Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse

This is an in-person 8-week course. It is a supportive group setting intended for guided healing of emotional wounds inflicted by someone with narcissistic traits. The relationship should have been loving and safe, but instead, you were hurt and confused. And most damaging, it left you questioning your perceptions.

What are narcissistic traits?

  • Presents initially as charming, attentive, and safe.
  • Over time, they may demonstrate a sense of being superior, entitled, or special.
  • Often lacking emotional regulation: if they feel inadequate, you will be attacked. Their words or tone become poison darts.
  • Narcissist traits can be hidden or overt. They may not display blatant entitlement. But they are skilled at the sneak attack. So, out of nowhere, you are flattened by their abrupt dismissal or invalidation.
  • They may practice stonewalling, punishing you by not speaking for extended periods because you somehow failed them.
  • Gaslighting is common. Whereby they tell you that your perceptions are wrong.
  • They rarely, if ever, apologize.
  • Overall, they wound others to regulate their internal sense of distress.

The result of being in a long-term relationship with someone with narcissistic traits is that, over time, you become smaller to create a false sense of safety. Your voice is quieted. You may have difficulty in confrontation or defending yourself. It is common to question your perceptions and ask yourself, did that happen?

This class will give you a safe space to explore what happened to you and how to soothe those wounds. The interactive format creates a shared experience of validation and compassion. It will allow you to practice new behaviors as you regain your voice.

I have run interactive groups and classes for over 20 years. I taught and supervised graduate students and interns in running groups to help create change and heal. Being a group member, you are participating in one of the strongest tools for change. This is especially true for recovering from narcissistic abuse. Your perceptions were injured. A class setting will provide you with feedback from others to help support you reclaim your sense of self.