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Narcissistic Abuse
Narcissistic Abuse
Laura completed certification for Narcissistic abuse treatment created by Dr. Ramini Durvasula and is certified by the Evergreen Academy as a Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician
Potential Signs Of Narcissistic/Antagonistic Behavior May Include:
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Significantly decreased or absent empathy
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Constant need for attention and admiration
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Impaired ability to accept responsibility or accountability for behaviors
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Poor or absent ability to maintain boundaries
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Inflated sense of self or grandiosity
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High levels of manipulative or exploitative behaviors
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Arrogance, entitlement, and general sense of being smarter, wiser, more attractive, etc. when comparing the self to others
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A victim mentality focused on blaming others for problems, resulting in difficulty getting a person like this to attend therapy or accept blame
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Note: there are different types of narcissism and individual expressions may vary. An antagonistic person can be a romantic partner, parent, sibling, child, friend, or co-worker.
Victims May Experience:
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A sense of something being “off” in the relationship or person
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An unusual number of physical symptoms manifesting, typically with the antagonistic person minimizing or dismissing physical complaints
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Family members or friends may feel staunchly against the person or conversely, may have allegiance to the narcissistic person and act as “flying monkeys”
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Often question if they might be the narcissist
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Blaming self or believing they are the problem and having trouble distinguishing who is at fault
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Losing one’s sense of identity, interest in former hobbies or passions, and changing or shrinking friend connections
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Feeling that their world now revolves around the antagonistic person
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This is more than just a “bad relationship” and represents a pattern of pervasive, consistent behaviors that often include periods of high highs, like love-bombing or future faking, and low lows, which increase in frequency and intensity over time
Our Treatment Method:
Our treatment method is empirically derived and focuses on:
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Psychoeducation Trauma processing Identity recovery
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Psychoeducation: To understand how to heal or cope with narcissistic abuse, you must know what you are dealing with to understand and recognize patterns. Knowledge is power! This stage will also help you to identify and recognize antagonistic patterns in others to avoid interacting with people like this in the future.
Trauma processing: An ability to talk in an environment of non-judgment with a clinician who has experienced narcissistic abuse, both professionally and interpersonally. This stage would include addressing any co-occurring disorders and making recommendations about physical or mental healthcare, when applicable.
Identity recovery: To recover the lost sense of self. Being involved with a narcissist typically includes the loss of personal identity, as a narcissist commands that the attention, time, and resources are devoted totally to them. Victims often feel like they are out-of-touch with hobbies, self-care, sense of self, or friends and family. Healing really takes place here and can be a profound and transformative experience, as victims return to themselves, perhaps for the first time in a long time.
