Virtual Therapy · Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Therapy for Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
The doubt was taught. It can be unlearned.
If you’re searching for therapy for narcissistic abuse, you already know the pattern: gaslighting, criticism, and control that trained you to question your own reality. Our virtual sessions bring EMDR, IFS parts work, and trauma-informed counselling to BC, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland & Labrador.
Free 15–20 minute consultation · No referral needed · Sliding scale available
If you need immediate support
If you or someone you know is in crisis or having thoughts of self-harm, please reach out right away — you don't have to wait for a therapy appointment.
- 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline — call or text 988 (24/7, Canada-wide)
- Emergency — call 911 if there is immediate danger
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Does any of this sound familiar?
Emotional abuse rarely announces itself. It builds slowly — by the time you start searching for answers, you may already be doubting yourself. Survivors often describe:
Replaying conversations for hours, wondering if you remembered them right
Apologizing constantly, even when you’re not sure what you did
Walking on eggshells to keep the peace at home or at work
Drifting away from friends and family who “just don’t understand”
Being told you’re too sensitive, too dramatic, impossible to please
Missing the person who hurt you — and feeling ashamed that you do
A quiet fear that maybe you really are the problem
If several of these landed: a sustained pattern of gaslighting, control, and belittling is emotional abuse — whatever the other person’s diagnosis may or may not be. Your reaction to it makes sense.
Recovery-focused therapy can help you:
Name what happened without minimizing it — or blaming yourself
Understand trauma bonding, so the pull back stops feeling like proof of love
Rebuild trust in your own memory, judgment, and instincts
Set boundaries — and hold them without drowning in guilt
Process the trauma itself with EMDR and IFS parts work
Reconnect with who you were before — and decide who you want to be now
How we work with narcissistic abuse recovery
Two clinicians, one trauma-informed approach — paced by you.
Trauma-focused therapy with Mohamad
Mohamad Shabib, MACP, CCC, is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO, EMDRIA-trained in EMDR and trained in IFS Levels 1–2. EMDR reprocesses the memories you still replay — the rages, the moments you were told never happened — so they carry less charge. IFS parts work is gentle with what abuse installs inside: the inner critic that echoes their voice, the part that still defends them, the part that blames you. He also brings CBT for Trauma and addictions training (CACCF), in English or Arabic.
Book with Mohamad →Trauma-informed support with Rola
Rola Shbib, BSW (Hons), RSW, is a Registered Social Worker (OCSWSSW) whose background is in crisis intervention and suicide prevention — steady support for the rawest stage, when you’ve just left, just realized, or are still deciding. Her trauma-informed approach starts with stabilizing: safety, sleep, and a support system abuse may have shrunk. Her honours degree in thanatology also means she treats the end of a relationship like this as a real grief. Sessions in English or Arabic.
Book with Rola →This kind of harm rarely travels alone
Long-term emotional abuse leaves the same fingerprints as other trauma — hypervigilance, shame, a shaken sense of self. These pages go deeper:
Trauma therapy · PTSD & CPTSD therapy · Self-esteem & identity
Practical details — virtual sessions, six provinces
Questions about therapy for narcissistic abuse
What does “narcissistic abuse” actually mean?
It’s the phrase many survivors use to describe a sustained pattern of emotional abuse — gaslighting, belittling, control, blame-shifting, and hot-and-cold affection. In therapy we don’t diagnose the person who hurt you; we focus on the pattern you lived through and what it did to your sense of self.
Do I have to prove the other person is a narcissist to start therapy?
No. Therapy never requires a diagnosis of someone who isn’t in the room — and we won’t offer one. What matters is your experience: if you were repeatedly manipulated, demeaned, or made to doubt your own memory, that is worth taking seriously.
Why do I still miss them if the relationship was so harmful?
That pull is often trauma bonding — an attachment forged by repeating cycles of harm followed by warmth and apology. It’s a recognized response to intermittent reinforcement, not a character flaw. Therapy can help you understand the bond so it loosens over time.
How much does therapy for narcissistic abuse recovery cost?
Individual sessions are $150 per hour, with a sliding scale available if cost is a barrier. Your initial 15–20 minute video consultation is free. This recovery work is individual therapy — we do not book it as couples counselling.
Will my insurance cover sessions?
You’ll receive a receipt after every session. Many extended health plans cover services from a Canadian Certified Counsellor, a Registered Psychotherapist, or a Registered Social Worker — check your specific plan before booking.
Is online therapy private enough for this?
Sessions run over secure video — Zoom, Google Meet, or the Jane platform — and you choose the time and place. If you still share a home with the person who hurt you, tell us at your consultation and we’ll plan scheduling and privacy around your safety.
You don’t have to untangle this alone
Book a free 15–20 minute video consultation. Bring your whole story, or just the confusion — either is a fine place to start. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so.
Book Free ConsultationPrefer to start with Rola? Book with Rola · Or call: (519) 760-5211