PASG Members Are Also Interested in Developing and Promoting Research on the Causes, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Parental Alienation

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, attorneys, 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.

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@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 community. 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 conducted extensive personal research on the psychological and medical aspects of parental alienation. 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 family. 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, reunification 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 conducted over 300 custody evaluations and has served as a parenting coordinator. He is an associate 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 family. 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 litem 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 alienation. Email: [email protected]. Christine Adler, RNC, CCE, IBCLC, a maternal/child health nurse in Sumner, Maine, has experienced parental 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 narcissist 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 parents. Mr. Åhfeldt experienced how his daughter gradually faded away during a four-year custody 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 allegations and parental alienation in custody cases. Websites: www.drmaryalvarez.com and www.resetting-the-family.com. Email: [email protected]. Monika-Helena Ammann-Heimgartner, M.A. Art Therapy and Psychology, M.A. Philosophy, is a therapist in Zurich, Switzerland. She is currently studying law at the University of Fribourg, Swit- zerland. Ms. Ammann provides counseling for individuals experiencing separation and divorce. Website: http://www.therapie-tessin.ch. Email: [email protected]. Eric Anderson, a filmmaker at California State University, San Bernardino, teaches part time in photog- raphy and motion graphics. Mr. Anderson is interested in parental alienation because he is en- couraged that there are groups of people who share the same unfortunate experiences that he is going through and who are proactive in this problem. He is working on a short, animated story that involves parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Paul Anderson, Masters Degree in Professional Development within the Community, is a former community project manager in Ireland. He currently is a carer and campaigner. Mr. Anderson provides services involving mediation, research, campaigning, and social media. Email: [email protected]. Chris Andexler, an advocate for children and families affected by parental alienation, lives in North Car- olina. He hopes to educate legislators, mental health and legal professionals, and the public regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 4

Katherine Andre, Ph.D., is a director of Family Court Mediation Services, Superior Court, and a licensed psychologist with a clinical practice in Northern California. She was the co-editor of Working with Alienated Children and Families. Email: [email protected]. Walter Andritzky, Dr. Phil., Dipl.-Psychologist, Dipl.-Sociologist, a psychologist in Düsseldorf, Germany, is a psychological expert for the courts. He was the co-editor of Das Parental Alienation Syn- drom: Eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung für scheidungsbegleitende Berufe (The Parental Al- ienation Syndrome: An Interdisciplinary Challenge for Professionals Involved with Divorce). His website in German: www.andritzky-online.de. Email: [email protected]. Jan Angner, who has a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, lives in Norrköping, Sweden. He experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is active in PASG Nordic. Mr. Angner took part in the development of a “fathers right” organization, PappaBarn, which is mainly contacted by fathers, but also by women and grandparents. PappaBarn tries to increase knowledge of parental alienation among social service workers and legal officials. The organization’s website: www.pappabarn.se/sv-SE. Email: [email protected]. Virginia Anthony, who lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, is the former executive director of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Email: [email protected]. Akira Aoki, M.A., a professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology, Taisho University, Tokyo, Japan, has studied parental alienation in Japan. Email: [email protected]. Vivian Lee Arber, M.P.S., PMP, ADA Advocate, works in the management and resolution of cases with developing or established parental alienation and other high-conflict custody matters. Ms. Ar- ber works with attorneys, adults, couples, and families in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Bar- bara, California, and consults with attorneys and coaches parents everywhere. Ms. Arber’s work includes mediation, communication coaching, parenting plans, and initiatives that prevent or address parental alienation and reduce conflict in high-contention litigation. Email: [email protected]. Mila Arch Marin, Ph.D., is a forensic psychologist in Spain and a professor at the University of Barcelona. Email: [email protected]. Liz Archer, M.Phil., a psychotherapist in the United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is particularly interested in the criminal status of parental alienation as a form of domestic violence, the status of domestic