Chelli Pumphrey, MA, LPC

Chelli Pumphrey, MA, LPC Therapy & Coaching for survivors of narcissistic abuse. Host of She Rises Collective. Trauma-informed, feminist-rooted support.

Author of Insight is 20/20: How To Trust Yourself to Protect Yourself From Narcissistic Abuse & Toxic Relationships. Have you been abused by a narcissist? Maybe you're unsure, but your relationships have consisted of more hurt than love. Maybe you find that you ignore red flags and keep attracting one disappointing or abusive partner after another. You may wonder if you can even trust your judgmen

t anymore. You are not alone, and you are not crazy. You have more strength than you can ever imagine. You can free yourself from the abuse, and break the pattern of abusive relationships. I am a holistic trauma therapist, and I've also survived narcissistic abuse. I am passionate about helping people heal from this confusing, damaging, insidious form of relationship abuse. I offer therapy for residents of Colorado, in the U.S., as a Licensed Professional Counselor. I also offer coaching for people who want to learn more about breaking this pattern, but who are not in need of intensive therapy. We can make this decision in a clarity call to ensure you receive the appropriate level of support.

04/13/2026

If every time you confront someone about their behavior, you end up apologizing and feel like you did something wrong— that’s DARVO. It’s not miscommunication. It’s a manipulation cycle designed to silence and confuse you.

04/12/2026

Not all abuse is loud.
Some of it looks like silence, distance, or jokes.
But subtle patterns can erode your sense of self over time.

04/12/2026

You don’t need perfect clarity.
You don’t need an exit plan.
You don’t need to be “ready.”

✨ Support is allowed before decisions.
Clarity grows in safe community — not isolation.

Inside She Rises Collective, you are welcome
whether you’re questioning, preparing, leaving, or staying.

👉 Join She Rises Collective — link in bio
💬 Comment RISE and I’ll DM you the details.

You are not late.
You are right on time. 💛

04/11/2026

That fatigue, brain fog, or loss of joy wasn’t laziness. It was your nervous system shutting down under chronic stress. Be gentle with yourself — survival is strength.

ToxicFree

04/11/2026

And once you doubt yourself,
they step in as the authority on what’s “real,”
what’s “reasonable,”
what’s “your fault.”

They don’t just hurt you.
They train you to mistrust the part of you
that would have protected you from them.

04/10/2026

Real apologies include ownership, empathy, and change.
Anything else is deflection or avoiding accountability.

04/06/2026

When a survivor wakes up 🙏🏻

The hardest part isn’t losing the relationship.

It’s losing the version of them you believed in.

The one who felt safe.�The one who felt real.
But that moment of clarity�as painful as it is�is often the beginning of freedom.

What was your wake-up moment?

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03/11/2026

Empaths don’t attract narcissists. Narcissists prey upon empaths. Empaths do what they do- offer kindness, empathy, forgiveness, and tolerance.

Narcissists target you for these beautiful traits because you’ll be easier to manipulate.

The goal isn’t to become less kind. It is to become more aware and boundaried.

Comment RISE and we’ll DM you the link to the 7-day free trial of The She Rises Collective.

02/27/2026

You’re not “energetically attracting” narcissists.
And it’s not because you’re broken or doomed to repeat patterns.

Narcissists target. They look for kind, agreeable, empathetic, compassionate people who are tolerant and willing to see the best in others.

Your personality isn’t the flaw — it’s the hook they exploit.
When you understand that, you stop trying to fix yourself… and start protecting your strengths instead. 💛

02/25/2026

What keeps people stuck in a trauma bond?
Cognitive dissonance.

When someone is loving one minute and cruel the next, your brain tries to reconcile two completely different realities. Over time, that inconsistency creates deep confusion — about them and about yourself.

“I have strong values. I’d never tolerate this… so why am I still here?”

That mental tug-of-war isn’t weakness. It’s a trauma response to inconsistency and abuse.
If this resonates, learn more at the link in my bio. ❤️‍🩹

The question isn’t why you didn’t see the red flags.It’s why you were taught not to trust yourself when you did.Intuitio...
02/23/2026

The question isn’t why you didn’t see the red flags.

It’s why you were taught not to trust yourself when you did.

Intuition isn’t mystical — it’s your brain and nervous system rapidly integrating emotional cues, body signals, and lived experience. And trauma doesn’t erase that capacity. It conditions you to override it.

Especially if, earlier in life, trusting yourself led to punishment, conflict, abandonment, or harm.

Pathological partners exploit this conditioning by denying your reality, rewarding self-doubt, and framing your instincts as “overreacting.”

Healing isn’t about becoming more intuitive.
It’s about relearning how to listen — without silencing yourself.

Inside She Rises Collective, we focus on rebuilding self-trust, recognizing red flags early, and healing without shame.

💛 Link in bio to learn more.

02/21/2026

No contact can stop the chaos — but it doesn’t automatically heal the trauma.
Research from Sandra Brown and the Institute for Relational Harm suggests that a large percentage of women leaving pathological love relationships experience PTSD symptoms.
That’s not a normal breakup. That’s trauma.
No contact protects you. Trauma therapy heals you. ❤️‍🩹

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