Interpersonal violence takes many forms: domestic violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, coercive control, stalking, and financial abuse are all forms of interpersonal violence that can have profound and lasting effects on mental health, identity, and the ability to feel safe in relationships.
Many people don't immediately recognize what they experienced as abuse. Coercive control can be subtle. Emotional abuse can be easy to minimize. And a lifetime of being told that your perceptions aren't accurate can make it genuinely difficult to trust your own experience. If you're not sure whether what happened to you counts, it counts.
At The Meridian, our therapists specialize in working with survivors of interpersonal and domestic violence using trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches including EMDR, DBT, psycho-education, somatic therapy, and attachment-based care. We understand that the effects of abuse don't end when the relationship does. We are equipped to support clients through every stage of healing, from early safety and stabilization to deeper trauma processing and rebuilding a life beyond survival.
Interpersonal Violence & Domestic Violence Therapy | The Meridian
Common presentations we treat include:
PTSD and complex PTSD related to domestic or sexual violence
Trauma bonding and attachment to an abusive partner
Shame, self-blame, and internalized messages from an abusive relationship
Hypervigilance, anxiety, and difficulty feeling safe
Depression and emotional numbness following abuse
Dissociation and disconnection from self
Difficulty trusting others or forming healthy relationships
Co-parenting trauma and parenting after abuse
Grief over the relationship, the life imagined, or the person lost to abuse
Re-traumatization and navigating the legal system
For referring providers, advocates, and domestic violence organizations in Bozeman, Montana, The Meridian welcomes collaboration and is equipped to receive clients at varying levels of safety and stabilization.