Abandonment and Neglect

5 Signs of Unresolved Abandonment Trauma

2026-03-24T08:24:37+00:00

🎧 Listen to this article https://culvercitychristiancounseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Culver-City-Christian-Counseling-5-Signs-of-Unresolved-Abandonment-Trauma-1.mp3 The word “abandonment” might conjure up images of a child left on a doorstep overnight, or a person left behind after their partner fled unexpectedly. That feeling of isolation, fear, and vulnerability sticks with us when we perceive we have been rejected or abandoned. Unresolved abandonment trauma [...]

5 Signs of Unresolved Abandonment Trauma2026-03-24T08:24:37+00:00

What Does Abandonment Look Like After Decades of Marriage?

2024-10-28T19:37:56+00:00

According to marriage research spanning decades, abandonment after years of marriage does happen. But what does that look like, and how do you know if you are abandoning your spouse or vice versa? This article will help you identify whether you or your spouse is experiencing symptoms of abandonment in marriage. The good news [...]

What Does Abandonment Look Like After Decades of Marriage?2024-10-28T19:37:56+00:00

6 Tips For Managing Abandonment Issues In Adults

2024-11-26T11:11:44+00:00

“When one is abandoned, one is left alone. This can happen through physical absence as well as physical presence. In fact, to be abandoned by someone who is physically present is much more crazymaking.” – John Bradshaw What are Abandonment Issues? Abandonment issues in adults can be linked to early childhood trauma. Abandonment issues [...]

6 Tips For Managing Abandonment Issues In Adults2024-11-26T11:11:44+00:00

Eight Phases of Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

2024-11-26T11:14:32+00:00

EMDR (or Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) was developed by Francine Shapiro once she developed the AIP (Adaptive Information Processing) model. According to emdria.org, “Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an extensively researched, effective psychotherapy method proven to help people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and [...]

Eight Phases of Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)2024-11-26T11:14:32+00:00

Grieving “Living Deaths”

2025-01-17T03:06:00+00:00

Are you dealing with grief that exists even though an actual death has not occurred? This type of grief is called a “living death.” Living deaths can be just as painful as an actual death. If you are grieving this type of hurt, there is hope and help for you through Christian grief counseling. [...]

Grieving “Living Deaths”2025-01-17T03:06:00+00:00

The Many Faces of Trauma: 6 Tips to Help You Cope

2024-11-26T11:21:32+00:00

Trauma has many different faces and can happen in many different places. It can be debilitating, make you feel as though time is standing still, and make you question if life will ever be the same. Trauma can make you question if you will ever be the same. Will you keep having flashbacks? Will [...]

The Many Faces of Trauma: 6 Tips to Help You Cope2024-11-26T11:21:32+00:00

How Do the Different Attachment Styles Affect Relationships?

2024-11-26T11:24:15+00:00

“I think I have attachment issues” is a statement that’s often uttered within romantic relationships as individuals wrestle with feeling like they either get attached way too easily or struggle getting attached to other people. Attachment issues can rear up as you navigate the dating phase of a relationship all the way into marriage [...]

How Do the Different Attachment Styles Affect Relationships?2024-11-26T11:24:15+00:00

5 Steps to Recovering from Abandonment Issues

2024-11-26T11:36:48+00:00

One of the most emotionally scarring events a person can feel is abandonment. When a person has experienced it, it greatly affects how they view themselves. They may feel helpless, incomplete, insignificant, and unwanted despite their personal talents and achievements. The usual consequence of abandonment is that the one who was abandoned often tries [...]

5 Steps to Recovering from Abandonment Issues2024-11-26T11:36:48+00:00

Fear of Abandonment in Dating Relationships

2024-11-26T11:49:22+00:00

Having the “fear of abandonment” while in a dating relationship can leave you feeling vulnerable and insecure. You are eager to commit yourself in a loving relationship, but “what if” thoughts of being abandoned are preventing you from building trust or being able to enjoy creating a companionship. Lessons to Help You Overcome the [...]

Fear of Abandonment in Dating Relationships2024-11-26T11:49:22+00:00

How to Overcome Your Fear of Abandonment

2024-11-26T11:52:12+00:00

In the following article, we will define and describe abandonment and then will discuss the seven prevalent symptoms associated with a fear of abandonment. If you find that any of that this sounds like it applies to you, we would love a chance to set up a time to meet and to chat with you [...]

How to Overcome Your Fear of Abandonment2024-11-26T11:52:12+00:00

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