Find Abuse Therapists & Counselors in Knoxville, TN.

 

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 Knoxville, the suburbs of Knoxville, other nearby places such as Kingsport, Johnson City, or anywhere else in Tennessee, 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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Learn to listen to your innermost feelings so that they can guide you in living a fulfilling and harmonious life and lead to greater emotional intimacy with your partner.

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I flexibly integrate both skill building (with acceptance and commitment therapy) and deeper work (with internal family systems and emotionally focused therapy) to assist you in bettering yourself and your relationships.

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Start with an intake process followed by value and goal setting, psychoeducation, and skill development. As you develop skills, I will guide you in developing insight to facilitate self-exploration, understanding, and behavioral change.

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If talk therapy isn't working for you, we will be a great fit. I implement evidence-based treatments and provide my clients with skills to navigate their concerns outside of the therapy room. My approach will always be tailed to fit your exact needs!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Binge Eating
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Couples
  • Disordered Eating
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Family Trauma
  • Food Allergy Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Harm OCD
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Medical Trauma
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Pedophilic Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (POCD)
  • Perfectionism
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • War Trauma
  • Work Stress
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My goal is to help folks gain insight, learn new coping strategies, and increase their self-confidence, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. We will discuss your concerns through the lens of your identities, lived experiences, and unique contexts.


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My goal is to help folks gain insight, learn new coping strategies, and increase their self-confidence, self-compassion, and self-advocacy. We will discuss your concerns through the lens of your identities, lived experiences, and unique contexts.

Something to know about my approach is:

We will begin by building a solid foundation of trust and safety. From there, we will collaboratively set therapy goals which will guide the interventions and approaches utilized. I utilize an integrative and flexible approach to therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Self-Compassion
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Joe Groninga
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work to understand the complexities of your problems followed by implementation of practical solutions and skills, all couched in a collaborative and nurturing environment. We'll be a team and I'll work hard to help you.


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work to understand the complexities of your problems followed by implementation of practical solutions and skills, all couched in a collaborative and nurturing environment. We'll be a team and I'll work hard to help you.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe it's important to balance empathy with a focus on helping you create meaningful changes using concrete techniques that are shown effective through research. My goal is to teach you how to be your own psychologist (so-to-speak).

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Combat Trauma
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Cult Abuse
  • Depression
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Gay
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Health Anxiety
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Homophobia
  • LGBTQ+
  • Manic Depression
  • Mild Depression
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (OCSDs)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Political Anxiety
  • Postpartum Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Use
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Transphobia
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
  • War Trauma
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Reed Maxwell
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. . . help you (a) make sense of how you experience yourself and others across your most important relationships, and how to make this work better for your mental health; (b) make your thinking/behaviors fall in line with your goals/values.


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. . . help you (a) make sense of how you experience yourself and others across your most important relationships, and how to make this work better for your mental health; (b) make your thinking/behaviors fall in line with your goals/values.

Something to know about my approach is:

. . . I use an integrated mix of evidence-based cognitive-behavioral interventions in context of an object relations-oriented conceptualization of relationships and personality. I am specifically trained in transference-focused psychotherapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Anxiety
  • Borderline Personality
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Narcissism
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Reed Maxwell remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carol...