Carol A. Lambert MSW, LICSW
From over 30 years of clinical experience, I bring a compassionate and interactive approach to my psychotherapy practice with women and men addressing the challenges that interfere with living the life they’d like to live. As co-founder and facilitator of recovery groups for women with controlling partners, I’m committed to raising awareness about psychological abuse in intimate relationships—the subtle coercive behaviors that are hard to identify yet deeply harmful. Fulfilling a desire to help women everywhere, my evidence-based recovery process is now available in a self-help book, 'Women with Controlling Partners: Taking Back Your Life from a Manipulative or Abusive Partner.'
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Sabotaging Success: The Impact of Coercive Control on Careers and Education
In many abusive relationships involving coercive control, the abuser's need for control extends far beyond the home and into their partner's career and educational...
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Sheila’s Escape from Coercive Control (Video)
When Sheila first met Michael, she was swept away in a whirlwind romance – he gave her flowers, made grand gestures, and brought a...
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Unique Challenges Faced by Male Victims of Coercive Control
While most research focuses on women as the victims of coercive control, men can also fall victim to these tactics. However, male victims often...
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Systems Abuse: Exploitation of Legal and Institutional Systems to Control Victims
Systems abuse is an abuser's calculated use of legal, bureaucratic, and institutional structures to control, intimidate, and harass their victims. Abusers exploit the very...
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50 Common Gaslighting Phrases and What They Really Mean
Gaslighting is among the most deceptive forms of manipulation. It happens when an abuser systematically erodes your sense of reality, creating confusion and self-doubt....
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A New Beginning: Escaping Domestic Abuse in Later Life (Video)
Despite the family’s polished exterior, the reality inside Mary Lou’s home was defined by fear and control, and the painful experience of abuse in...
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Emotional Abuse vs. Psychological Abuse: What’s the Difference?
When discussing abusive behavior, the terms “emotional abuse” and “psychological abuse” are often used interchangeably, leaving many people wondering whether there is a distinction...
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Coercive Control, Rules, and the Micromanagement of Daily Life
One of the common features of coercive control in relationships is the relentless micromanagement of everyday life—strict rules, limitations, and expectations that govern a...
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