Current research shows that teenage intimate partner violence (IPV) and abuse is real, common and impactful.
Therapy offers an opportunity to identify what healthy respect and consent really feel like, to understand how power, control, emotional and physical abuse appear in young relationships, and to learn how to act and feel differently. Early support can change the course of a person’s relational, mental and emotional well-being. Researchers emphasise: emotional abuse, controlling behaviours and coercion are as serious in teen relationships as physical violence.
It may be that you have realised this is or was a part of your relationship as a young person. Therapy to navigate this offers support for such a complex experience and for developing strong agency and clarity for future relationships.
Current research shows that teenage intimate partner violence (IPV) and abuse is real, common and impactful.
Therapy offers an opportunity to identify what healthy respect and consent really feel like, to understand how power, control, emotional and physical abuse appear in young relationships, and to learn how to act and feel differently. Early support can change the course of a person’s relational, mental and emotional well-being. Researchers emphasise: emotional abuse, controlling behaviours and coercion are as serious in teen relationships as physical violence.
It may be that you have realised this is or was a part of your relationship as a young person. Therapy to navigate this offers support for such a complex experience and for developing strong agency and clarity for future relationships.