January 31, 2002
Dr. Irene is a psychologist licensed to
practice in NY and NJ, where she maintains private offices. This site,
wholly created and funded by Dr. Irene, is huge! Many of the articles are
"interactive," meaning you are invited to post and share your thoughts.
Dear Readers,
Welcome to Dr. Irene's Verbal Abuse (Site)!
Left Side Bar
The left side bar, under "Ongoing
and Active" links you to some of the site's most popular features
such as its two message boards, how to access Doc's advice for yourself,
info about *Trubble*, the site's mascot cat, and more.
Further down the left side bar under "New
Stuff," is the most recently posted material.
But don't stop there!
Top Banner Links
Look along the top of each page. Right under the banner
you'll notice a series of links to various sections of the site. Prepare to
spend lots of time reading and/or printing out pages and pages of original
material written by the Doc as well as by contributing authors, contributing
readers. You will even find book excerpts!
Beneath the top banner you'll find:
 | Verbal Abuse
- Articles on abuse |
| The Abuser -
Articles on and for abusive types |
| The Victim -
Articles on and for victim types |
| Codependency -
Articles about codependency |
| Advice - Scores of
email advice Q & As by Doc |
| Book Shelf - Doc's
suggested reading list |
| Support - Links and
support options |
| CatBox - An active
message board |
| The Office - About
Doc & her practice |
| Stuff - Things that
don't fit anywhere else |
Feel free to explore and interact with us!
Verbal (emotional, sexual, physical and other types of)
abuse is a very serious topic. This site is intended to provide information
and support for individuals who want to break out of patterns of abusing,
being abused, or both.
So, let's lighten up, learn to love ourSelves, have some
fun and giggles as we strive to become the very best that we can be!
With love,
Dr. Irene