violence by proxy when perpetrated by children, and the role of social services in protecting children from the child abuse of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Jeffrey Arden, Ph.D., a clinical and forensic psychologist in Los Angeles, California, is licensed to practice in both California and New York. Dr. Arden consults regarding forensic topics both nationally and internationally. He has written a number of papers on alienation and family dysfunction. He conducts child custody evaluations and is a litigation consultant and reunification therapist. Email: [email protected]. Nils-Göran Areskoug, M.D., Ph.D., a physician and musician, is a Fellow of Strömstad Academy in Swe- den. Dr. Areskoug studied intergenerational parental alienation in Scandinavia. His papers, social policy debate, and websites are listed by Wikipedia on Föräldraalienation (in Swedish). Website: https://sites.google.com/site/coleur/eupasg. Email: [email protected]. Wais Aria, M.D., a physician in Kabul, Afghanistan, is the executive director of Tabish Social Health Edu- cation Organization, a psychosocial counseling program for children and adolescents who were trained to be suicide bombers. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 5

Marina Arkhipova, a psychologist in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is the director of the Saint Petersburg In- stitute of Psychological Counselling. She provides psychological assessment of adults, individual therapy, and family therapy. She often encounters problems with parental alienation, which is common in Russia, including adult clients who experienced parental alienation in their childhood. Dr. Arkhipova is the co-author of Прощение: как примириться с собой и другими (For- giveness: How to Come to Peace with Yourself and Others). Email: [email protected]. Amy Armstrong, LISW, an independently licensed social worker in Columbus, Ohio, serves as a family therapist, parent educator, mediator, certified parent coach, parenting coordinator, and divorce coach in collaborative law cases. With her colleagues, Ms. Armstrong opened The Center for Family Resolution to empower mothers and fathers to create solutions to behavioral and relational issues. Ms. Armstrong is active in the Ohio Chapter of the Association of Family and Con- ciliation Courts. Email: [email protected]. Leslie Armstrong, J.D., M.A., LPC, an attorney in Charleston, South Carolina, practices exclusively in family court. Ms. Armstrong is also a licensed mental health counselor who works with alienated children and their parents. She is a certified family court mediator and an attorney guardian ad litem representing children. She presents educational programs for legal and mental health professionals designed to facilitate cooperation between the professions in serving families undergoing high-conflict separation and divorce. Email: [email protected]. Irfan Atesnak of Weston, Florida, describes himself as a targeted father of three children for the last eleven years. He believes: “Every year, thousands of children are mentally, emotionally, and psy- chologically abused. This crime should be recognized as child abuse and an abuse of human rights. Children deserve the right to both parents and parents have the right to be parents.” Website: together4changes.org. Email: [email protected]. Grant W. Austin, B.A., M.S., CMRS, has experienced parental and grandparent alienation in his own family. Mr. Austin is a university professor, a nationally published author, and an editor of multiple peer-reviewed professional journals. He is the coordinator of a support group in Orlando, Florida, for alienated grandparents. Mr. Austin published Alienated Grandparent Stories: Jour- neys of Shock, Depression, Survival, Hope and Reconciliation. The book’s website www.alienat- edgrandparentstories.com includes numerous resources on parental and grandparent alienation. Email: [email protected]. Ranjan K. Avasthi, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Atlanta, Georgia, who has a particular interest in parental alienation. Dr. Avasthi is board certified in general psychiatry and in child and adolescent psychiatry. He is an assistant clinical professor of pediatric psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia. Email: [email protected]. Maria Averill, M.A., J.D., an attorney in Charleston, South Carolina, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Averill was a mental health clinician prior to attending law school. Now she practices family law with a specialization in handling cases involving parental alienation. She was the first attorney in South Carolina to have a guardianship established for an alienated child who turned 18 during the family court case. Website: www.AverillLawFirm.com. Email: [email protected]. Benjamin Bailey, Ph.D., is a faculty member at the Department of Criminology at Western Galilee Aca- demic College in Israel. Dr. Bailey’s fields of research are family violence, child maltreatment, masculinity, and fatherhood. He is also a psychotherapist with a private practice in Tel-Aviv, where he sees families experiencing parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 6

