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MEMBERS OF PARENTAL ALIENATION STUDY GROUP March 8, 2021 The Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG) consists of about 770 individuals, mostly mental health professionals, from 62 countries, including: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangla- desh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Ara- bia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trini- dad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom (including England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), and the United States (including Puerto Rico). The members of PASG agree that parental alienation should be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fifth Edition (DSM-5) and the International Classification of Dis- eases – Eleventh Edition (ICD-11). PASG is an international, not-for-profit corporation. The members of PASG are interested in educating the general public, mental health clinicians, forensic practitioners, at- torneys, and judges regarding parental alienation. PASG members are also interested in developing and promoting research on the causes, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of parental alienation. PASG is an open membership organization. We welcome professionals (such as psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, attorneys, and judges) and nonprofessionals (such as alienated parents and grandparents and adult children of parental alienation). PASG does not certify that its members have any particular expertise. Inclusion in this list of members does not represent an endorsement from PASG. [PASG Members: If you want to edit, update, or improve the information about yourself, contact [email protected].] @TMDILH, who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. @TMDILH started a website with information about parental alienation and child abuse. He also has advocated that we abolish the family court system in favor of mandatory mediation for cases involving children of separation and divorce. You can follow @TMDILH on Facebook and Twitter @TMDILH. Website: TellMyDaughterILoveHer.com. Email: [email protected]. Hawwah Abdellahi Gambo, originally from Nigeria, is a journalist and social entrepreneur in the United Kingdom. She has experienced parental alienation in her own family and observed it in her com- munity. She said, “Sadly no one thinks about it, much less recognizes the fact that it is a form of abuse. In my attempt to speak up about parental alienation and the dangers it portends, I pro- duced a documentary about Nigerian alienated mothers in 2019.” Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL4DKdZTIII&t=7. Email: [email protected]. Abe, who lives in Northern Virginia, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has con- ducted extensive personal research on the psychological and medical aspects of parental aliena- tion. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 2 Suzanne Abel, B.A., J.D., who lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, describes herself as an alienated daughter, mother, and grandmother. Ms. Abel has been active with her local parental alienation group and she helps organize the program for Parental Alienation Awareness Day at the state capital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Email: [email protected]. Mohammad Aboulezz, a pharmacist in Cairo, Egypt, has experienced parental alienation in his own fam- ily. His children were removed from Saudi Arabia to the United States without his knowledge. Mr. Aboulezz said, “I’m waiting for a miracle to see my kids.” Email: [email protected]. Joanna Abrahams, a lawyer in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, heads a team of family lawyers who are part of a law firm, Setfords Solicitors. Ms. Abrahams has an interest in parental alienation. She has appeared on BBC Radio London and BBC Radio 4 Woman’s hour and has been featured in the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph. She hopes to set up a network of legal professionals to tackle the phenomenon of parental alienation. Her law firm: www.setfords.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Oscar Abudara Bini, M.D., is a specialist in infant and juvenile psychiatry at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is also the former chief of Psychiatry for Adolescents and Family at the Ital- ian Hospital of Buenos Aires. Dr. Abudara Bini provides individual therapy, family therapy, reuni- fication therapy, and mediation. He serves as an expert witness for judicial proceedings. Email: [email protected]. Marvin Acklin, Ph.D., a private practitioner and senior custody evaluator in Honolulu, Hawaii, has con- ducted over 300 custody evaluations and has served as a parenting coordinator. He is an associ- ate clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Acklin’s website: www.dracklin.com. Email: [email protected]. Christine B. L. Adams, M.D., a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist in private practice in Louisville, Kentucky, working on custody issues and child sexual abuse cases. She is co-author of Living on Automatic: How Emotional Conditioning Shapes Our Lives and Relationships. Website: www.doctorchristineadams.com. Email: [email protected]. Jennifer Adams, who lives in Winter Park, Florida, has experienced parental alienation in her own fam- ily. Ms. Adams is a community and statewide advocate regarding issues on child endangerment, domestic violence, and improving government processes, judicial accountability, and equality. She has been appointed to leadership roles in organizations such as the League of Women Vot- ers, the Orange County Domestic Violence Commission, and the State of Florida guardian ad li- tem program. Email: [email protected]. Giovanna Adelizzi, the marketing manager of a pharmaceutical company, lives in Desenzano del Garda, Italy. Ms. Adelizzi has experienced parental alienation in her own family. In Italy, she has worked to educate the public regarding parental alienation through the press and television. Also, she would like to create guidelines for Italian courts to follow in cases of parental aliena- tion. Email: [email protected]. Christine Adler, RNC, CCE, IBCLC, a maternal/child health nurse in Sumner, Maine, has experienced pa- rental alienation in her own family. She said that she is “living as the targeted parent in the nightmare of parental alienation.” Ms. Adler hopes to learn as much as possible about parental alienation and connect with others. She seeks an attorney, consultant, and/or expert witness to help her have her daughters back in her life. Email: [email protected]. Pamela Agramont, a certified life coach, is also certified in neuro-linguistic programming. She is a nar- cissist abuse recovery coach, a level one Reiki practitioner, and has studied at the High Conflict Parental Alienation Study Group, page 3 Institute. Ms. Agramont states that she and her children have suffered parental alienation and the shocking ordeal of family court abuse since 2014. Email: [email protected]. José Manuel Aguilar Cuenca, Ph.D., is a clinical and forensic psychologist who practices in Córdoba, Spain. He was the first author to publish books about parental alienation in Spanish and Portu- guese. For example, SAP: Síndrome de Alienación Parental. Dr. Aguilar is a researcher for the Ombudsman for Children in Madrid, Spain. Website: www.jmaguilar.com. Email: [email protected]. Clemens Åhfeldt, MBA, B.A., is an entrepreneur from Stockholm, Sweden. Mr. Åhfeldt is dedicated to VBU (PappaBarn), Sweden, a non-profit organisation advocating for children’s rights to both par- ents. Mr. Åhfeldt experienced how his daughter gradually faded away during a four-year cus- tody battle. Neither social services nor the courts considered the possibility that the daughter had been manipulated. Website for PappaBarn: https://www.pappabarn.se. Email: [email protected]. Rabbi Yaakov Aichenbaum, M.A. Special Education and Elementary Education, a Judaic studies reading and learning specialist in Baltimore, Maryland, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Rabbi Aichenbaum educates targeted parents, clergy, and the mental health and legal professions about the red flags of parental alienation. He is particularly interested in educating the Jewish orthodox Rabbinical Divorce Courts about this topic. His website: https://www.thek- eytotorah.com/. Email: [email protected]. Mary Alvarez, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist in Houston, Texas, has a clinical and forensic practice. She conducted custody evaluations for the family courts and evaluated for parental alienation in those cases. Dr. Alvarez recognizes the destructive psychological effects of parental alienation on children and she regularly speaks at conferences for mental health professionals, family law attorneys, and judges concerning the role of memory, suggestibility, and sexual abuse allega- tions and parental alienation in custody cases. Websites: www.drmaryalvarez.com and www.resetting-the-family.com. Email: [email protected]. Monika-Helena Ammann-Heimgartner,
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