Understanding Abuse: A Therapist’s Guide to Breaking the Cycle (6-Part Series)
Abuse isn’t about losing your temper—it’s a pattern of control that builds quietly until it feels impossible to escape or stop.
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I’m Ellen Whyte, BSc Psych (Hons), MCouns (Dist)—a psychotherapist with 10 years’ experience and 500+ abuse cases across 20+ countries. I work exclusively online with adults, helping them recover from emotional abuse, manipulation, and control—whether they’ve lived through it or caused it.
This six-part series shares practical, therapy-tested insights to help you heal or make real change. Whether you’re a target or using abusive patterns, awareness flips the script. It’s not easy, but expert support makes it possible.
Why This Series Matters
Bala is terrified to leave Siti because she’s threatened to stop him from seeing the kids—ever.
Having been screamed at and called names, Cassy has panic attacks whenever her boss frowns.
Kelly discovered Jo put the bills in her name, and Jo never pays her share.
Dennis thinks he’s teasing, but his dates walk out on him, saying he’s just cruel.
Julie longs for love, but her jealousy and tantrums sabotage her.
Abuse is complex and pervasive. Disguised as love, protection, or values, it kills romantic, familial, or professional for targets and abusers.
That’s why this series tackles abuse’s foundations:
- Part 1: What It Really Is And How It Works—unpacks intimidation, gaslighting, and honeymoon cycles that trap you.
- Part 2: No Bruises? It’s Still Abuse—latest MRI studies show how childhood spanking and yelling cause brain damage as severe as caning or extreme sexual violence, with lifelong mental health fallout.
- Part 3: Why Some People Choose To Be Abusive—are abusers born sick? Where they learn skills, and how abusive behaviour becomes habit-forming.
- Part 4: You Can’t ‘Work On It’ Together—why abuse isn’t a “relationship problem” for couples therapy, and why it can be dangerous.
- Part 5: Why Leaving Is So Hard (And Why You Keep Going Back)—the hopes and fears trapping targets in dangerous relationships.
- Part 6: You Don't 'Attract' Abusers—why it’s not your fault, and never has been.
These pieces boost your knowledge to turbocharge sessions with clear, evidence-informed guidance and next steps.
Ready to break free? Message me for a free 15-minute consultation.
Email: ellen.whyte@gmail.com
WhatsApp: +44 7514 408143
