Coaching Victims of Narcissistic and Emotionally Abusive Relationships
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Coaching Victims of Narcissistic and Emotionally Abusive Relationships
Summary
Emotionally abusive and coercively controlling relationships can erode a person’s confidence, judgment, sense of safety, and ability to make decisions. According to the CDC, 30.2% of U.S. women and 22.3% of U.S. men report experiencing psychological aggression by an intimate partner during their lifetime. Coaches may encounter clients trying to make sense of destructive relational patterns involving power differentials, intermittent reinforcement, coercive control, trauma bonding, gaslighting, and the misuse of Scripture or spiritual authority. Participants examine how trauma-related distress and moral injury may contribute to fear, shame, guilt, self-blame, and conflicted values. Trauma-informed coaching emphasizes safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment while helping clients recognize patterns and strengthen their ability to think and choose for themselves. Practical coaching questions help clients distinguish freely chosen Christian virtues from fear-based compliance, evaluate whether responsibility, repentance, care, and meaningful change are present in a relationship, and move toward greater clarity, agency, wisdom, and values-consistent decisions.
Learning Objectives
Participants will...
- Identify patterns associated with emotionally abusive relationships, including power differentials, intermittent reinforcement, coercive control, and trauma bonding.
- Recognize indicators of trauma-related distress and moral injury that may influence fear, shame, guilt, self-blame, personal values, and decision-making.
- Apply trauma-informed coaching questions that help clients recognize relational patterns, strengthen personal agency, and make values-consistent decisions.
Presenter
Leslie Vernick, M.S.W.
Continuing Education
1 credit hour
Continuing Education Accreditations applicable to this course:
IBCC
*This course is not approved for NBCC credit and does not meet CE requirements for state licensure for mental health professionals
Note: This course does not meet CE requirements for licensed mental health professionals.
American Association of Christian Counselors has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7543. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Association of Christian Counselors is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) is an Approved Continuing Education CE provider by the International Board of Christian Care (IBCC). American Association of Christian Counselors is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) offers some psychologists, therapists, counselors, social workers and play therapists Continuing Education (CE) credit due for good standing with certain states and a limited number of professional organizations. It remains the responsibility of each participant to be aware of state licensure and CE requirements.
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