Abandonment

Being abandoned can leave a lifelong emotional mark. The pain from emotional neglect, sudden loss, or rejection can endure for years.

It impacts every aspect of how you trust, love, and relate to others, whether you even realize it or not.

At Clamon Counseling Services, we provide our clients with the compassionate, professional support necessary to work through the pain of abandonment and repair a strong emotional base.

You Deserve Relationships That Are Safe. You deserve peace.

What Is Abandonment Therapy?

Abandonment therapy works on the wounds of being left alone, neglected, or abandoned in an emotional sense.

It explains how some of the behaviors and beliefs you have today, particularly any relating to loss, may have been planted or started in your early years.

Through therapy, you’ll:

• Past abandonment is stored in your self-esteem
• Acknowledge the triggers of fear of rejection or loss
• Cultivate secure attachment styles
• Rebuild trust full of emotional resilience

And this isn’t a look-back exercise and more of a way to build better and safer relationships in the future.

Who Is Abandonment Therapy For?

You may benefit from abandonment therapy if you’ve ever experienced:

• Childhood neglect or inconsistent caregiving
• A parent leaving the home or disappearing emotionally
• Loss of a partner or loved one through death or divorce
• Repeated breakups or betrayal in relationships
• Long-term emotional distance from someone close

Even if these experiences happened long ago, the effects can stay with you:

• You may fear people will leave you
• You might sabotage relationships to avoid being hurt
• You could struggle with trust or feel emotionally “numb.”

If this sounds familiar, you’re not broken. You’re reacting to loss in a way that once helped you survive but no longer serves you.

Common Symptoms of Abandonment Wounds

Emotional

• Deep fear of being left or rejected
• Overreacting to conflict or distance in relationships
• Emotional numbness or shutting down
• Anxiety around closeness or commitment

Behavioral

• Clingy or people-pleasing patterns
• Avoidance of intimacy or vulnerability
• Jealousy, control, or need for constant reassurance
• Staying in unhealthy relationships to avoid being alone

Internal Beliefs

• “I’m not lovable.”
• “Everyone leaves.”
• “I have to earn love.”
• “If I let them in, they’ll hurt me.”

Therapy helps you rewrite these beliefs with support, not shame.

How Abandonment Affects the Brain and Body

Abandonment isn’t just emotional; it’s physical.

The brain reacts to loss like a threat to survival. It triggers the same stress circuits as danger, making your body feel on edge, even when you’re safe.

This can lead to:

• Chronic anxiety or panic
• Sleep problems
• Muscle tension or headaches
• Difficulty focusing
• Digestive issues

At Clamon Counseling Services, we help you calm these stress responses through trauma-informed care. Your body can learn to feel safe again, and so can your heart.

What Is Abandonment Therapy Like at Clamon Counseling Services?

Our therapists know how sensitive abandonment wounds can be. We don’t rush your healing. We don’t push you to talk before you’re ready.

Instead, we:

• Offer a warm, non-judgmental space
• Go at your pace, one step at a time
• Use proven methods like:
  • Inner child work
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

We’ll help you feel grounded, build boundaries, and regain confidence in your worth. Every session is tailored to your needs.

Why Choose Clamon Counseling Services for Abandonment Therapy?

We specialize in trauma and relational wounds, and we understand the complexity of abandonment.

Our therapists are highly trained, licensed professionals who bring over a decade of experience in healing attachment issues.

What sets us apart:

• 100% online therapy, accessible from home
• Private and secure platform
• Flexible scheduling options
• Support for individuals, teens, and couples

Healing is possible, and you don’t have to do it alone.

Book an Appointment Today for Abandonment Therapy Today

You only feel afraid of being abandoned because you are stuck, and trust me, you are not the only one. That feeling of not being invited or being chosen can silently influence your decisions, partnerships, and identity.

You might see it as anxiety or numbness or end up questioning your value 24/7

But, this is not a permanent state of being.

• You have every right to feel safe, to have emotional support, to experience intimacy with yourself and with others.
• You deserve a relationship where you do not have to tip-toe around the other person, where you do not have to prepare yourself in case you are rejected, and where you do not feel like you are “too much” or “not enough.”
• You need to be, and you should absolutely be sure that you are worth being loved and cared for.

You can heal from abandonment, but it starts by asking for help.

Allow the therapists from Clamon Counseling Services to help you along the way.

We will support you in unpacking old trauma, discovering your voice, and creating a new, healthier, more confident, better prepared, more secure with yourself, centered in your self-trust, and resilient.

Take the first step today. Give us a call right now, or go ahead and book your very first session online. We’re here. And we want to work with you to ensure you heal permanently.