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Para muchas mujeres hispanas, vivir con abuso doméstico puede sentirse abrumador, aislante y aterrador. Las presiones culturales, las barreras del idioma y el miedo a no ser comprendida suelen hacer que pedir ayuda sea aún más difícil. En Amplified Life Counseling & Coaching, queremos que sepa que no está sola. Con la guía de una compasiva consejera bilingüe por telehealth, usted puede comenzar el camino hacia la seguridad, la sanación y la esperanza.

La Lucha Silenciosa que Muchas Mujeres Enfrentan

El abuso doméstico no siempre es físico. También puede ser emocional, verbal, financiero o espiritual. Para muchas mujeres hispanas, los valores de unidad familiar, lealtad y sacrificio pueden hacer más difícil reconocer el abuso o sentirse con derecho a buscar ayuda. Cuando un abusador utiliza la manipulación o las amenazas, la víctima puede sentirse atrapada y sin voz.

No saber a dónde acudir—especialmente si el inglés no es su primer idioma—puede hacer que estos sentimientos sean aún más pesados. Por eso, Amplified Life Counseling & Coaching ofrece acceso a una consejera bilingüe que entiende los desafíos únicos que enfrentan las mujeres hispanas y que puede brindar atención en español o en inglés.

Por Qué Es Importante Hablar

Uno de los efectos más dolorosos del abuso es el silencio: la creencia de que nadie le va a creer, o de que usted no merece algo mejor. Pero usted sí merece seguridad, respeto y amor. Hablar con una consejera profesional puede ser un punto de cambio en su vida. La consejería brinda:

• Validación – Un espacio seguro donde sus experiencias y sentimientos son reconocidos.

• Apoyo – Orientación práctica para ayudarle a dar pasos hacia la seguridad y la sanación.

• Empoderamiento – Herramientas para reconstruir la confianza y reclamar su futuro.

Nuestra consejera bilingüe por telehealth se especializa en apoyar a mujeres que enfrentan abuso emocional y físico, ofreciendo tanto comprensión como la experiencia profesional necesaria para ayudarle a avanzar.

Atención Accesible a Través de Telehealth

Sabemos que el transporte, el cuidado de los hijos o las preocupaciones de seguridad pueden dificultar buscar ayuda en persona. Por eso, Amplified Life ofrece sesiones de consejería confidenciales mediante telehealth. Usted puede conectarse en privado con nuestra consejera bilingüe desde su propio hogar, ya sea que se sienta más cómoda hablando en español o en inglés.

El telehealth le permite recibir la ayuda que necesita sin ponerse en mayor riesgo. Con solo un teléfono, tableta o computadora, puede hablar con una profesional que entiende su cultura, su idioma y el profundo dolor del abuso, y que puede guiarle hacia la seguridad y la esperanza.

Dando el Próximo Paso

Si usted es una mujer hispana que está enfrentando abuso, sepa que no está sola y que existe ayuda segura y confidencial. Buscar apoyo no significa que usted sea débil—significa que está eligiendo el valor, la seguridad y un futuro más brillante para usted y sus seres queridos.

En Amplified Life Counseling & Coaching, nuestra dedicada consejera bilingüe por telehealth está aquí para acompañarla. Con compasión, experiencia y la capacidad de brindarle atención en español o en inglés, estamos aquí para apoyarla en la creación de una vida libre de abuso.

¿Quiere Hablar Hoy con una Consejera Sobre Esto?

Complete y envíe el formulario a continuación, o llame a Amplified Life al 616-499-4711 y solicite su “Consulta Telefónica Gratuita de 15 Minutos” con nuestra consejera licenciada, bilingüe y de telehealth, Andrea Inostroza, MS, LLPC. Andrea aporta años de experiencia profesional apoyando y guiando a mujeres como usted.

También puede comunicarse con Andrea por correo electrónico (en inglés o español) a care@amplife.

We Can Help.

For many Hispanic women, living with domestic abuse can feel overwhelming, isolating, and terrifying. Cultural pressures, language barriers, and fear of not being understood often make it even harder to reach out for help. At Amplified Life Counseling & Coaching, we want you to know that you are not alone. With the guidance of a compassionate, bilingual telehealth counselor, you can begin the journey toward safety, healing, and hope.

The Silent Struggle Many Women Face

Domestic abuse is not always physical. It can also be emotional, verbal, financial, or spiritual. For many Hispanic women, values of family unity, loyalty, and sacrifice may make it harder to recognize abuse or to feel justified in seeking help. When an abuser uses manipulation or threats, victims may feel trapped and voiceless.

