Identifying for Yourself and Understanding Patterns of Coercive Control Doesn't Have to Be Guesswork, I Support Attorneys and Other Family Law Professionals Do Just This.
Patterns of coercive control are often difficult to explain and easy for systems to miss or misunderstand. I help family law professionals recognize and understand those patterns through speaking, training, and consulting.
Ways to Work with Me:
Speaking
Training
Consulting
Signature Topic:
When Domestic Abuse Becomes Financial:
The Family Court Response
This signature presentation explores what happens when domestic abuse shifts into financial control after separation, and how the family court experience can either help stabilize women and children or deepen the harm.
The presentation can be adapted for professional trainings, community events, college lectures, legal audiences, police departments, nonprofit organizations, government entities, faith communities, and policy-focused discussions.
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of:
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The root cause of domestic abuse: coercive control, power, and domination.
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How domestic abuse often becomes financial during separation, litigation, parenting disputes, and loss of access to income.
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What women are often required to navigate inside the family court system while financially destabilized.
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The cascading consequences of financial instability, legal access barriers, housing insecurity, medical neglect, parenting pressure, documentation burdens, and long-term economic harm.
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Why legal representation alone is often not enough when survivors also need structure, documentation support, financial transition planning, and strategic communication.
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How professionals, organizations, and community partners can respond with greater clarity, consistency, and survivor-centered structure.
