Narcissistic Abuse & Coercive Control

Narcissistic Abuse & Coercive Control Therapy in Syracuse, Utah

If you've spent so long questioning your own reality that you're not sure what's true anymore — that's not a character flaw. That's often exactly what happens after prolonged manipulation, control, or psychological abuse. Coercive control doesn't always look like obvious abuse from the outside. It can look like a relationship where you slowly lost yourself, one small compromise at a time.

At Connections Counseling in Syracuse, Utah, we help people recognize and recover from these patterns — whether you're still in the relationship, have recently left, or left years ago and are only now understanding what happened.

What This Can Look Like

Constant self-doubt or feeling like you can't trust your own perception (often called "gaslighting")
Walking on eggshells, adjusting yourself to avoid conflict or punishment
Isolation from friends, family, or your own support system
Financial, social, or logistical control that limited your independence
Cycles of idealization, devaluation, and unpredictable behavior
Feeling responsible for the other person's moods or reactions
Difficulty trusting yourself or new relationships, even after leaving

How We Help

Recovery from narcissistic abuse and coercive control isn't just about the relationship ending — it's about rebuilding a sense of self that may have been eroded slowly, over a long time. We offer a compassionate, trauma-informed space to name what happened, process the confusion and self-doubt it left behind, and rebuild trust in your own judgment.

How Therapy Can Help You

Understand and name the patterns of manipulation and control you experienced
Rebuild trust in your own perception and judgment
Process complex emotions — grief, anger, relief, confusion — without judgment
Reconnect with your identity and independence
Build healthier relationship patterns moving forward

You are not to blame for what happened to you, and you don't have to untangle it alone. We work with individuals throughout Syracuse, Davis County, and Utah.