When victims contact me, they are usually a bundled mess. They are overwhelmed and unable to identify exactly what they are feeling or what they should do next. The biggest problem is that they begin crossing fear with danger.
Fear is what they imagine could happen.
Danger is the actual threat they are facing.
The two are not always the same.
When I work with a client, I step in and focus on the problem itself, not the emotions surrounding it. I want to understand the dynamics behind the scam, the crime, or the threat. What is real? What is possible? What is simply fear creating fictional outcomes?
Many people spend so much time worrying about what might happen that they lose sight of what is happening.
My job is to separate fear from danger, identify the real risks, and develop a strategy based on facts instead of emotion. Only then can we determine the best path forward.