Women who survive violence are often wracked with guilt and suffer blame unjustly projected upon them by their communities and society generally. With Cognitive Processing Therapy, I have learned to engage these women in discussions about guilt and its resulting emotions, and about how to overcome such feelings.
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| Viviane Maroy Bora Photo: IRC |
My name is Viviane Maroy Bora. I am a psychosocial counselor for the International Rescue Committee in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I work with women and girls who have experienced violence, helping them to recover.