In addition to the Lord and a real support system, a Christian, licensed, professional therapist is highly encouraged. You may also find help in the following places:
Crisis Hotlines
Focus on the Family Counseling Consultation Line– Phone: 1.855.771.HELP (4357) (licensed, professional Christian counselors)
Crisis Text Line– Text HOME to 741741; Message on WhatsApp; Live Chat
National Domestic Violence Hotline– Phone: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233); Text: 88788; Live Chat
Website
The Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness
Podcast
Focus on the Family Abusive Relationships Podcast
Books
The Bible– the Word has some words on abuse that you may not be hearing in your local church.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, & Body in the Healing of Trauma , by Bessel Van der Kolk, M. D.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-involved Parents, by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
Not Under Bondage: Biblical Divorce for Abuse, Adultery, and Desertion, by Barbara Roberts