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Caring Comes at a Cost: Vicarious Trauma in Survivor Work

Therapists working with DV Survivors /

You are not broken. You are absorbing what is too much for one heart to carry alone. Dear Colleague, Vicarious trauma is not a personal failing. It is a natural response to holding story after story of harm, survival, and resilience. It builds slowly. One session, one disclosure, one crisis at a time. And often, […]

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Why Survivors Return: The Grip of Intermittent Reinforcement

Therapists working with DV Survivors /

It is not weakness. It is conditioning. And it is trauma. Dear Colleague, One of the most painful things providers witness is when a survivor returns to a harmful relationship. It can feel heartbreaking and disorienting. But what looks like regression is often part of a powerful trauma pattern called intermittent reinforcement. This pattern keeps

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