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<p>The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) perceive and experience the process of counseling with a focus on exploring the lived experiences of survivors of intimate partner violence and their perceptions of counselors as well as the process of counseling, with specific emphasis on sociocultural contexts. Through a qualitative design using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), we explored the experiences of six women survivors. Six women who experienced IPV completed in-depth, semi-structured interviews and follow-up interviews, sharing their perceptions of working with professional counselors and the process of counseling. Four major themes emerged: (a) counseling as a healing process which saves lives; (b) facilitative counselor dispositions with subthemes of safety, affirmation, and expressing vulnerability; (c) boundary issues impeding client progress with subthemes of self-disclosure, premature broaching, and early termination; and (d) facilitative counseling processes with subthemes of building capacity, accurate assessment, and timely interventions<i>.</i> Gaining insight into survivors’ experiences working with counselors can be a valuable resource for counseling professionals working with or interested in working with survivors of IPV.</p>

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Lived Experiences of Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Counseling

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年7月17日

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  • Jyotsana Sharma,
  • Alexis J. Isaac,
  • Matthew C. Fullen,
  • J. Logan Riddle

摘要

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) perceive and experience the process of counseling with a focus on exploring the lived experiences of survivors of intimate partner violence and their perceptions of counselors as well as the process of counseling, with specific emphasis on sociocultural contexts. Through a qualitative design using interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), we explored the experiences of six women survivors. Six women who experienced IPV completed in-depth, semi-structured interviews and follow-up interviews, sharing their perceptions of working with professional counselors and the process of counseling. Four major themes emerged: (a) counseling as a healing process which saves lives; (b) facilitative counselor dispositions with subthemes of safety, affirmation, and expressing vulnerability; (c) boundary issues impeding client progress with subthemes of self-disclosure, premature broaching, and early termination; and (d) facilitative counseling processes with subthemes of building capacity, accurate assessment, and timely interventions. Gaining insight into survivors’ experiences working with counselors can be a valuable resource for counseling professionals working with or interested in working with survivors of IPV.