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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
by Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
It is common knowledge in mental and behavioral health that one must suspend judgment to best serve patients in psychotherapy. Otherwise, the therapy is clouded by therapist agenda, expectations and bias. And in that, patients cannot discover their own truth.
So why is it that when it comes to domestic violence, survivors are met with therapists purporting to know what’s best for them? That is, when to leave and when to stay; and how to be in the event one remains in an abusive relationship?
For full article, please visit: Domestic Violence Help: Mental Healthcare Versus Domestic Violence Victim Advocacy
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
I often hear domestic violence survivors complain that the counselor they are seeing with their partner has sided with him/her. These victims expected to seek therapeutic remedy for the dysfunction that they live, and they discover they have gained another “enemy.”
Here are some things you will want to know if you are going to a therapist with your partner for domestic abuse.
For full article, please visit: Domestic Violence Counseling: When the Counselor Becomes Your Enemy
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
By Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D.
One of the most crippling life losses is the loss of a child to legal domestic abuse. Routinely, we are approached by women denied access to their children and grandchildren because of the whim of former abusive partners or family members.
The pain they bear is beyond words. So, I won’t pretend to suggest we can actually capture the depths of their despair in this article. But I will tell you some of what they say and of what I know firsthand.
For full article, please visit: Mothers Without Custody: Grieving the Loss of Your Stolen Children
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