karen woodall

We call it structural, because it attends to the structural shifts that must be made. Eg; your kid comes into your care angry, but not AT you, it is about what they have been exposed to ABOUT you. Don't tangle with the anger, use our structural TP strategies instead. Coming soon.

In this case, the mother changed her mind on sexual abuse allegations, presumably when it was clear the evidence went against her. Facts not feelings are the only way to deal with such cases. Costs awarded on the basis of harm caused. caselaw.nationalarchives.gov…

A useful reminder when reading court judgments: Saying that legal obligations are “unchanged” does not mean that a court is saying that should never change. It means the new procedural model has not altered the substantive law.

When children align with abusive caregivers a story of heroes and villains emerges. This is about a child's need to survive in a coercive environment. The only person left to help the child when the circus leaves town is the healthy parent who is in the rejected position.

I wonder what the source of those statistics is? It would be useful to see the underlying data, particularly given that the so-called “presumption” has not yet been repealed. An interesting example of how the same issue can be framed upside down and back to front though.

Coercion is at the heart of alignment and rejection behaviour in children of divorce and separation. Behind rigid alignment, in circumstances which have been investigated without any findings against the parent in the rejected position, is hidden harm at home.

The Coerced Alignment Framework and its related treatment path is a response to the coercion of children into the alignment and rejection response which is also known as 'alienation.' It is better understood through the lens of coercive control and trans-generational trauma.

Our Listening Circle this week is called 'Don't write 'Amends Letters' to your alienated child - find out what to do instead on Wednesday 19th August at 5-7pm UK time. tickettailor.com/events/fami…

My doctoral thesis examines psychological harm caused to mothers when their children align with an abusive father. It raises questions about how we might protect the mother/child relationship when it comes under relational strain due to coercive control & will complete in 2027.

This week our listening circle is called 'The Projective Pantomime' - We will examine why this pantomime needs a villain and how to step out of that role so that the projection collapses. tickettailor.com/events/fami…