Rebecca Bailey, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist in Northern California, is the director of Transitioning Families, which specializes in reunification counseling. As an expert in abduction reunification, Dr. Bailey believes that familial abduction is an extreme form of parental alienation and should be treated as such. The website for Transitioning Families: http://www.transitioningfami- lies.com/. Email: [email protected]. Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D., a research psychologist in New York, New York, is the author of several empirical studies on parental alienation. She wrote Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome: Break- ing the Ties that Bind and she was co-editor of Working with Alienated Children and Families. Website: http://www.amyjlbaker.com/. Email: [email protected]. Kelley Baker, Ph.D., L.P.C., a counselor in Georgetown, Texas, works with high conflict families, focusing on cases of parental alienation. Dr. Baker has been appointed guardian ad litem for contested family matters involving children, provided expert testimony on parental alienation, and worked as a reunification therapist. She has found that the role of guardian ad litem is often the first piece of the reunification process in that it defines and analyzes the extent of the problem. Website: www.kelleybakerphd.com. Email: [email protected]. Lisa Baker, B.A. (Psychology), M.M. (Jazz Guitar), is a musician/guitarist/songwriter who lives near Chi- cago, Illinois. Ms. Baker has experienced parental alienation in her own family, as she is alienated from an adult daughter and grandson. She has been writing songs about parental alienation and is guesting on radio programs to bring awareness for the greater good. Email: [email protected]. Anna Balabio, is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and trial consultant in Milan, Italy. She is a lecturer at the University of Turin, Italy. Ms. Balabio is interested in parental alienation in Italy and in other countries. Email: [email protected]. LuAnn Crick Baldock, B.S., M.A., a mother of four children in Edwards, Illinois, has experienced parental alienation and grandparent alienation in her own family. In her case, she witnessed it in her ex- husband’s family, then the next generation, and now in the third and fourth generations. Ms. Baldock wants to learn how to prove, stop, prevent, cope with, and overcome parental and grandparent alienation. She hopes to help other people going through the same troubles. Email: [email protected]. Regina Marie Baldwin, D. Min., CPLC, is a high-conflict custody coach and intervention specialist in Rog- ersville, Missouri. She has personally experienced the devastation and consequences of parental alienation in her own family for over 20 years. Through a nonprofit ministry, Dr. Baldwin assists other parents in battling the trauma of this abuse through parental coaching, mediation, family interventions, case evaluations, compilation of evidence for document reviews, and assistance with litigation. Websites: www.biblicalinterventions.com and www.pasinterventions.com. Email: [email protected]. Codin Băltăgan, who lives in Bucharest, Romania, is an organizer and manager of the Asociaţia Română pentru Custodia Comună (Romanian Association for Joint Custody). He has observed parental alienation in Romania. The ARPCC website: http://www.arpcc.ro/. Patricia Barclay, Sociology BSc(Hons), PG Diploma in Social Work, who is registered with the British As- sociation of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and the Scottish Social Services Council, works in Aberdeen, Scotland. She provides family counselling for children and adolescents whose parents are separated or divorced. Ms. Barclay is working on providing legal assessment of risk to a child’s welfare and development from parental alienation within the Scottish legal system of welfare hearings. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 7

Theresa Barker, M.M.F.T., is a marriage and family therapist who works in a private psychological group practice in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ms. Barker provides individual, couples, and family therapy and specializes in issues related to separation and divorce. Her work includes child custody evaluations, parent–child reunification, and court-appointed parenting coordination. Ms. Barker has dealt with highly contentious issues such as severe parental alienation. She has participated in the Family Bridges for Alienated Children (FBAC) training program. Email: [email protected]. Steve Barnwell, a career firefighter in Sydney, Australia, has experienced parental alienation in his own family for the past decade. Mr. Barnwell is passionate about spreading awareness of parental alienation and supporting others walking this path. He is involved with Internet support groups and is a trained Lead Facilitator with Parents Beyond Breakup organization, where he established a local group. Mr. Barnwell maintains a blog at https://sb393.wordpress.com/. Email: [email protected]. Trish Barry-Relph, is founder of Co-Parenting Matters, www.trishbarryrelph.com. She is a parent and child consultant, specialist systemic family therapist, play therapist, psychodynamic psychotherapist, associate group analyst, children’s guardian, and family mediator based in Guildford, United Kingdom. Ms. Barry Relph’s consulting rooms are at Brighter Spaces in Guildford, www.brighterspacesuk.com. She has experience preparing court reports in resist/refuse dynamics, parental alignment, estrangement, and parental alienation and giving expert witness evidence in such cases. Email: [email protected]. Professor Jakub Rafał Bartoszewski is a faculty member of the State University of Applied Sciences, Konin, Poland. He and his colleagues are interested in conducting research on the diagnostic criteria for parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Pablo Bascary, who lives in Perth, Western Australia, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has been alienated from his daughter for four years. Mr. Bascary continues the process of legally fighting this through the family court. He says, “It is such a horrible experience that I would like to know more about how to manage it properly in the coming years when I fi- nally get to see my dear little girl.” Email: [email protected]. Olivera Bay of Toronto, Ontario, Canada describes herself as severely alienated from her son. The boy’s father breached the legal parenting plan by allowing their 10-year-old child to have choice on visiting his mother. Ms. Bay wishes to be part of the parental alienation community so that alienated targets like herself can come together to help each other. Email: [email protected]. Sharon Beattie is a chartered psychologist and associate fellow with the British Psychological Society and a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland. She provides safeguarding expertise in adult safeguarding, child protection, domestic violence, and parental alienation. She works as an expert witness to undertake independent assessments and write reports for the courts. She was the Director of the Children’s Safeguarding Board, Northern Ireland. Ms. Beattie is currently completing a post doctorate in the area of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Alexandra Beckman, who lives in Northern Kentucky, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is researching the prevention of parental alienation and how to reconnect with alienated children. Her Facebook page: Parental Alienation My 2 Boys. Email: [email protected]. Paul Bensussan, M.D., is a forensic psychiatrist in Versailles, France. Dr. Bensussan is a National Psychi- atric Expert appointed by the Cour de cassation (the French Supreme Court). Parental Alienation Study Group, page 8

Email: [email protected]. Julio Berbel, Ph.D., a full professor of agricultural economics at the University of Córdoba, Spain, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Dr. Berbel coordinates research projects related to environmental management and biotechnology and he has published research related to water and agricultural economics, agribusiness, and environmental management. Email: [email protected]. Ron Berglas, a high school English teacher in Highland, California, also teaches acting and theatre at San Bernardino Valley College. In the past, Mr. Berglas had personal experiences with parental alienation. He produces and hosts a television show on KVCR television in San Bernardino called “INSIGHT with Ron Berglas,” where he has discussed parental alienation and other topics related to children’s mental health. Email: [email protected]. Alice R. Berkowitz, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, and forensic psychologist in Bev- erly Hills, California. She works with children, adults, couples, and families. As a forensic psychologist, Dr. Berkowitz has performed over 500 child custody evaluations and has worked as a special master and litigation consultant. Her areas of expertise include parental alienation, estrangement and alignment, domestic violence and substance abuse, parenting plans, reunification therapy, child sexual abuse, and allegations of sexual abuse. Her website: dr-aliceberkowitz.com. Email: [email protected]. Alice C. Bernet, R.N., Ph.D., PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Nashville, Tennessee. Her clinical experience includes crisis management, community-based behavioral health interventions for adults with serious and persistent mental illness, and suicide prevention programming in the Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Bernet, the senior clinical director at MAXIMUS, focuses on mental wellness in the workplace. She is an adjunct instructor for Vanderbilt Univer- sity School of Nursing. Email: [email protected]. Kristin Bernet, B.A., M.L.I.S., is the library director at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. Ms. Bernet helped to develop the comprehensive bibliography regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. William Bernet, M.D., a forensic child psychiatrist, is professor emeritus at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Bernet was the editor of Parental Alienation, DSM-5, and ICD-11 and the co-editor of Parental Alienation – Science and Law. He was the founder and first president of Parental Alienation Study Group. Email: [email protected]. Barry S. Bien, L.L.B., a family law attorney in Amherstview, Ontario, Canada, specializes in issues of custody, access, and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Jolene Bird, who lives in Liberty Hill, Texas, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Bird says, “I want to bring awareness about parental alienation at the highest level because this disease is like the walking dead.” Email: [email protected]. Zeynep Biringen, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, conducts research on emotional availability in parent–child relationships, attachment, and prevention programming. Dr. Biringen and Dr. Jen- nifer J. Harman co-authored Parents Acting Badly: How Institutions and Societies Promote the Alienation of Children from Their Loving Families and established the Colorado Parental Aliena- tion Project, which is at www.facebook.com/parentalalienationproject. Email: [email protected]. Jennifer Schmieding Bjelland, M.S., LCPC, P.C., is a mental health professional in private practice in Bo- zeman, Montana. She specializes in children of divorce, reunification counseling, and developing Parental Alienation Study Group, page 9

