All of us are hardwired with the desire to belong to a people and a place. We long for the experience of being loved and knowing that we are loved. When that desire is not met, our hearts ache from a sense of loss.

It is a sad fact that people can still face issues of abandonment and neglect even though they are part of families and homes where other issues such as alcohol or domestic abuse are absent.

Your story may be that you’ve experienced abandonment and neglect, whether as an adult or as a child – whether you were left alone for extended periods and left uncared for as a child, or if you didn’t receive the care and support you needed from your spouse. You may have received minimal support and communication in your home or family, leading to a loss of emotional connection.

Or it may be that for you, abandonment is not something that you have experienced, but something that you fear happening to you – you are afraid that you will lose a loved one and be left alone.

All of this can lead to:

You don’t have to deal with this alone. If you’ve experienced, or live in fear of, abandonment and neglect, you need to seek the help you need.

At Thousand Oaks Christian Counseling, the counselors are committed to providing you with wise and compassionate faith-based support as they help you work through mistrust, grief, and pain and move toward healing, a sense of self-worth and peace.

Contact us today to find out more about counseling for abandonment issues at Thousand Oaks Christian Counseling.