Margaret Parkes
has many years' experience and offers many services which include working with
the following: building self-esteem and
finding the lost self, narcissistic abuse, and victims of coercive control,
supporting those who wish to get out of relationship addiction patterns, she
works with young and old who have suffered from bullying. Margaret pays particular attention not only
to emotional issues but also to neurodiverse issues such as ADHD OR ASPERGERS and
the part that this may have played in the life of the client. Margaret is psychoeducational in approach
when required which make progress speedy in most situations.
COERCIVE
CONTROL
Coercive control
is emotional abuse and sometimes physical abuse. With emotional abuse the victim's bruises are
hidden whereas with physical abuse the bruises are visible. Both types of abuse are serious because they
create an unequal controlling power dynamic in the relationship. This gives the perpetrator control, causes
fear and isolation in their partner making it difficult for their victim to
leave. If you are victim of this abuse
and you want change, please contact COERCIVE CONTROL COUNSELLING IRELAND where you will be assisted by
Margaret Parkes to become self-empowered and will regain your lost self and
your freedom to live a life beyond your dreams.
NARCISSISTIC
ABUSE
The malignant
narcissist is manipulative and controlling.
Power is important to them. They
can abuse financially, sexually, emotionally or physically. Narcissistic abuse is becoming more known
about yet it appears to be growing - in relationships, organisations and
socially. It can present as mild put
downs and exclusion to serious ongoing criticism, threats, outbursts, game
playing, lying, silent treatment, unfair control over the finances (to the
point a partner might have to beg for money to pay bills) or severe
life-threatening violence. The
narcissist will deny or lie or blame you about what they have done or said. Often their aim is to diminish you until you
lose your confidence and you become dependent on them. This lying and blaming is gaslighting and its
very confusing for the victim and destabilising to the point they start to
doubt themselves. Sadly, often the victim does not know that they are living
with a narcissist until they themselves become very unwell. Help is at hand for victims of this abuse.
Margaret at NARCISSISTIC ABUSE
COUNSELLNG IRELAND and NARCISSISTIC ABUSE EUROPE will journey
with you to help you to take your power back over your life and to build your
self-esteem so that you may change your life.
RELATIONSHIP
ADDICTION
Relationship Addiction often keeps us attached/enmeshed in toxic
(narcissistic, coercive) relationships.
We can become dependent on a person or people for our self-validation
which takes away our freedom just as being addicted to a substance would, and
we are at risk at staying in these unhealthy relationships. This loss of choice can become a pattern
throughout our lives. Relationship
addiction can also take the form of jumping from relationship to relationship
because we are looking for external validation or we are seeking and dependent
on the high of happy hormones causing us never to be able to settle. Working with Margaret will help you to work
on your recovery from this debilitating addiction and to become free to enjoy
your life perhaps for the first time ever.