Hey Katie,
I'm sorry this must be such a hard time for your right now. I think you're doing the right thing though and I really admire you. I want you to know you seem like an amazing, special, strong person even though I know you probably feel far from it, at least know that that's what we believe.
I only rarely witnessed domestic violence, but I know how frightened it made me feel, and I can't imagine how awful it must have been facing it so severely on such a regular basis. I experienced a lot of violence at school, and I still can't think about what I saw happen to other people. It is too hard, but I really think you are amazing for starting to embrace your younger self and your feelings from back then now. I know how hard it is when your therapist is away, it's one of the worst times for me.
Whilst she is away know that we are here for you. Lean on us, we know you're struggling and we might not know how hard it is ourselves, but we know it must be extremely hard for you. Keep talking to us, my pm box is always open to you.
Remember the coping strategies you have learnt whilst in therapy for this time out of therapy. Look after yourself, soothing music, hot baths, cuddly toys, nice videos.
Take care hun,
Roby
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