Make sense of what happened
Understand the dynamics of narcissistic abuse and release the self-blame.
Narcissistic abuse recovery therapy · Florida + Virginia
Narcissistic abuse recovery therapist in Florida & Virginia.
Specialized virtual therapy for adults healing from narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, emotional abuse, and relationship trauma.
You are not imagining it. You can trust yourself again.
Let’s talk about what you’re experiencing and whether I’m the right therapist for you.
Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC) · Licensed in FL + VA · Aetna · UnitedHealthcare · Cigna
Direct. Compassionate. In your corner.
A place to stop second-guessing yourself
Rebuild self-trust
Reconnect with your voice, your values, and the parts of you that were silenced.
Move forward with clarity
Set boundaries, make aligned choices, and create a life that feels like yours.
Gaslighting phrases
“You’re too sensitive.”
“You’re imagining things.”
“I was just joking.”
When words like these are repeated, it can become hard to trust your own feelings, memory, and judgment. You do not need to decide what to call the relationship before taking its impact seriously.
Explore support for emotional abuseWho I help
I help adults who are ready to feel more like themselves again.
You may not have the perfect language for what happened. You only need a sense that something in the relationship changed how you see yourself.
- Recovering from narcissistic abuse
- Healing after a narcissistic relationship
- Trying to understand gaslighting
- Struggling with self-doubt
- Experiencing trauma bonding
- Learning to set boundaries
- Dealing with a narcissistic parent
- Recovering after divorce
- Experiencing anxiety after emotional abuse
- Trying to rebuild their identity
- Afraid to trust themselves again
- Dating after an emotionally abusive relationship
What therapy looks like
What happens in narcissistic abuse therapy?
There is no pressure to tell your whole story at once. We begin with what feels most present, then make room for understanding, healing, and change at a pace that works for you.
- 01
We make sense of what happened.
Put words to experiences that may have left you confused or alone.
- 02
We identify the patterns.
Notice what repeats, what activates you, and what has been hard to name.
- 03
We reduce self-blame.
Separate what happened to you from the stories you learned to carry about yourself.
- 04
We rebuild self-trust.
Reconnect with your feelings, memory, judgment, and inner voice.
- 05
We learn boundaries.
Practice limits that feel clear, realistic, and possible to hold.
- 06
We process the emotional impact.
Make room for grief, anger, anxiety, and the parts of you that had to stay quiet.
- 07
We build healthier relationships.
Recognize what safety, reciprocity, and respect can look like in real life.
- 08
We help you reconnect with yourself.
Build a life with more room for your needs, choices, and peace.
A different kind of therapy
You do not need to make your story sound smaller here.
Recovery from emotional abuse is not about proving what happened. It is about understanding the patterns, caring for the impact, and finding your way back to yourself.
Explore narcissistic abuse recoveryHow I can help
Support for what you are carrying.
Primary
Closely related
Emotional abuse therapy
A steady place to name what happened and begin trusting yourself again.
Trauma therapy
A private place to understand what your nervous system has been carrying and begin to feel more like yourself.
Codependency therapy
Make room for your needs, your boundaries, and relationships that do not ask you to disappear.
Anxiety after abuse
Understand the worry beneath the worry and make room to breathe again.
Other services
Featured resources
Resources for understanding what happened.
Clear, compassionate reading for making sense of self-doubt, emotional attachment, and gaslighting.
Why Do I Question Myself After Narcissistic Abuse?
Understand why gaslighting can leave you doubting your memory and judgment.
Read articleTrauma Bonding With a Narcissist
Understand why leaving does not always end the emotional attachment.
Read articleAm I Being Gaslighted?
Learn the signs and why gaslighting can be so difficult to recognize.
Read articleMeet Jami
Jami Saperstein, MS, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Florida & Virginia
Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC)
Specializing in narcissistic abuse recovery, emotional abuse, relationship trauma and anxiety
Therapy that is real, supportive, and collaborative.
I bring specialized training, lived understanding, warmth, honesty, and practical tools to our work together.
A gentle next step
You do not have to know exactly what you need before reaching out.
A free 15-minute consultation gives us a chance to talk briefly about what’s been happening and whether I’m the right therapist for you.
Schedule a Free 15-Minute ConsultationWhen you are ready