Dr. Lisa Fontes: Lisa A. Fontes, PhD is an expert on coercive control, child abuse, and intimate partner violence. A researcher, professor, and expert witness, she has authored Invisible Chains, Interviewing Clients Across Cultures, and Child Abuse and Culture. A Senior Lecturer at UMass Amherst,...
Dr. Christine Cocchiola , a specialist in Trauma-Informed Coercive Controlling behaviour and Protective Parenting, in a rare interview with an Adult child, who speaks of her experiences and trauma post her parent's divorce. Premiered April 4, 2025. A rare accounting of an Adult survivor of...
Is coercive control a form of violence? It is commonly described by victim-survivors as the worst form of abuse they experience, and can have more immediate and ongoing impact than physical forms of violence. Coercive control is also a predictor of severe physical violence and...