Not knowing where to turn—especially if English is not your first language—can make these feelings even heavier. That is why Amplified Life Counseling & Coaching provides access to a bilingual counselor who understands the unique challenges faced by Hispanic women and can provide care in Spanish or English.

Why Speaking Up Matters

One of the most painful effects of abuse is silence—the belief that no one will believe you, or that you don’t deserve better. But you do deserve safety, respect, and love. Reaching out to a professional counselor can be a turning point. Counseling provides:

• Validation – A safe place where your experiences and feelings are acknowledged.
  
  

• Support – Practical guidance to help you take steps toward safety and healing.
  
  

• Empowerment – Tools to rebuild confidence and reclaim your future.
  
  

Our bilingual telehealth counselor specializes in supporting women who are facing emotional and physical abuse, offering both understanding and the professional expertise to help you move forward.

Accessible Care Through Telehealth

We know that transportation, childcare, or safety concerns can make it difficult to seek in-person help. That’s why Amplified Life offers confidential telehealth counseling sessions. You can connect privately with our bilingual counselor from your own home, whether you feel more comfortable speaking in Spanish or English.

Telehealth allows you to get the help you need without putting yourself at additional risk. With just a phone, tablet, or computer, you can talk to a professional who understands your cultural background, your language, and the deep pain of abuse—and who can help guide you toward safety and hope.

Taking the Next Step

If you are a Hispanic woman struggling with abuse, please know that you are not alone and that safe, confidential help is available. Reaching out does not mean you are weak—it means you are choosing courage, safety, and a brighter future for yourself and your loved ones.

At Amplified Life Counseling & Coaching, our dedicated bilingual telehealth counselor is here to walk alongside you. With compassion, expertise, and the ability to provide care in Spanish or English, we are here to support you in creating a life free from abuse.

Want to talk to a counselor today about this? 

Complete and submit the form below, or Call Amplified Life at 616-499-4711 and ask for your “Free 15 Minute Phone Consultation" with our licensed, bilingual, telehealth counselor, Andrea Inostroza, MS, LLPC.  Andrea brings years of professional experience supporting and guiding women just like you.  You can also reach Andrea via email (english or spanish) to care@amplife.us 

 

 

 

 

 

Individuals with threatening, intimidating and negative personality traits undermine relationships, households and organizations. Individuals all around us have their own unique personalities. Undoubtedly, we all encounter individuals from time to time with personalities that are challenging, emotionally abusive and even aggressive. When we better understand individuals with difficult personalities, it keeps us from taking things personally, and enables us to help create a safe and productive environment for others.

Some of the more dominant difficult personality traits include:

 

• Hostile people – These individuals are often abusive and intimidating, finding pleasure in the fear they create.  They enjoy reacting, so they’ll wait for others to challenge them.
  
  
• Narcissistic people –  These  individuals  are interested in being the center of attention as often as possible.  They want to look like the expert who can do everything better than you.
  
  
• Passive-aggressive people – These individuals are  sly  and  cunning  when  they  undercut authority. They will insult people in a sarcastic way and claim they are just joking.
  
  
• Negative people – People with this personality trait distrust anyone in power or authority. They are the only ones who know the right way and can find a downside to anything.
  
  
• Antisocial people – These individuals resist attempts to be engaged socially, making it impossible to know what they are thinking or doing.  Antisocial people typically distrust others and assume everyone is against them.

 

ACTION STEPS

 

When interacting with hostile people:

✓  Find ways for them to let off steam and calm down without becoming abusive.

✓  Address them by name, and calmly state what you want to discuss.

✓  Set boundaries and avoid engaging them in front of an audience. 

 

When interacting with narcissistic people:

✓  Refuse to argue or act like you know more than they do.

✓  Explain  that  you  would  like  to  use  your knowledge too.

 

✓  Set   clear   boundaries,   expectations   and consequences.

 

When interacting with passive-aggressive people:

 

✓  Focus on the issue, not the person, and limit potential for personalizing.

✓  Meet with the individual in private or with one of your managerial peers.

✓  Let them know you will not tolerate their sarcasm and undercutting. 

 

When interacting with negative people:

✓ Focus on the facts of a situation and what needs to happen next.

✓  Avoid  engaging  in  discussion  or debate about possible solutions.

✓  Instead, ask them what would be different if the problem was solved.

