Thursday, July 10, 2025

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.'

When the Abuser Controls the Narrative and Everyone Believes It

One of the most powerful and damaging strategies an abuser can use is controlling the narrative. By shaping how others perceive the situation, they...

Why Survivors of Abuse Are Left Feeling They’re Never Enough

Domestic abuse doesn’t just leave bruises—it slowly dismantles your sense of self. Survivors often describe the haunting feeling that they were never smart enough,...

Ireland to Bolster Victim Protections Amid ‘Epidemic’ of Domestic Abuse Cases

As Ireland faces what leaders are calling an “epidemic” of domestic violence, the Government has proposed a series of legal reforms aimed at better...

How Coercive Control Undermines a Victim’s Ability to Make Decisions

Domestic abuse isn’t always visible. Sometimes, it shows up in the way your words are dismissed, your preferences are laughed at, or your voice...

New UK Domestic Abuse Orders Empower Third Parties to Act — A Lifeline for Silent Victims

A major shift in the UK’s response to domestic abuse has quietly taken root, with the launch of new Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs)...

New Research Shows Domestic Violence Often Starts with Isolation and Control

When it comes to domestic violence, cases involving catastrophic physical violence are the ones that most often make it into the media. But our new research shows there...

Family Law Changes Will Better Protect Domestic Violence Victims – And Their Pets

Welcome changes to family law come into effect this week in Australia to better support victims of domestic violence in property settlements. Importantly, the Family Law Amendment Bill...

Anger After Abuse Isn’t Destructive – It’s Healing

Anger has long been framed as a “negative” emotion and something to suppress. Survivors of abuse are often told to stay calm, be rational,...

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