What if just one professional truly understood coercive control?
What if your therapist, evaluator, attorney, judge, child protection worker, or GAL recognized the patterns that so often go unseen?
Would your family's story look different?
In this episode, I share more than 20 of the most important things I believe professionals need to understand about coercive control, post-separation abuse, and the experiences of protective parents and children.
These aren't abstract theories. They are lessons I've learned from years of working with survivors, children, and families—and from listening to the stories of people who have lived through these systems.
Whether you're a survivor hoping professionals will better understand your experience or you're a professional wanting to improve your practice, I hope this episode sparks curiosity, conversation, and change.
We explore:
- Why looking at isolated incidents causes professionals to miss the larger pattern of coercive control.
- How children experience coercive control—and why their behaviors should invite curiosity rather than quick conclusions.
- The mindset shifts professionals need to better recognize, assess, and respond to coercive control while supporting protective parents and children.
This episode is also an invitation.
As I continue developing trainings for therapists, evaluators, attorneys, judges, and other professionals, I want to hear from you.
What did I miss?
What do you wish every professional understood that could have changed your family's story?
I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Couples Therapy Episode - “Ep 212: When Couples Therapy Causes Harm | Understanding Coercive Control in the Therapy Room with Frances Russell, LMFT” https://www.buzzsprout.com/1991648/episodes/19493873
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