Mending Hearts Counseling

At Mending Hearts Counseling, recovery is structured, compassionate, and empowering. We focus on helping you feel safe in your body, clear in your mind, and confident in your boundaries.

Our work together may include:

Stabilizing the nervous system
Reducing anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional flooding, panic, and shutdown responses.

Rebuilding self‑trust
Learning to recognize manipulation, honor intuition, and trust your internal compass again.

Untangling trauma bonds
Understanding the psychological hooks that kept you attached and gently loosening their hold.

Healing core wounds
Addressing shame, attachment injuries, abandonment fears, and identity erosion.

Boundary and pattern repair
Learning how to set limits, recognize red flags early, and choose emotionally safe relationships.

Creating a clear path forward
Support, whether you are no‑contact, co‑parenting, divorcing, or recovering after being discarded.

What clients often experience:

Increased emotional stability and calm
Reduced triggers and intrusive thoughts
Stronger boundaries without guilt
Clarity without obsession or rumination
Relief from shame and self‑blame
A restored sense of identity and self‑worth
Healthier relationship standards moving forward

Who this work is for:

This service is designed for adults who are:

Leaving or recovering from a narcissistic partner, parent, or workplace dynamic
Experiencing post‑separation abuse or coercive control
Healing from gaslighting, betrayal trauma, or emotional manipulation
Therapy‑fatigued and seeking clear, grounded guidance
Ready to break cycles and rebuild from the inside out

Ready to reclaim yourself?

You do not have to carry this alone. If you are exhausted from doubting yourself and ready for clarity, safety, and healing, support is available.

Schedule a Narcissistic Abuse Recovery session with Mending Hearts Counseling today.

If you are unsure where to begin, we can determine the next best step together.

You may be in the right place if you…

Constantly question your memory, judgment, or reality
Feel anxious, hyper‑alert, or emotionally exhausted
Replay conversations trying to make them make sense
Feel bonded to someone who hurt you and don’t understand why
Struggle with guilt, shame, or self‑blame
Feel like you lost your voice, confidence, or sense of self
Are afraid of repeating the same relationship pattern
Have been told you are “too sensitive,” “dramatic,” or “the problem.”

These reactions are common after prolonged emotional manipulation. They are trauma responses, not character flaws.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to label them a narcissist for this to help?
No. We focus on behaviors, patterns, and impact—not labels.

What if I still love or miss them?
This is common. We work with the bond compassionately and strategically.

What if I share children or can’t go no‑contact?
We focus on protective boundaries, communication strategies, and emotional regulation.

What if I’m afraid no one will believe me?
Your experience matters here. You do not need to prove your pain.

Mending Hearts Counseling 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave. Ste. 538, San Antonio, Texas 78217

THIS NOTICE EXPLAINS THE LIMITS OF TELEHEALTH, ALSO KNOWN AS TELETHERAPY, ONLINE COUNSELING, OR VIRTUAL THERAPY:

Online counseling is not appropriate or equipped for individuals needing life-saving intervention or emergency services. If you are in crisis or having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. If this is a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Jennifer L. Hillier does not offer emergency services.