Helping Her Get Free A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women

The first practical guide for people who want to assist a friend or loved onn her struggle to escape an abusive relationship. Seal Press originallyublished "Helping Her Get Free" with the title "To Be an Anchor in the Storm" The survivor of an abusive relationship herself, and a licensed counselorf abused women for more than a decade, Susan Brewster teaches readers how toecognize the signs of abuse, handle negative feelings, become an effectivedvocate, deal with the abuser, and more. With a new introduction and updatedesource section, this straightforward and compassionate book offers thenformation needed to help give strength to women who are trying to breakree.

Susan Brewster has been a clinical social worker/psychotherapist for 26 years, ten of which have been devoted to working specifically in the area of domestic violence. She lives with her husband and two children in New Mexico, where she is in private practice.