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Is it possible to suggest to her that a specialist might help - on the basis that they will help her manage the bad memories from the relationship?
And I'd probably not want to play along with the more clearly suspect aspects of her reality, but those same specialists are pretty good with dreams and incomplete memories right?
On another issue.. Some counsellors have minimal training and apparently pretty useless. And I met and professionals of all types with good qualifications but little true ability. I'm sure the same holds for psychologists (I think you need a true psychologist here, not just a counsellor).
Maybe the best thing you can do in a practical sense, is to figure out on behalf of your friend, who is a qualified and reliable person to consult with (and how it will be funded). Perhaps if you could follow up with references from police and or community organizations? In the former case - while the local cops may not be much help, I'm sure that they have contact numbers (for specialists) and/or a unit that deals with complex cases.
Now in relation to the physical threat... Is it possible to chat to the BF? Perhaps you could get some anonymous male friends to pay him a visit and ask him questions and check him out re girlfriends. If he really is safe-as-houses, one would think that he'll be happy enough to chat.
Whether or not that's better than police, I don't know. Maybe not. Just an idea.
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