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Battered Women - When Mature Women Leave Abusive Relationships "Dr. King, speak to how it is for the mature woman in an abusive relationship and how it is for her when she leaves," writes a reader. My knee jerk response to this request was, "the dynamics are the same." Battering is battering is battering. An... ( added 2 days 20 hours ago.)

Psychological Help for Patients Victimized by Intimate Partners: A Clinical Advocacy Model When the family wants the patient sick, treatment and recovery are impossible. This is the way it usually appears for all practical purposes. Family members' defenses protect interpersonal and intergenerational dysfunction...unless the patient is... ( added 7 days 5 hours ago.)

Readiness Assessment - How Do You Know When Someone Can Benefit from Psychotherapy? The patient's partner asks, "How do I know she can benefit from psychotherapy?" And I'm honored to have the answer roll right out of me. This is a question that many family members have once they reach that point of doubt. You know what I... ( added 13 days 1 hour ago.)

Abusive Relationships - Making You the Problem in Your Abusive Relationship During Your Divorce Battered women and abused men are accustomed to being the scapegoat for the problems in their abusive relationships. They are routinely told: - "It's your fault, you made me do it, say it, etc.," - "If you weren't so ________, it wouldn't... ( added 17 days 3 hours ago.)

Legal Domestic Abuse - The Reality of Family Violence and Institutionalized Abuse When domestic abuse survivors show up in the system to protect their children and themselves from family violence, they can unknowingly step into "institutionalized abuse." This is especially true when they rely on family court to provide remedy... ( added 32 days 3 hours ago.)

Family Court Abuse and Parental Alienation -- Children as Causalities For people who have been in family court battling domestic abuse, it's no secret that the children are the real causalities. Typically, the perpetrator will use the legal system to perpetuate domestic abuse upon the spouse he/she is divorcing. And... ( added 36 days ago.)

Legal Psychiatric/Psychological Abuse - From Family to Court, from Court to Shrink A survivor asks, "Once your abusive partner has used the legal system for further abuse, and final papers are filed with you having to see a psychologist of his choosing, what do you do? How do you turn the case around? He continues to threaten to... ( added 43 days 8 hours ago.)

Healing from Domestic Abuse - How to Know if You Will Avoid Another Abusive Relationship People say once a victim, always a victim. I beg to differ. Over the years I have been watching men and women grow to become self-sufficient, self-respecting people who have no tolerance for being abused any more. These people have completely... ( added 69 days 3 hours ago.)

Abuse and Divorce - The Promises of Divorce Lawyers "I'm going to file for divorce," she exclaimed, as though this was going to put an end to an abusive relationship. Ultimately, it may very well have this effect. But, a chapter of battling the bully and dueling with a deceptive beast waits in her... ( added 78 days 14 hours ago.)

Spousal Abuse Legal - Do the Divorce Lawyers and Family Courts Get It or Not? Battered women, who are victims of spousal legal abuse, tell me, "The courts and attorneys don't get it!" These women truly believe that the court agents don't understand domestic abuse. But the fact is the divorce lawyers and family court agents... ( added 85 days 13 hours ago.)

Spousal Legal Abuse -- Sticks and Stones in Family Court I hear battered women's outrage over what their opposition says about them in divorce court. They take it to heart and integrate the slanderous comments as though they really are the picture painted by the other side. Best part of it is they... ( added 88 days 14 hours ago.)

Domestic Abuse Divorce - 3 Keys to Working within the System People say that the system doesn't work. What I see is people not working the system to their advantage. This is especially true for battered women in divorce court. Now this doesn't mean that they are responsible for the system failures, any... ( added 90 days 13 hours ago.)

Psychological Legal Abuse - When Your Psychotherapy Is the Victim We all know that when we see a victim of domestic abuse, there are other people impacted by this person's victimization. Some are affected directly, some indirectly, some intentionally and some inadvertently. Now if you've read my writings, you... ( added 103 days 1 hour ago.)

Psychological Abuse - 3 Secrets to Saving Your Sanity in Domestic Abuse Divorce A common threat to battered women in divorce proceedings is their perpetrator's use of psychology to officially, yet improperly, establish that they are mentally ill. And all too often, these domestic violence survivors sit back and do nothing to... ( added 110 days 23 hours ago.)

Verbally Abusive Relationships - 3 Keys to Dealing with Verbal Abuse in Marriage Have you ever noticed how some couples believe that verbal abuse in marriage is acceptable? It's as though that foulness is his/her bad breath or messy bathroom habits. Even though they don't like the way it feels, they make excuses for it... ( added 119 days 18 hours ago.)

The Role of a Domestic Violence-Consulting Advocate in Your Divorce and Custody Dispute Domestic violence survivors know the abuse to them and to their children is wrong. And they expect the divorce court to recognize the wrongdoings they endure. Then, when it is not forthcoming as they anticipate and desire, they scratch their head... ( added 123 days 2 hours ago.)

Domestic Abuse Help - Why Marital Therapy Is Not the Treatment of Choice Battered women, who have not yet declared themselves as domestic violence victims, but know that their partners are abusive, have many questions when it comes to therapy. Often they want to see a therapist with their partner in hopes to remedy the... ( added 124 days 2 hours ago.)

Crazy Making and Domestic Violence: 3 Kinds of Crazy Making Behavior What is crazy making? We hear about it; we stumble upon it; we are subjected to it; and we even do it to others. But what is it? And how do you know it when you see it? Most often when we use the term "crazy making," we're referring to the... ( added 125 days 12 hours ago.)

Domestic Abuse - Help Why Marital Therapy Is Not the Treatment of Choice Battered women, who have not yet declared themselves as domestic violence victims, but know that their partners are abusive, have many questions when it comes to therapy. Often they want to see a therapist with their partner in hopes to remedy... ( added 128 days 14 hours ago.)

Divorce and Abuse - Covering Your Bases When Domestic Violence Is in Divorce Court All too often domestic violence survivors use all of their financial resources to hire an attorney and then come to find they have nothing left to secure a professional advocate that remains on their side. And then they feel frustrated, desperate... ( added 131 days 8 hours ago.)

Mental Abuse and Domestic Violence: 3 Kinds of Crazy Making Behavior What is crazy making? We hear about it; we stumble upon it; we are subjected to it; and we even do it to others. But what is it? And how do you know it when you see it? Most often when we use the term "crazy making," we're referring to the conduct... ( added 133 days 7 hours ago.)

Mothers Without Custody: Grieving the Loss of Your Stolen Children One of the most crippling life losses is the loss of a child to legal domestic abuse. Routinely, we are approached by women denied access to their children and grandchildren because of the whim of former abusive partners or family members. The... ( added 140 days 19 hours ago.)

Abuse and Divorce - You Are Not the Only Victim in Your Domestic Violence Divorce Domestic violence survivors often believe they are the only victims in their divorce proceedings. And this belief adds to their victimization. While it is true that they are indeed victimized by the partner they are divorcing, their partners may... ( added 144 days ago.)

Abuse and Divorce - You Are Not the Only Victim in Your Domestic Violence Divorce Domestic violence survivors often believe they are the only victims in their divorce proceedings. And this belief adds to their victimization. While it is true that they are indeed victimized by the partner they are divorcing, their partners may... ( added 145 days 11 hours ago.)

Grandparent Mental Abuse: 5 Tell Tale Signs of Crazy-Making Psychological Abuse "There is something wrong with you and I want you to come to the counselor with me. If you don't, your contact with your grandchild will be supervised!" Sound familiar? Now on face value this looks like a concerned parent attempting to keep... ( added 147 days 12 hours ago.)