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This article addresses the importance of the couple relationship for survivors of sexual abuse, by arguing that this relationship may be a site in which the negative effects of sexual abuse are enacted and intensified, but also be a site of potential healing and recovery for the survivor. Therapists are encouraged to consider the involvement of the partner and significant family members in the therapeutic process. In doing so, the impact of childhood sexual abuse on the survivor and the partner, and on their couple relationship, can be acknowledged, difficulties can be addressed, and the supportive and healing possibilities of this relationship can be potentiated and strengthened.
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