Beverly Engel, LMFT
Certifications:
Licensed as a Marriage, Family Therapist, CA
License # 8252
Professional Organizations/Associations
Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist. Board of Behavioral Sciences
Area of Focus:
- Recovery from childhood abuse and neglect (emotional, physical and sexual)
- Healing shame from childhood abuse
- Trauma-informed individual counseling for abuse recovery and relationship concerns
- Helping adult victims identify whether they are being emotionally abused and helping them to end their relationship
- Working with men and women who have repeated the abuse they experienced in childhood
- Recovery from childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault in adulthood
- Empowering women to stand up and speak out against sexual pressure, sexual harassment, and sexual assault
- Working with individuals who have sexual dysfunction and issues with their sexuality related to childhood sexual abuse
- Teaching self-compassion as a healing tool
Education:
M.A. in Psychology, Antioch University
Online Publications:
- Ongoing blog on Psychology Today entitled, The Compassion Chronicles
- Psyhcentral.com
- Huffington Post
Print Publications:
- Freedom at Last: Healing the Shame of Childhood Sexual Abuse (2022)
- Escaping Emotional Abuse (2020)
- It Wasn’t Your Fault: Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the
Power of Self-Compassion (2015) - Divorcing a Parent (2014)
- The Nice Girl Syndrome (2010)
- Healing Your Emotional Self: A Powerful Program to Help You Raise Your Self-Esteem,
Quiet Your Inner Critic and Overcome Your Shame (2007) - The Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Syndrome (2007)
- Breaking the Cycle of Abuse (2005)
- Honor Your Anger (2004)
- The Emotionally Abusive Relationship (2003)
- The Power of Apology (2002) —Finalist for Books for a Better Life Award
- Loving Him without Losing You (2001)
- The Emotionally Abused Woman (1992)
- The Right to Innocence, Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse (1990)