Understanding Emotional Abuse in Relationships Workshop with picture of woman sitting in a cage.

Workshop For Women

Next date: 23 November, 2024 @ 10am – 1pm

Venue: 307 Wattletree Rd, Malvern East | Duration: 3 hours | Cost: $295

To book: Call 03 9500 0455 or submit Booking Form

Presenter: Krasi Kirova, our psychologist specialising in emotional and psychological abuse in relationships, coercive control, DV, and dealing/separating with a narcissistic partner. Krasi has extensive training in trauma-informed approaches and family violence as well as a large referral network relating to these issues.

Questioning the dynamics of your relationship and the way your partner treats you? Feeling chronically confused, doubtful or unsettled? Constantly apologising even when you are unsure why? Friends or family expressing concerns about your partner? Researching gaslighting or narcissistic abuse online, wondering if this applies to you?

You Are Not Alone

Identifying the patterns of emotional abuse in intimate relationships is difficult because by their nature they involve distortion, justifications and blame-shifting, making you doubt your judgment and remain silent. It leaves you emotionally depleted, confused, doubtful and isolated, trying to make sense of an ever-shifting cycle between good days and occasional acts of kindness to bad days of put-downs, blame, callousness, excessive jealousy and micromanaging.

If you are finding yourself chronically apologising to your partner, always walking on eggshells around them, constantly self-monitoring and self-censoring what you say, becoming cut-off from friends and family, and feeling the need to record conversations or arguments – you are likely experiencing emotional abuse.

If all this sounds familiar, this workshop is for you. Join me and learn:

What emotional abuse IS and what it IS NOT
The 3 Ds of emotional abuse – Disrespect, Distort and Disempower
Common patterns of emotionally abusive relationships
Emotional abuse vs healthy relationships
The mental and physical impact of emotional abuse
Can things improve and how?
What are realistic expectations for the future

What you can expect:

An intimate group environment with only 6-8 women
Practical in-depth information by a practitioner that specialises in this area
Real-world examples that help illustrate the harmful dynamics discussed
Guided reflections and lively discussions
Opportunity for questions & answers throughout

Important: Please note this is a psychoeducational workshop, not a therapy group. While some personal questions and experiences come up in discussions, self-disclosure is not required and personal sharing is contained.

Free Workshop Resources:

3D Handout

Impact of Emotional Abuse Handout

Resources on Emotional Abuse Handout

Wondering if this workshop is for you?

This is a space for any woman seeking to understand the nature of intimate emotional abuse through a practical, well-informed and considerate approach to the topic. This workshop was designed with you in mind if:

You are currently in a relationship that doesn’t feel right but are unsure if it would be considered emotionally abusive.
You are aware that you are experiencing emotional abuse but still doubt if it’s that bad or hope your partner will change. You can’t decide if you should leave or wait for improvement.
A past relationship left you confused, emotionally scarred and feeling like you lost a part of yourself, and you are still trying to make sense of it.
You wish to expand your awareness in your work about the signs, dynamics and psychological impact of emotional abuse in relationships – e.g. you work in couples therapy, social or community services, the legal system etc.
You are supporting a friend or family member that is dealing with an emotionally abusive relationship.