Potter's Wheel Counseling

Sometimes your abuse didn't happen as a child, but occurred in your adult life. That type of abuse also has a tendency to affect your behavior in an ongoing way. While it may not seem as traumatizing as childhood abuse, it can still cause difficulty in healthy functioning.

The misuse or mistreatment of an individual. It can be physical, sexual, verbal or emotional. Abuse, even if it lasts for a short time, leaves lasting effects on the person who has been abused. A study done by Kaiser Permanente and the CDC (the ACEs study) shows the correlation between childhood abuse and addiction or mental illness in adulthood. If you experienced childhood abuse and you find yourself struggling with emotional problems, addictions or relationships as an adult, there is probably a connection between those two things.

At Potter's Wheel, we help you to make the connection between the abuse and your current behavior or emotions while helping you to grieve over the losses associated with both of those things. Once the grieving is done, the struggle to overcome problem behaviors and emotions becomes much easier... if there's any struggle at all.

To find out if your past abuse might be contributing to your current problems, call us at 770-386-0776 or CLICK to send an email requesting an appointment for with one of our counselors.