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Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD
Child Abuse & Domestic Violence Expert
Lisa Aronson Fontes Ph.D. is an expert witness in cases of coercive control, domestic violence, child development and child abuse. She is a popular speaker, workshop facilitator and Senior Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is the author of Invisible Chains: Overcoming Coercive Control in Your Intimate Relationship and has dedicated three decades to making the mental health, social service and criminal justice systems more responsive to culturally diverse people. She has worked as a family, individual, and group psychotherapist, and has conducted research in Santiago, Chile, and with Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and European Americans in the United States
Webinars Presented by Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD
When Abusers Drug an Intimate Partner
Invisible Chains: From Domestic Violence to Coercive Control
Children Caught in Invisible Chains: Coercive Control Domestic Abuse & Children
Articles by Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD
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Help Police Determine Who is the Primary Aggressor
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6 Tips to Overcome Body Shame
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Dating After Domestic Violence, Critical Questions to Ask
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Recovery After a Controlling Relationship
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8 Ways Controlling Men Make Mothering Even Harder
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Divorce Your (Bad) Mother: How to Leave and Still Be Free
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Building Resilience After Trauma: Lessons from Chile
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Nine Ways to Prepare to Testify in Court
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Taking the Stand in Domestic Violence: Tips for Testifying
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When Abusers Hurt Themselves to Get Victims in Trouble
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Coping With a Violent Death: For Survivors of Homicide
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When an Abuser Tries to Block Your Separation
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You Can Call a Hotline Even If You Don't Want to Leave
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Legal Help for Domestic Violence Issues
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Without Money, Abusers Think Survivors Will Come Back
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Refugee Children & Intimate Partner Violence: Part II
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Refugee Children & Intimate Partner Violence: Part I
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Do I Need to Go to Rehab?
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From Romance to Isolation: Understanding Grooming
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Are the Kids Really Okay?
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Helping Ultra-Orthodox Jews Escape Domestic Violence
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The Silent Treatment: An Abuser's Controlling Tactic
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When Someone Else Controls the Money
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Abuse That's Hard to Recognize: Coercive Control
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Perspecticide: Erased by Your Partner
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Coercive Control Laws in the US Should Cover These 10 Areas
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10 Suggestions for Coping with Loneliness in the Pandemic
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Yes, Abusive Partners Brainwash Their Victims
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Tips to Prepare for Virtual Court
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Is Your Partner Exploiting Your Work?
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How an Expert Witness Can Help Your Court Case: Part 1
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How to Find an Expert Witness for Court: Part 2
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Revenge Porn Meets the Law: Federal Protections for Victims
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Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships: Eight Tactics
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Drugging an Intimate Partner as an Abuse Tactic
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What Happens When You Press Charges for Domestic Violence?
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Post-Separation Abuse Harms Children
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Is It OK to Step Away from a Survivor of Domestic Violence?
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It's Post-Separation Legal Abuse, Not High-Conflict Divorce
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<em>Something Wild</em> is Gripping Book Club Pick
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8 Common Post-Separation Domestic Abuse Tactics
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Sex and Homicide Risk in Relationships with Domestic Abuse
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10 Tactics of Coercive Control, Torture Within a Family
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6 Ways to Raise Sexually Respectful Boys
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10 Risks of Domestic Abusers as Parents
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When Abusers Provoke and Record
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Who Are All the People Involved in My Child Custody Case?
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How Do I Keep My Young Child Safe From an Abuser?
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Supervised Visitation Keeps Kids Safe After Domestic Abuse
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10 Tips When an Abuser Turns Your Child Against You
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Missocialization: When Abusers Teach Children to Do Wrong
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When Domestic Abusers Share Legal Custody with their Victims
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What Does Justice Look Like for Domestic Abuse Survivors?
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Counter-Parenting: Spiteful Disregard in Post-Separation Abuse
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Abuse Cannot Be Blamed on Alcoholism or Mental Illness
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Empowering Survivors of Domestic Violence
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10 Important Takeaways from 'Children of Coercive Control'
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Honoring Evan Stark: Women are Safe Only When they are Free and Equal
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Will I Be More or Less Safe if I File for A Restraining Order?
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Abusers Are Monitoring and Spying on Victims Through Their Cars
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6 Tips to Survive an Abuser's Tactics of Maximum Pain, Maximum Gain
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How to Pass a Coercive Control Law in Your State
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What are the Consequences of Contacting an Abuser with a Protection Order in Place?
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Romance Fraud: When Abusers are Motivated by Greed, Not Love
