Spot coercive control. Then work differently.
Practice-changing CPD for the professionals survivors meet after separation. Led by a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, built on a published recovery model, and specific to your role.
- What changes in your practice, not just what to look for
- Post-separation focus: when the relationship has ended and the control has not
- Tools you use with the next client: checklists, wording and formulation templates
- CPD certificate and 6-month recordings
It's already in your caseload
- 1 in 4adults in England and Wales have experienced domestic abuse1
- Nearly halfof women with depression have experienced domestic abuse as adults2
- 3×the risk of depression and serious mental illness for women who have experienced it3
- 87%of family court case files reviewed showed evidence of domestic abuse4
- 86%of women who had left an abusive partner reported coercive control continuing after separation5
Most of it is never named. We train the professionals who meet it to see it, and to know what to do next.
Choose your route
The control looks the same. What you do about it depends on your role.
When the threat is still live, the therapy has to change. Learn to stabilise first, and to know when processing can land.
What you can see and hear, what to say, and when coaching is the wrong tool.
The calm client and the client who seems unreasonable are not always who they appear to be. One hour on what you can see, and what to do about it.
Five stages of recovery. Two diagnostic gaps.
Stages of survivor recovery, not therapist activities. Most clients arrive at stages 2–3; standard trauma training tells therapists to start at stage 4. The pathway closes that gap.
"Out of the relationship. Still inside the dynamic. The casework gets harder, not easier."
- 1Escaping domestic abuseStill in the relationship. Growing awareness, no clear escape plan.
- Many clients arrive here2Escaping victimhoodPhysically left. High risk of return. Ongoing post-relational coercion.
- 3Resolving victimhoodWon't return, but negative contact continues through court, co-parenting, finances.
- Standard trauma training starts here4Resolving survivorshipAbuser's influence reduced. Trauma-processing interventions become appropriate.
- The work the training teaches: walking your client from stages 2–3 up to here, where trauma processing can land.
- 5Resolved survivorshipThe relational wound is processed. Broader mental-health work, if needed.
"I'd had 18 months of counselling. I'd poured my heart out and cried and cried, but still felt I was only just existing. My quality of life was non-existent and I was constantly questioning my sanity. I desperately needed specialist help."
Anonymised, shared with permission. The pathway trains clinicians in the same approach.
Three courses. One model.
Stabilisation and emotional safety
When the threat is still live, the therapy has to change. Learn to stabilise first, and to know when processing can land.
Coercive control in coaching: from awareness to best practice
What you can see and hear, what to say, and when coaching is the wrong tool.
Coercive control in family law: what you can see, and what to do about it
The calm client and the client who seems unreasonable are not always who they appear to be. One hour on what you can see, and what to do about it.
You'll recognise these clients.
Recognising them is the first step. The training is about what you do next.
- Trauma processing keeps stalling, and you can't locate the block.
- Your client is "post-separation," but symptoms are getting worse, not better.
- The case is labelled "high conflict" and something feels off about that framing.
- You sense coercion in the room but don't have the protocols to work with it.
Recognised as a women's health priority in the UK government's Renewed Women's Health Strategy for England, April 2026. View all sources →
Trained by Dr Craig Newman
Chartered Clinical Psychologist · Chartered Psychological Coach
A survivor of domestic abuse and coercive control, building the protocols he wishes had been available.
Craig trains therapists, coaches and family lawyers, because survivors meet all three and each one can help or harm.
- Developer of Narrative Regulation Therapy and the CARE framework (BACP-published 2025).
- Author of 'Get Out Get Love' (Hachette UK, 2024).
- 1,000+ coaches and mental-health practitioners trained and supervised (Project High 5).
Bespoke training for your organisation.
For healthcare providers, domestic-abuse services, family-court adjacent teams, EAP providers, HR functions and education settings. We design training around your sector, caseload and risk profile.
Quote within 5 working days after a 30-minute scoping call.
Common questions from practitioners.
- Is this CPD certified?
- You receive a CPD certificate from us listing the hours completed, which you can log as self-directed CPD with your professional body (for example BACP, BPS, UKCP or HCPC). We do not claim accreditation by any of these bodies.
- What's the format?
- The therapist day and the coaches' half day are live online, with break-out individual and group activities and reflective sessions. The family law session is a one-hour online session, £29.
- Do I need to take more than one course?
- No. Choose the route that fits your work: each course stands alone.
- Who is it for?
- Therapists and counsellors, coaches, and family law professionals. Each route is built for one of those roles.