Welcome, Professionals.
We are building a SEA of ALLIES who are dedicated to protecting children and keeping them safe in the care of their protective parents.
Available Certifications
2 Day Live Virtual Certification Training for Clinicians, Attorneys, Divorce Coaches & Allies, Self-Study Option Available
Are you a Clinician, Attorney, or Divorce Coach seeking enhanced knowledge and certification? Learn to support the victims and survivors of coercive control in this 2 day training with 14 CEUs available for mental health professionals. Certified professionals will then be listed in the Coercive Control Institute Clinician Directory.
4.25 Hour Long Self-Study Training for Coaches & Allies
As coaches and allies, we need to deeply understand the experiences of our clients, both adults and children, as victims and survivors of coercive control. (No CEUs)
The family courts are failing mothers and children. Dr. C gives you tools to work together or separate from the courts to protect your children. So often, a mother's role gets severely undermined during divorce by our exes, attorneys, therapist, and judges. Dr. Cs strategies help elevate your voice, placing you in a better position legally and with the most important ones in our life, our children. The class taught me that as I empower myself, I empower my kids and by finding my voice, I am helping my kids find theirs.
Additional Classes
3 Half Day Trainings Including a Writing Workshop for Completing Court Evaluations
We need expert witnesses in family courts to support victims and survivors of coercive control. Dr. Fontes is very experienced and certified in many states as an expert witness. She can guide you how best to serve your clients and the family court system.
2.5 Hour Class for Attorneys, Advocates, & Professionals in the Family Court System
Master Class for Court Professionals is a 2.5 hour MASTER CLASS intended to succinctly educate those working in the judicial system, specifically, the family court system. Coercive Control IS the foundation of all domestic abuse.
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