and implementing parenting through divorce education programs. Ms. Bjelland serves the court as a guardian ad litem, parenting evaluator, and parenting coordinator. Email: [email protected]. Nigel Blagg, Ph.D., M.A., B.Sc., a psychologist in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom, is the managing director of Nigel Blagg Associates and NBA Solutions Ltd. Dr Blagg has undertaken psychological assessments of adults and children in complex care and contact disputes in the family court since the early 1990s. In recent years, he has developed a specialist interest in the assessment and resolution of cases involving alleged parental alienation. Websites: www.nigelblaggassociates.co.uk and www.nbasolutions.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. David Bluewolf is a family law paralegal in East Anglia, United Kingdom and a McKenzie Friend, i.e., an individual who assists children and parents in family court. His interest in parental alienation began after a personal experience. Mr. Bluewolf is associated with the Family Law Advice Cen- tre; their website is www.family-law-advice.org. Email: [email protected]. Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau, M.D., a psychiatrist in Würzburg, Germany, has studied parental alienation in Germany. He was co-editor of Das Parental Alienation Syndrom: Eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung für scheidungsbegleitende Berufe (The Parental Alienation Syndrome: An Inter- disciplinary Challenge for Professionals Involved with Divorce) and the author of Parental Aliena- tion and Parental Alienation Syndrome/Disorder: A Serious Form of Psychological Abuse. Web- sites: www.pas-konferenz.de and www.drvboch.de. Email: [email protected]. Mark Bogan is a case management coordinator for a social services agency in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. He has experienced parental alienation in his own family. His two children were alienated from him at an early age and he has not had contact with them since about age 12. The children are now in their late 20s. Email: [email protected]. J. Michael Bone, Ph.D., a clinical and forensic consultant in Winter Park, Florida, specializes in the problem of parental alienation. Dr. Bone is co-author of The Essentials of Parental Alienation Syn- drome (PAS): It’s Real, It’s Here and It Hurts, a concise overview of parental alienation. His website is www.jmichaelbone.com. Email: [email protected]. David Michael Booth, who lives near Glasgow, Scotland, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. For over 30 years, his five children, nine grandchildren, and two great grandchildren have been poisoned against him and kept out of his life. Mr. Booth hopes his shared experience will assist other targeted parents, the specialists and experts attempting to help them, and the global professionals who research, educate, and explain this frightening terror. His website: ar- ranhighlander.com. Email: [email protected]. Camelia-Anca Borlean, M.Sc., a family therapist and forensic psychologist in Oradea, Romania, has con- sulted to the Court of Justice. She has an interest in the psychology of divorce and parental alienation in Romania. Website: http://cameliaborlean.wordpress.com. Email: [email protected]. José Maria Bouza, a radio and television journalist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the author of Practical Guide to Action in the Face of the Impediment of Contact with Children and other books. Mr. Bouza was the author and manager of bills that gave rise to laws related to children in family conflicts. He was the founder and president of the Asociación de Padres Alejado de sus Hijos (APADESHI) (Association of Parents Away from Their Children). Website: www.apadeshi.com. Email: [email protected]. Phillip Bowling, a real estate broker in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is working to improve the parenting time schedule with his daughter. Mr. Bowling is part of a non-profit organization called Kids Deserve Parental Alienation Study Group, page 10

Dads, the movement in Wyoming to make shared parenting the standard instead of the excep- tion. The organization hopes to have legislation passed to that effect. The website for the organization: Kids Deserve Dads. Email: [email protected]. Eileen Bowman, M.S.W., a therapist in Knoxville, Tennessee, has specialized in marriages in crisis due to sexual betrayal. She experienced parental alienation in her own family. Her two daughters erased Ms. Bowman from their lives, while her adult son has restored a relationship with her after a few years of cutting her off. Ms. Bowman is working on a book sharing her own story as well as documenting the experience of other individuals whom she has met. Email: [email protected]. Luís Braga Hortas, a licensed psychologist in Badajoz, Spain, is studying for his doctoral degree in psychology at the Universidad de Extremadura, Spain. Mr. Hortas works in private practice and in a non-governmental organization, “Associação Novo Olhar,” which addresses child protection and child welfare situations. He is studying the various definitions of “parental alienation” and how the concept is understood by legal professionals. Email: [email protected]. Borja Brañanova, MBA, an engineer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Although he