Narcissistic Abuse & Toxic Relationships
Therapy for emotional recovery, clarity, and rebuilding the self after harmful relationship patterns.
Narcissistic abuse is a pattern of emotional manipulation, control, and invalidation that slowly erodes a person’s sense of self. It often develops gradually, through a cycle of idealization, devaluation, and confusion that makes it difficult to recognize the harm while it is happening.
This form of abuse does not require someone to have a diagnosis. It is defined by the impact of the relationship: chronic self-doubt, walking on eggshells, emotional unpredictability, and feeling responsible for the other person’s reactions or self-esteem.
Many survivors describe losing their voice, their boundaries, and their inner stability. They may feel isolated, ashamed, or unsure of their own perceptions. Therapy offers a place to reconnect with your internal reality and rebuild your sense of worth.
Understanding Narcissistic Abuse
My approach is grounded, trauma-informed, and focused on restoring your internal clarity. Survivors of narcissistic abuse often carry nervous system dysregulation, attachment wounds, and deep emotional confusion. We take time to stabilize, understand the dynamics, and rebuild safety in your internal world.
EMDR is a powerful modality for working through the experiences that shaped your beliefs about yourself. This includes the moments of gaslighting, emotional volatility, rejection, or unpredictability that left lasting imprints. EMDR helps reduce the emotional charge and re-establish trust in your own perception.
Our work is collaborative, steady, and guided by your readiness. You set the pace. Together, we work toward insight, empowerment, and emotional freedom.
My Approach to Healing Narcissistic Abuse
Narcissistic abuse often exists in subtle and confusing patterns rather than overt harm. Common experiences include:
Feeling responsible for someone else’s emotions
Being criticized, demeaned, or invalidated
Gaslighting or having your reality questioned
Walking on eggshells
Cycles of idealization and rejection
Emotional coldness followed by affection
Chronic confusion or self-doubt
Feeling drained or “not yourself”
Loss of boundaries
Fear of abandonment or retaliation
Feeling small, ashamed, or invisible
Being blamed for things that are not your fault
If these patterns feel familiar, you are not imagining it. Emotional abuse creates real and lasting wounds.
Common Dynamics of Narcissistic Abuse
How EMDR and Integrative Therapy Help
EMDR helps you process the emotional injuries and internalized beliefs created in the relationship. This includes the moments that made you doubt yourself, silence your needs, or abandon your own emotional truth. EMDR helps your nervous system release the fear, shame, or confusion that became lodged in your body.
Integrative therapy supports the rebuilding of identity, boundaries, and self-trust. Together we work with somatic awareness, depth-oriented exploration, and cognitive reframing to help you understand your patterns, reclaim your voice, and reconnect with your authentic self.
The goal is not only to heal from the relationship but to rebuild the parts of you that were overshadowed by it.
What Healing Can Look Like
Healing from narcissistic abuse often begins with reconnecting to your inner truth. This includes strengthening your intuition, reclaiming your boundaries, and learning to trust your perceptions again.
Over time, survivors describe feeling more grounded, more confident, and more emotionally steady. The confusion fades. The shame lifts. What once felt chaotic becomes clear.
Healing is the return to your voice, your worth, and your sense of self.