Showing results for "Trauma" in Psychological

Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple, until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things–both because she loves her husband, and for the sake of their eight-year-old son. After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist, who lost her licence due to controversial methods. If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in ten sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. She helps people overcome everything, from anxiety to domineering parents. Her successes almost help her absorb the emptiness she feels since her husband’s death.

Therapist turned stay-at-home mom Jules Hart’s idyllic suburban life shatters when she crashes her car into an icy lake. Her son and another teenage boy plunge into the water with her, but Jules can only manage to save one—the wrong one. Reeling from the death of her son, Jules spirals into a violent and unstable mental state. Ten months after the accident, she’s still trying to reckon with the fact that she rescued Isaac Greer, another woman’s child, when Isaac suddenly vanishes.

Seine Besessenheit und meine Angst ketten uns aneinander. Wenn einer von uns die Ketten löst, wird der andere sterben. Als Sarah an einem Herbsttag ihre Wohnungstür öffnet, ahnt sie nicht, wen sie damit in ihr Leben lässt. Der Mann verabreicht ihr eine Substanz, die sie bei vollem Bewusstsein handlungsunfähig macht. Tagelang quält er sie, inszeniert sogar ihren Suizid, bevor er verschwindet. Sarah überlebt wie durch ein Wunder. Um ihr Trauma zu überwinden, zieht sie ins weit entfernte Berlin.

Foster sisters Krystal and Nichole have always been there for each other, so when Nichole is committed to a psychiatric hospital after trying to kill her husband, Krystal drops everything to defend her. Scarred by a hard upbringing, Nichole and Krystal managed to construct comfortable lives for themselves. Krystal became a respected lawyer, and Nichole was happily married to an architect - until Nichole starts raving that her husband isn’t her husband, believing that he’s an imposter.

On a humid summer day in Alabama, a mayor’s wife turns up brutally murdered under a railroad bridge. Standing next to her body is fourteen-year-old Mason Hill, the autistic son of former Miss USA Genevieve Hill. The locals are quick to level their verdict on young Mason: he did it. The town detective calls in local autism expert Casey Walker to consult on the case. At first, Casey tries to keep an open mind. But the more time she spends with Genevieve, the more her unease grows, and she suspects that Genevieve is doing more than just protecting her son.

They never considered how his wife might react, or that by the end of the summer a man would be dead. But Blakely always got her way, and the others followed her lead—even when they knew it was dead wrong. The girls had been friends from day one at Camp Pendleton, a haven for gifted children. But their senior summer was different. When Mr. Crosby, the handsome tennis coach, wound up murdered after a reckless lie, Blakely, Grace, Meg, and Thera swore themselves to secrecy. And never spoke to each other again.

We were always The Four. From our very first day at High Realms. The four scholarship pupils. Outsiders in a world of power and privilege. It would have made our lives a lot easier if Marta had simply pushed Genevieve out of our bedroom window that day. Certainly, it would have been tragic. She would have died instantly. But Marta didn’t push her then, or – if you choose to believe me – at any other time. If she had, all of what we went through would not have happened.

Flora is a new mum enamored of her baby girl, Iris, even if she arrived a few weeks early. With her husband on deployment, Flora navigates the newborn stage alone. But as the sleepless nights pass in the loneliness of their half-empty home, the edges of her reality begin to blur. Just as Flora becomes convinced she is losing her mind, a surprising guest shows up to help: Flora's own mother, to whom she hasn't spoken in years. Can they mend their fraught relationship? Or is there more Flora's mother isn't telling her about the events that led to their estrangement?

Lisa Power is a tortured ghost of her former self. The author of a bestselling thriller called Thief River Falls, named after her rural Minnesota hometown, Lisa is secluded in her remote house as she struggles with the loss of her entire family: a series of tragedies she calls the “Dark Star.” Then a nameless runaway boy shows up at her door with a terrifying story: He’s just escaped death after witnessing a brutal murder - a crime the police want to cover up. Obsessed with the boy’s safety, Lisa resolves to expose this crime.