is Spanish, Mr. Brañanova obtained a ruling—unprecedented in the Arab world—of joint custody of two children. His objective is to cooperate with professionals, associations, and authorities to develop awareness at local and regional levels. He hopes to support a campaign to promote family laws for the best interests of the future of the humanity. Website: https://foranychildren.org/?lang=en. Email: [email protected]. Lisa Brick, CPC, ELI-MP, L.Ac., a divorce coach in the United States, works via phone and web-video. She coaches individuals to navigate divorce and to learn about themselves, the system, and their options and resources. Ms. Brick wants to increase her knowledge regarding parental alienation as well as gaining exposure to resources to use with clients. Ms. Brick and her partner Karen McMahon have a media presence through podcasts on many aspects of divorce. Their podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-beyond-divorce-podcast/id1261400624. Email: [email protected]. Barry Bricklin, Ph.D., a faculty member of Jefferson Medical College and Hospital, Hahnemann Medical College, and Widener University, in Pennsylvania. Dr. Bricklin is the author of tests regarding child custody issues and author of The Custody Evaluation Handbook: Research-Based Solutions and Applications. Email: [email protected]. Roland Broca, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in Paris, France, is an expert regarding high-conflict separation and divorce. Dr. Broca was formerly the clinical director of the Hôpital Enfants Malades and the president of the French Federation of Mental Health. Email: [email protected]. Tamara Brockhausen, Psy.D., a clinical and forensic psychologist in São Paulo, Brazil, conducted research on parental alienation in Brazil. Email: [email protected]. Michael Brown, M.Ed., currently in Latin America, is an overseas school educator, originally from the USA, who has taught and worked in seven countries. A targeted parent, Mr. Brown was forced out of his children’s lives and he is fighting for the rights of his children to have him, a loving father, back in their lives. Mr. Brown has posted the story of his children and himself on YouTube. Email: [email protected]. John Brownlee, LMFT, whose office is in Brentwood, Tennessee, has over 35 years’ experience as a marriage and family counselor. He has experienced parental alienation in both his personal and Parental Alienation Study Group, page 11

professional lives. Mr. Brownlee has much experience in working with individuals, families, foster families, and inmates in prison. Email: [email protected]. Marianne Brück, Ph.D., who lives near Munich, Germany, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Dr. Brück is a systemic family therapist with a focus on couple and complex family therapy including families dealing with parental alienation. Her interest is the international ex- change of ideas regarding parental alienation and to promote the understanding of this family pathology. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.mb-systemtherapie.org. Peter Burtenshaw, who lives in St. Sampson, Guernsey, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is the parent of five children and has been alienated from two children since 2011. Mr. Burtenshaw said that he is an alienated father, a fighter, and a survivor. He said, “The utter vulnerability and desperation an alienated parent experiences is the most traumatic one can feel.” Email: [email protected]. Uta Büchner, an alienated mother near Frankfurt, Germany, hopes to understand and learn more about parental alienation. She realizes how important it is that specialists all over the world work together on this topic to develop better understanding and treatment of parental alienation. Ms. Büchner wants to promote knowledge and awareness of parental alienation in Germany. Email: [email protected]. Deric Burgess, B.A., a sales executive in Atlanta, Georgia, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is the father of twin boys, who are now adults, whom he has not seen or spoken to over eight years. Mr. Burgess thinks that his case illustrates the breakdown and failure of the Family Court system in the State of New Jersey. He would like to write a book about his case with the input of a mental health and legal professional. Email: [email protected]. Nick Butcher, BVM&S, MRCVS, a veterinary surgeon near Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation with his own children. He is working on a book about his family’s involvement with parental alienation. He is also working on a computer app that would allow alienated children safely to post information – messages, photos, videos, reports, stories, etc. – for their rejected parent. Dr. Butcher established the Quadstar Foundation, which aims to help children reach their aspirations and flourish. Website: www.quadstar.org. Email: [email protected]. Amanda Buxbaum, MS, CNS, LDN, a nutritionist on the faculty of Montgomery College, Rockville, Mary- land, has experienced parental alienation in her own life. Ms. Buxbaum is considering starting a support group for victims of parental alienation in Maryland. Email: [email protected]. Brendan Byrne, Bachelor of Arts (Hons), lives in Dublin, Ireland. He was an alienated child who, as an adult, wrote the memoir Don’t Hug Your Mother together with his brother JP. The book details their account of parental alienation through the eyes of the children. Mr. Byrne wants mental health clinicians, attorneys, and judges to have a competent understanding of parental alienation. He wants to help children reunite with the parent they were alienated from. Website: https://donthugyourmother.wordpress.com. Email: [email protected]. JP Byrne, Bachelor in Civil Law (Hons), a lawyer from Dublin, Ireland, and his brother, Brendan, wrote the memoir Don’t Hug Your Mother, which describes their experience of parental alienation as children alienated from their mother. It is an account of parental alienation and the court process, drawing on diaries that Mr. Byrne kept as a child. As a lawyer, Mr. Byrne is focused on Parental Alienation Study Group, page 12

