Counselling
from Hurting to Healing
At Hurting to Healing, we understand how very difficult it can be to come and talk to strangers about very painful and distressing experiences of being abused and or neglected as a child. We understand that it can be confusing to recognise that the current struggles you are experiencing today may be direct or indirect consequences of abuse you suffered when a child. Our founder, the late Dr. Moira Walker wrote in "Surviving Secrets"
"Whenever we work with an adult who has been abused as a child, we also work with the frightened and hurt child they once were, and who is still hiding within. As Alice Miller says:
'The goal of therapy is to allow the silenced child in us to speak and feel. Gradually the banishment of our knowledge is revoked, and in the course of this process, as the erstwhile torments and the still-existent prisons become evident, we also discover our history, ourself and our buried capacity for love.' (1991:189)
The child can manifest themselves in many ways, but when they make an appearance they need to be noticed, listened to and treated with the greatest care and respect."
We know that it understandably takes time for survivors of childhood abuse to trust, when you may never have felt the experience of being safe, of being believed, or of having your experiences and suffering validated by another. If you would like to find out more about what we offer, and to discover whether our service might be appropriate for what you need at this time, please read on.