Janie is the last person Hannah and Christopher Bauer want to see again. But Janie’s moved back to Clarksville. She’s no longer the frail child Hannah and Christopher adopted over eleven years ago. The child who destroyed their lives. Now Janie is out of juvenile detention—a beautiful, confident young adult—and publicly promoting her new tell-all memoir.

In the dark labyrinth of his memories, can Cameron Todd uncover the truth about his girlfriend's fatal plunge from a clifftop? With a brain injury preventing him from remembering anything, even the night Emma died, Cameron is trapped in a sinister game of piecing together his fragmented past. Accusations swirl around him - the police, Emma's grieving family - they all question whether his amnesia is a mere pretence. As he struggles to reconstruct the mosaic of his life, Cameron discovers that his relationship with Emma may not have been as idyllic as he believed.

When Mia Sinclair-Kroner wakes from a coma, all she can remember are the movies she’s known and loved. Her college friends quickly assemble for a weekend party, in an effort to help her remember. But with old friends come old wounds, and it soon becomes clear that Mia’s accident might not have been an accident at all.

Violet knows that time is a futile healer. When she thinks of her happily married grandfather—a predator lovingly referred to as Papa—the feelings of rage and betrayal still swell. Her younger sister, Lily, just discovered the numbing truth about him. Their mother, Rose? She can’t believe it. Not Papa. Leave it alone, Violet. Focus on the now.

Auf einer Beerdigung steht Fallanalytiker Max Bischoff plötzlich einer Frau gegenüber, die seiner großen Liebe Jennifer Sommer zum Verwechseln ähnlich sieht. Aber Jennifer ist seit fünf Jahren tot. Und Max gibt sich noch immer die Schuld daran. Die Begegnung lässt ihm keine Ruhe, und er spricht die Unbekannte an. Sie ist ebenso erstaunt wie er, es gibt keine Verbindung zu Jennifer.

Charlie Kroft’s job at the crisis center means she’s often seen as a hero: she’s helped countless people climb out of the deepest pits of personal despair. But when one phone call thrusts Charlie into the spotlight, she must contend with the hidden pain that drives her…and with the mysterious stranger who knows the truth.

Für Rina und Mark wird der schlimmste Alptraum aller Eltern grausame Realität. Ihre kleine Tochter Charlotte stirbt bei einem Unfall. Mit dem Umzug vor die Tore Berlins wollen die beiden einen Neuanfang wagen, doch der Tod ihres Kindes steht zwischen ihnen wie eine unüberwindbare Mauer. Als Mark beginnt, Rina von der Umwelt abzuschirmen und sich zunehmend in Lügen verstrickt, wird sie misstrauisch. Warum hat er alles vernichtet, was an ihre Tochter erinnert? Ist Mark wirklich der Mann, für den er sich ausgibt? Rina gräbt tiefer und was dabei ans Tageslicht kommt, droht ihr den Verstand zu rauben.

Der erste Thriller von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautor Rolf Börjlind und seiner Tochter Molly. Ein windiger Tag in den Stockholmer Schären. Die 25-jährige Emmie taucht überraschend in dem abgelegenen Ferienhäuschen ihrer Eltern auf. Sie will endlich herausfinden, was mit ihrem kleinen Bruder Robin geschah, der verschwand, als sie noch Kinder waren. Angeblich ist er ertrunken, aber sein Körper wurde nie gefunden. Emmie möchte ihr eigenes Leben anfangen, sie sucht nach Antworten. Ihre Eltern bleiben stumm. Die Mutter ist seltsam kalt, der Vater wirkt auf einmal bedrohlich auf die Tochter.

Eine Klinik, in der nichts ist wie es scheint... Der fesselnde Psycho-Thriller über eine Frau, die um ihr Leben und um die Wahrheit kämpft. In einem renommierten Reha- und Trauma-Zentrum suchen Leah und ihr Mann Maik nach einem traumatischen Einbruch Zuflucht. Während Leah unverletzt blieb, wurde Maik angeschossen und schwebt in Lebensgefahr. Doch in dem Zentrum geschehen seltsame Dinge, und Leah spürt, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Sie fühlt sich in ihrem Verdacht bestätigt, als Maik sich plötzlich verändert und Leah den Zugang zu ihm zu verlieren droht.