Domestic violence... and immediately a picture emerges: a beaten woman, a man being battered by a battering ram. Many questions arise: “Why does he beat her?”, “Why?”, “How does she live with him?”, “What about the children?” and so on... When the violence has happened, and feelings have cooled down a little, a woman often believes that this is the last time, this will not happen again... she can, without fear, express her anger and resentment for what she experienced. the woman believes that the situation will change for the better also because the man becomes kind, loving, guilty, and promises never to repeat violence. The victim thinks that now she has already begun to control the situation. However, this is a misconception, because on the contrary, the abuser is in control and makes every effort to keep his victim (gifts, apologies, attention). This is the time when it is most difficult for a woman to leave, and it is this time that is most favorable for seeking help from a psychologist. But, as a rule, this does not happen, since both believe that the violence will not happen again and the situation has exhausted itself. And then the feeling of resentment subsides, life returns to its usual rut, and now the fact of violence is “forgotten”, the man does not give as much attention and worries and a woman turns from offended and right into just a wife and mother. Problems at work and unsettled life make it possible to justify the lack of attention and rudeness of a man. The increase in tension is often denied by both the perpetrator and the victim of violence. And as a result, the act of violence is repeated, which almost always occurs without the presence of strangers. The violence can last from a few minutes to several hours. After this, there is usually some “sobering up” on the part of the offender and he denies the seriousness of the incident or minimizes everything that happened. At this time, a woman can turn to the police, emergency room, feels defenseless, lonely, helpless, feels disgusted with herself for “allowing” this, and can take the blame upon herself. The woman does not believe that they will help her, even if she turns to police. And indeed, when she goes for help, she first of all looks for emotional support, but often finds only condemnation and accusations. And then the situation develops in a circle. The husband seeks forgiveness, the wife forgives...But there are other situations when the injured party is a man. He often does not talk at all about violence committed by a woman, but in terms of severity it may not be inferior to violence committed by a man. Often these situations are not taken seriously at all: “What can a woman do?”, while at the same time it is assumed that a man can easily stop a violent relationship, or respond to violence with violence and thus change the situation. It is important to remember that domestic violence is a problem developing in a cycle, and often becomes a predictable pattern of behavior of its members, and over time takes on more and more serious and cruel forms, and occurs more often. Regardless of the gender of the victim, the problem of domestic violence requires a solution and significant courage to change the current situation. Psychological help and support allows us to resolve the problem of domestic violence and change existing behavioral stereotypes. The increase in tension is often denied by both the perpetrator and the victim of violence. And as a result, the act of violence is repeated, which almost always occurs without the presence of strangers. The violence can last from a few minutes to several hours. After this, there is usually some “sobering up” on the part of the offender and he denies the seriousness of the incident or minimizes everything that happened. At this time, a woman can contact the police, trauma center, feels defenseless, lonely, helpless, feels disgusted with herself for “allowing” this, and can take the blame upon herself.