By Belen Anchondo, MS, LPC-Intern, NCC – McCoy Family Shelter Counselor

Guilt and shame are common feelings experienced by sexual assault survivors of any age.  As part of the assault, survivors are often led to believe that it is their fault. After a while, they start to believe they are bad which moves them from guilt to shame. This often takes away from the survivor’s estimation of their self-value because shame becomes a maladaptive thought process, which only grows as more time ...