DONNA M TORBICO is a  

  psychotherapist in private 

  practice for 23 yrs

  in New York City,

  specializing in

ACoA RECOVERY.

  She works with individuals

  & couples/partners,

  in person and by phone.

     FREE Intro Session.

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  She has appeared on radio, 

  television & at New Life Expo,  

  created & presented ACoA / 

  AlAnon intensive weekend 

  workshops & ran an ACoA 

  therapy group for 6 years.

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  She was an instructor at the

  NY OPEN CENTER  for 9 yrs,  

  presenting her 12-week  

  interactive lecture course

       “KNOWLEDGE Is POWER: 

         What makes an ACoA” 

  which is now available  in

  other locations.   

1. •I can more quickly leave abusive relationships, because I deserve to
   

   be treated with respect.

1. •I have boundaries with family & friends. I  know I can’t rescue them
   

   or be a therapist in relationships.

1. •I’ve learned the difference between co-dependent need & real companionship.
   

2. •I finally see that I can’t get my needs met by my most of my family.
   

3. •I used to think the Inner Child was a corny idea, then I learned that I was being run by my traumatic childhood experiences - ie. my Inner Child.
   

4. •Now I’m building a Healthy Adult &
   

  Loving Parent, so I can take care of

  myself & not rely on others for that.

  Alexis, NYC 

TESTIMONIAL

❧ I was lost for a long time. I had been

  in therapy several times, but always

  felt something was missing.

  I‘d learned to analyze the whys of my

  suffering & believed that insight would  

  ‘cure me’. I was baffled that it had not.

  I continued to feel worthless.

  Just when I had given up hope, I met 

  Donna.  From our 1st session I knew  

  she could help me. She said there are

  physical, spiritual & emotional  - not 

  just mental - components to my pain & 

  they’re inter-related.

  Donna has an uncanny way of explaining  

  complicated & painful issues in a way I

  can both understand and accept. I now 

  have answers and solutions I thought

  were impossible - light bulbs going off!

  These are some of the things that have 

  changed in my life as a result of my work 

  with Donna:

1. •I finally understand that being abused,
   

   neglected & abandoned as a kid is not 

   to be taken lightly.

1. •I know now that I’m not crazy - what was done to me - was not my fault!
   

2. •I’ve learned that my past is not something to just be endured forever OR something to ‘get over’ -  but that it needs to be validated & mourned.
   

3. •I can more easily express my thoughts & emotions without feeling ashamed or self-hating. ‘Acting out’ is not having my feelings, but a symptom of deep abandonment pain from my early life.
   

4. •I’ve learned to recognize who’s safe to share myself with  (& who’s not).         ➔

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    Adult-Children of alcoholics,   

    abusers, abandoners & other 

    narcissists

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