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Counseling It is appropriate and sometimes very important for your child and/or your family to get professional counseling, especially when the offender is someone known and trusted by the family. Professional counseling can: 1. Help the child and the family in dealing with any trauma and crisis related to the sexual abuse. 2. Allow for the open expression of feelings, and build self-esteem and a sense of worth. 3. Change self-destructive or "acting out" behavior. 4. Give support and reassurance to the child and non-offending family members that they are not to blame for the sexual abuse. 5. Help the child return to normal functioning. 6. Teach the child the skills necessary to take control of his or her own body to prevent the possibility of further abuse.
