Coercive control: the abuse that leaves no bruise
How control is built up in a relationship, why it is so often missed by everyone around it, and what makes it a criminal offence rather than a private difficulty.
Speaking and training
Sessions built for the room they are delivered in
These are the subjects I am asked for most often. If what you need sits between two of them, or somewhere else entirely, say so and we will shape it together.
Subjects
What I speak about
Why she stays, and why that is the wrong question
The practical, financial and safety realities that shape a survivor’s decisions, and how well-meant advice can push someone further from help.
Responding to a disclosure
What to say in the first sixty seconds, what to avoid, and how to hold confidentiality and safety in the same hand. Built for managers, teachers, clinicians and frontline staff.
Violence against women and girls: the whole picture
Harassment, stalking, image-based abuse and sexual violence as a connected pattern rather than separate incidents, and where prevention actually works.
Abuse at work, and the employer’s part in it
What a domestic abuse policy needs to contain, what managers should be trained to do, and the practical adjustments that keep someone safe and employed.
Young people, relationships and the online layer
Early warning signs, consent, and the ways technology reshapes control for a generation that has never known a relationship without it.
Formats
Shapes a session can take
- Keynote: 30 to 60 minutes, with questions.
- Workshop: Half day or full day, capped for discussion.
- Panel or interview: In person or remote.
- Briefing: A short session for boards and senior teams.
How it is delivered
Care in the room
Every session is delivered with the assumption that someone in the room has lived it. Content is flagged in advance, nothing is shown for shock value, and support information is made available to attendees.
Tell me about your audience
Who is in the room, what they already know, and what you want them to do differently afterwards. That is enough to start with.