can help, read this article by licensed therapist Kennyetta Watkins: When bad things happen to good people.

Speak With an Abuse Counselor Today!

Abuse can take hold and change the trajectory of your life - in severe cases, it can take your life completely off track. But, with targeted therapy based on your specific abuse situation, there’s hope for recovery and lasting happiness. And with Mental Health Match, finding a great therapist is easy! Start by browsing below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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I am honored to be alongside my clients as we sift and sort through difficult thoughts and feelings, uncover your strengths, develop strategies to diminish stress, and cultivate the tools to feel a deep sense of relief


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I am honored to be alongside my clients as we sift and sort through difficult thoughts and feelings, uncover your strengths, develop strategies to diminish stress, and cultivate the tools to feel a deep sense of relief

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I find that the use of metaphors can be a powerful tool in understanding our internal world. As a Clinical Art Therapist I can provide art directives and prompts to help process, feel through and understand what words may not otherwise bring forth

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  • Anxiety Management
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High Anxiety
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
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Together we will create a safe and trusting environment for you to explore and overcome challenges, develop coping skills, and address the impacts of trauma, helping you become the best version of yourself.


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Together we will create a safe and trusting environment for you to explore and overcome challenges, develop coping skills, and address the impacts of trauma, helping you become the best version of yourself.

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I create a safe, trusting environment to explore and overcome challenges using various modalities, helping clients develop coping skills and achieve personal growth.

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  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • School Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
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I enjoy and am gifted in working with clients who have experienced grief and loss, trauma and abuse, relationship distress, co-dependency, attachment wounds, low self-esteem and life transitions.


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I enjoy and am gifted in working with clients who have experienced grief and loss, trauma and abuse, relationship distress, co-dependency, attachment wounds, low self-esteem and life transitions.

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I am a very active therapist and I like to help clients understand what is getting in their way from living the life they want, learn tools to make changes (internally and externally), and refocus on their future and living their best life.

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  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Career
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  • Codependency
  • Communication Skills
  • Depression
  • End of Life
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  • Life Transitions
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Kristen Anderson
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We will work on identifying the threads, both painful and joyful, that run through the stories of your life. Once we get a good sense of those contours, we'll start gently tugging apart the threads until the knot doesn't hurt anymore.


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We will work on identifying the threads, both painful and joyful, that run through the stories of your life. Once we get a good sense of those contours, we'll start gently tugging apart the threads until the knot doesn't hurt anymore.

Something to know about my approach is:

I often use more skills-based therapies as we begin work together to decrease the frequency and intensity of your symptoms. After you feel more stable, we use more insight-based, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed therapies to create lasting change.

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  • Combat Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
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  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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My goal for you to feel genuinely heard, supported, and ideally seen in your areas of difficulties, accomplishments, and progress.


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My goal for you to feel genuinely heard, supported, and ideally seen in your areas of difficulties, accomplishments, and progress.

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My role is to assist you in your process, supporting you in navigating your experiences and empowering you to apply the insights gained in therapy to your life.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Borderline Personality
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Postpartum
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self-Worth
  • Trauma
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