Leaving an abusive relationship — or recognizing that you're in one — is one of the most difficult experiences a person can navigate. Abuse rarely starts with violence. It begins with patterns of control, isolation, criticism, and unpredictability that erode your sense of reality and your confidence in your own perceptions. By the time physical violence enters, many people have been so thoroughly undermined that they doubt their own experience.

At Hope's Beacon in Cheyenne, Wyoming, our therapists offer trauma-informed, survivor-centered counseling for people who have experienced domestic violence, intimate partner abuse, or coercive control — at any stage of their journey, whether they've left, are planning to leave, or are still trying to understand what's happening.

What We Offer

We provide individual therapy to help survivors process what happened, understand the dynamics of abuse, rebuild their sense of self, and develop safety — internally and externally. We work carefully and without rushing, understanding that recovery from an abusive relationship is not linear and that trust must be earned in the therapeutic relationship before deep work can happen.

Trauma Processing

Many survivors of domestic violence meet criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD — experiencing hypervigilance, intrusive memories, emotional numbing, and difficulty trusting others. Our therapists use trauma-informed approaches including TF-CBT, trauma-focused IFS, and somatic-informed work to help the nervous system begin to regulate after chronic threat.

Safety First

Safety planning is integrated into our work with any client in or recently out of a dangerous relationship. We do not push clients toward decisions they aren't ready to make. Our role is to support your autonomy, help you think clearly, and be a stable presence as you navigate a complex and sometimes dangerous situation.

Confidential Care

We take confidentiality seriously and will discuss its limits with you clearly at the outset. We serve Cheyenne in person and Wyoming statewide via telehealth — telehealth can be especially helpful for those whose movements are monitored. Most insurance accepted, including Victim Services funding. Reach out when you're ready.

Our counselors draw on a range of approaches — including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), DBT, EMDR, and mindfulness-based techniques — tailored to you, not a template. We bill all major insurance plans including BCBS, Optum (UHC/UMR), Cigna, Aetna, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, and Victim Services. Self-pay is $100/session, and reduced-rate options are available.