When interacting with antisocial people:

✓ Use  open-ended  questions  when  you speak to them and engage them.

✓  Be comfortable with silence and wait for them to respond.

✓  Build rapport casually rather than engaging intensely too quickly.

 

KEEP IN MIND

 

Dealing with difficult personality traits in the people we love or work with requires effort, and it can be frustrating and discouraging. Remember, you’re not alone when it comes to figuring out how to work with those who have some of these traits. Consider engaging a life coach or counselor for guidance on next steps.

 

Want to talk to a counselor today about this? 

Call us at 800-453-7733 and ask for your “Free 15 Minute Phone Consultation" with one of our licensed counselors. We’ll listen, answer questions you may have, and help you plan next steps.

Leaving an Abusive Relationship

Domestic abuse is defined as a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship. Every abusive relationship is different, but there is one commonality: the abusive partner does many things to establish and maintain power and control over their partner.

Domestic abuse can include physical and sexual violence, threats and intimidation, emotional abuse, and economic deprivation. A relationship does not need to be violent to be abusive, but the danger of being seriously injured or killed greatly increases within relationships that include physical and sexual violence.

People who are in an abusive relationship may feel confused, afraid, angry, or trapped. All of these emotions are normal responses to abuse. If you are in an abusive relationship, you may also blame yourself for what is happening, but the truth is that you are never responsible for your partner’s abusive behaviors.

Despite promises and pleas from the abusive partner, change rarely occurs. Rather, the intensity and frequency of the abuse often increases and escalates over time.

How to Get out of an Abusive Relationship

Abusive partners often do and say things to shift the blame onto the victim or even deny that the abuse ever took place. There are many other reasons people stay in abusive relationships and leaving can often be very complicated.

Leaving can also be the most dangerous time for a victim of abuse. Because abuse is about power and control, leaving the relationship is the victim taking control and the abusive partner’s power is threatened. This could cause the abusive partner to retaliate in destructive ways.

If you are in an abusive relationship, there is help available to you. There are local, state, and national organizations dedicated to helping you leave, be in a safe space, and gain control of your life and wellbeing. These organizations can help you create a safety plan.

A safety plan will map out preparing to leave, when you leave, and after you leave. It will plan ways to cope with emotions, tell friends and family about the abuse, take legal action, and more. Having a safety plan laid out in advance can help you protect yourself in stressful moments.

Preparing to Leave

As mentioned above, leaving an abusive relationship can escalate the abuse. It is important to take certain actions as you are preparing to leave:

• Keep evidence of physical abuse (pictures of injuries)
• In a safe place, keep a journal of all violent incidences (noting dates), and of events and threats made, if possible
• Know where you can get help. Tell someone what is happening to you
• If you are injured, seek medical help and ask that your visit is documented
• Plan with your children and identify a safe place for them
• Contact your local shelter and find out about laws and other resources available to you before you have to use them during a crisis
• Try to set money aside or ask family or friends to hold money for you

Leaving an Abusive Relationship

As you create your safety plan, you can make a plan for how and where you will escape quickly. You may ask for a police escort or stand-by when you leave. If you have to leave in a hurry, try to take as many of the following items as possible:

• Driver’s license/identification/passports
• Birth certificate and children’s birth certificates
• Social security cards
• Checking/savings account books, money, financial information
• Legal protective order (if you have one in place)
• Copies of lease/rental agreements or deed to your home
• Car registration and insurance papers
• Health and life insurance papers
• Medical records for you and your children
• Medications
• Valuable jewelry
• Pictures/sentimental items

After you Leave

There are precautions to take after you leave to keep you and your family safe. Below are some examples, though you may want to collaborate with domestic abuse organizations that can help you  create a detailed safety plan specific to your situation.

• Call law enforcement to enforce the protective order and give copies of the restraining order to employers, neighbors, and school officials along with a picture of the offender
• Get caller ID and screen your calls, maintain a different daily routine, go to work different hours and take a different route
• Change the route in taking your children to and from school, or consider changing their schools
• Use different stores and reschedule appointments the offender may be aware of
• Install security systems if possible, and replace wooden doors with steel or metal doors

Though leaving an abusive relationship can be complicated and require many changes in your life, there is help available to you for every step along the way.

 

Want to talk to a counselor today about this? 

Call us at 800-453-7733 and ask for your “Free 15 Minute Phone Consultation" with one of our licensed counselors. We’ll listen, answer questions you may have, and help you plan next steps.

 

Sources:

https://www.thehotline.org/help/

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm