Teri Entler
MA, LMHCFocus areas
- Codependency
- Marital issues
- Narcissistic abuse recovery
- Divorce recovery
- Parental Alienation
- Reunification Therapy
- Childhood trauma
- Anxiety
- Faith & spirituality
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Therapy & Counseling in Washington
Compassionate, evidence-based counseling to help you heal, grow, and move forward.
Your care team
Meet the therapists who specialize in narcissistic abuse recovery.
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Understanding it
What is narcissistic abuse?
Narcissistic abuse is a pattern of manipulation, control, and emotional harm by someone with narcissistic traits - often a partner, parent, or family member. It can include gaslighting, devaluation, love-bombing, isolation, and chronic invalidation, leaving deep wounds that are easy to minimize precisely because they're invisible.
Survivors often experience anxiety, self-doubt, hypervigilance, confusion, and a deeply eroded sense of identity and reality. You may question whether the abuse was 'real,' feel responsible for it, or struggle to trust yourself after prolonged gaslighting. These responses are normal - and reversible. Trauma-informed recovery helps you reclaim your reality, rebuild self-worth and boundaries, and heal toward freedom and clarity.
Signs to notice
You may benefit from therapy if…
- Chronic self-doubt or second-guessing your reality
- Feeling responsible for the other person's behavior
- Anxiety, hypervigilance, or walking on eggshells
- Confusion from gaslighting and mixed messages
- Lost sense of identity, confidence, or worth
- Isolation from friends and family
- Difficulty trusting yourself or others
- Lingering guilt, shame, or fear after leaving
Evidence-based care
How therapy can help you heal.
We tailor proven, research-backed modalities to your nervous system, your goals, and your story.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Identify and gently reshape the thought patterns that fuel distress, building practical tools you can use between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Develop emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and mindfulness skills to navigate overwhelming feelings with steadiness.
Lifespan Integration (LI)
A gentle, body-based modality that helps your nervous system reorganize painful memory along your timeline - without re-traumatization.
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Every session prioritizes safety, choice, and pacing, honoring how past experiences shape the brain, body, and relationships.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Build on your existing strengths and create clear, attainable steps toward the life and relationships you want.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Heal relational wounds by understanding early attachment patterns and learning to experience secure, trusting connection.
Our philosophy
Whole-person healing, your way.
At Healing & Restoration Counseling, care is faith-friendly yet never judgmental - honoring your beliefs, identity, and pace as we walk alongside you.
Compassion
You are met with warmth and zero judgment, exactly where you are today.
Acceptance
Your story, faith, identity, and pace are fully honored throughout your care.
Safety
We move at the speed of your nervous system, building trust before depth.
Authenticity
Real, human therapists who help you reconnect with your truest self.
Mind-Body-Spirit
Whole-person healing that integrates emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing.
Personalized Plans
No two journeys are alike - your treatment plan is built around you.
Why choose us
Why Washington trusts Healing & Restoration Counseling.
Licensed, experienced Washington therapists
Telehealth available across all of Washington State
Trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware care
Holistic, mind-body-spirit healing approach
Free 30-minute consultation to find your fit
Evidence-based, research-backed methods
Individualized treatment plans for every client
Confidential, HIPAA-compliant services
We proudly serve clients across Washington State - including Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver, and our home community of Mill Creek - with secure online therapy that brings expert care wherever you are.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions.
- What is narcissistic abuse?
- It's a pattern of manipulation and emotional harm — including gaslighting, devaluation, and control — by someone with narcissistic traits. Its wounds are real even though they're often invisible.
- Why do I doubt my own memory after the relationship?
- Prolonged gaslighting trains you to distrust your perceptions. Therapy helps you rebuild confidence in your reality and reconnect with your own voice and judgment.
- Can I heal even if the abuser never changes?
- Yes. Your healing doesn't depend on them. Therapy focuses on restoring your identity, boundaries, and wellbeing regardless of whether the other person acknowledges anything.
- What does recovery involve?
- We focus on safety and validation, processing the trauma, rebuilding self-worth and boundaries, and preparing you for healthy, secure relationships going forward.
- Is narcissistic abuse considered trauma?
- Yes. Ongoing emotional abuse can cause complex trauma (C-PTSD). We treat it with trauma-informed, compassionate, evidence-based care.
- Do you offer narcissistic abuse recovery counseling online across Washington?
- Yes. We provide secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth narcissistic abuse recovery counseling to clients throughout Washington State — including Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Tacoma, Spokane, and Vancouver — so expert care reaches you wherever you live.
- Do you offer a free consultation?
- Yes. Every new client is invited to a free 30-minute consultation. It's a no-pressure way to ask questions, share what you're navigating, and make sure your therapist feels like the right fit before you begin.
- Is therapy confidential?
- Absolutely. All sessions are private and HIPAA-compliant. What you share stays between you and your therapist, with only the narrow legal exceptions required to keep you and others safe.
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Begin your healing
You don't have to navigate this alone.
Healing is possible - and you deserve a compassionate guide for the journey. Reach out today and let us match you with a licensed Washington therapist who truly fits.