Archive - Decoding Coercive Control with Dr Emma Katz

Coercive Control, Family Court and Systemic and Family Therapy: A Match Made in Hell

Why some therapies cause harm in contexts of domestic violence and abuse

Feb 23 •

January 2025

How Abusive Men Use Coercive Control to Attack Mother–Child Relationships

Attacking the mother-child relationship has EVERYTHING to do with domestic violence

Jan 27 •

December 2024

November 2024

Do Abusers Intend to Be Abusive? A Reader Wonders to What Extent Abusers Understand Their Own Behavior and Motives

A Feminist Advice Friday collaboration with Liberating Motherhood

Nov 8, 2024 •

October 2024

Abusive Men and Sex: Coercive Control and Intimate Partner Sexual Coercion

Why coercive control makes a consensual sex life impossible

Oct 19, 2024 •

September 2024

5 Ways That Domestic Violence and Coercive Control Victim-Survivor Moms Are Great Mothers

They make great efforts to look after their children's welfare and well-being

Sep 22, 2024 •

August 2024

He Hurts Her Body in a Thousand Ways Without Laying a Hand on Her

We need to expand our view of what counts as physical violence

Aug 22, 2024 •

July 2024

June 2024

How Domestically Abusive Men Distort Their Children's Thinking

And how children can break free of the distortions

Jun 20, 2024 •

May 2024

Why Domestically Violent Men Use Emotional Abuse

Emotional abuse is an underestimated aspect of coercive control. Here's what to do about it.

May 26, 2024

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