Psychotherapy for abuse in Montreal
Jason Phelps is a psychotherapist practicing psychotherapy in Montreal who specializes in working with men around issues of abuse. Therapy is an important part of ending the cycle of violence for both victims and perpetrators.
Victims of abuse
Victims of abuse (physical, sexual, emotional, etc.) have experienced trauma that will probably stay with them in one form or another for the rest of their lives.Many people, with appropriate support, find ways of overcoming the hurt inflicted upon them.
Sometimes the pain of carrying unresolved trauma causes people to use protective strategies that end up hurting them and their loved ones even further. Examples of such coping strategies include using alcohol or drugs to forget or numb the pain; engaging in risky sexual or demeaning behavior; or sometimes even reenacting their own abuse on others.
Psychotherapy can help victims of abuse learn how to cope more effectively with the pain of trauma and make the shift from victim to survivor .
Perpetrators of Abuse
Perpetrators of abuse can also be helped through therapy to take responsibility for their abusive behavior and to find ways of effectively ending their violence against others. No matter what form that violence may take (physical, sexual, emotional, etc.), an end is possible if the desire is strong enough.
Although not all victims of abuse become offenders, many perpetrators have been abused or have been victims of trauma themselves. Men who find themselves hurting or wanting to hurt others, are also quite possibly suffering from emotional or psychological instability which can be assessed and treated by a qualified psychotherapist. By helping abusers take responsibility for their behavior, psychotherapy can help then become partners in ending the cycle of violence.
If you know of, or are a man who is in need of support in dealing with issues of abuse, Jason Phelps is a psychotherapist in Montreal that can help.