Navigating the Holiday Season as a Survivor The holiday season is often depicted as a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. However, for many survivors of abuse, this time of year can be a challenging and emotionally fraught period. The bright lights, cheerful music, and gatherings that are meant to … Continue reading
Discovering Healing Through EMDR: A Journey of Hope In the realm of trauma therapy, one approach stands out for its innovative and effective techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). At HAVOCA, we believe in providing survivors with information to therapies that can transform lives, and EMDR has proven to … Continue reading
EIGHT WAYS TO PROVIDE SAFE SPACE FOR A LOVED ONE DEALING WITH SEXUAL TRAUMA “Being a close supporter of a woman actively healing from child sexual abuse can be a challenge,” Ellen Bass and Laura Davis wrote in The Courage to Heal. “While being part of a deep healing process … Continue reading
Redefining Yourself Without Others It’s estimated that one in four women and one in six men are affected by domestic abuse in their lifetime: experiences of emotional and physical trauma in relationships are unfortunately far more common than we think. When trauma stems from a relationship with another person, the effects often feel … Continue reading
Part 3 – The Important Truth What about false accusations? How do I know you’re telling the truth? I cannot speak much into this question about false accusations, as I have not personally met anyone who spoke of their sexual abuse/assault that I have come to believe was a falsehood. … Continue reading
Cultivating Conversations for Autonomy Over three decades ago, the month of April was established as National Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States. Many other countries, including the United Kingdom, followed suit by also adopting the campaign. The month-long campaign aims to raise awareness, support families, and focuses on … Continue reading
Just simply a message When you feel like it’s an effort to cope When you’re standing at the top of that slippery slope Struggling to comprehend the scale and the scope Clutching at straws while clinging to hope Don’t be afraid of the clutter … Continue reading
What are you doing to look after yourself now? We all need to take stock from time to time. It’s easy to get lost on the journey and sometimes we don’t even know that we may be lost. Like any process or procedure, it makes sense to rest, look backwards … Continue reading
A person-centred approach in working with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It was whilst I was in training that I first worked with a client who had experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA). I drew upon the resources I had acquired through my training and practice – a working awareness … Continue reading
Working therapeutically with trauma Trauma affects many people in unique and individual ways. You may be a survivor of sexual abuse, sustained violence, sexual violence or domestic abuse. You may be a survivor of trauma through the loss of a loved one in traumatic circumstances, you may have witnessed trauma … Continue reading