raising awareness amongst those involved in the court process of dealing with family breakdown. Website: https://donthugyourmother.wordpress.com. Email: [email protected]. Glenn Ross Caddy Ph.D., a clinical, forensic, and health psychologist in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is the chief executive officer of MindExperts International. As a forensic expert, Dr. Caddy has much experience with parental estrangement and alienation. He has published articles on the contin- uum of alienation and on the dynamics of mind control in the development both of parental alienation and in the evolution of mental illness in its victims. Website: info.mind-experts.com. Email: [email protected]. Noemi Cristina Calvo, is a legal and forensic psychologist, psychotherapist, mediator, and parental coordinator in Ciudad Real, Spain. She has collaborated in providing specialized courses at the Offi- cial College of Psychologists, Lawyers, and Social Educators. Ms. Calvo is the director of the Clini- cal and Forensic Psychology Center, called PsyFORIS, in Ciudad Real, Spain. She has experience treating parental alienation cases from the point of view of clinical and forensic psychology. Website: www.psyforis.es. Email: [email protected]. Mario Alberto Calvo Así, a family lawyer in Costa Rica, has experience in legal cases involving custody and visitation rights in his country and between other countries and Costa Rica, when parental alienation is the main conflict to be resolved. He is researching legal alternatives to help judges learn, identify, and rule proper actions in proper time to protect children from parental alienation and its emotional abuse. Email: [email protected]. Giovanni Battista Camerini, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Bologna, Italy, is a lecturer at Sapienza University of Rome, Salesian Pontifical University, and University of Padova. Dr. Came- rini has published books regarding child and adolescent forensic topics, including Manuale di valutazione delle capacità genitoriali: APS-I, Assessment of Parental Skills Interview. Email: [email protected]. Hamish Cameron, M.D., FRCPsych, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, was formerly at St. George’s and Cassel Hospitals, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Cameron has extensive expert witness practice in custody, access, and parental alienation family court cases. Email: [email protected]. Walter Camos, MS, LPC, NBCCH, is a private practice therapist in Lafayette, Louisiana. He practices Erik- sonian Family Systems Therapy and believes in the utilization of each family member’s own resources to strengthen the interactive family system. He has been conducting court ordered family therapy, reunification therapy, and family evaluations for judicial districts in South Central Louisiana. Mr. Camos believes in a no fault, no blame position for all family members. Website: http://www.camostherapy.com/. Email: [email protected]. Lisa Camp, CPLC, a certified grief recovery specialist in Atlanta, Georgia, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She became involved in helping targeted parents work through the losses from parental alienation and she started the Parental Alienation Grief Program (PAGP™). Ms. Camp is the grief program director for the International Support Network for Alienated Families (ISNAF). She has a grief recovery life coaching practice with this website: www.thriving- spiritlifecoaching.com. Email: [email protected]. Astrid Camps, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Eitorf, Germany, has recognized and treated parental alienation in her private practice. Dr. Camps has written about the long-term psychiatric and psychosomatic consequences of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 13

Jeanette Cantu-Bazar, R.N., B.S., J.D., is a lawyer in Corpus Christi, Texas. Ms. Cantu-Bazar is an amicus attorney appointed by the court to represent children in high-conflict custody cases. Some of her clients experience parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Princess Dr. Irma Capece Minutolo, who lives in Rome and Naples, Italy, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Her situation became a case study for world medicine (Professor Fran- cesco Montecchi included the case in his book about parental alienation syndrome) and for jurisprudence (the ruling by the Italian court was widely known). Today, Dr. Capece Minutolo is the president of the Italian League for the Fight against Parental Alienation LILAP. Website: www.lilap.it. Email: [email protected]. Enric Carbó, M.A., a teacher of philosophy in Tortosa, Spain, has conducted research and written articles about the epistemological foundations of PAS deniers, concluding that they apply postmodernist categories based in politics rather than meeting the requirements demanded by empirical science. Mr. Carbó’s website with his articles: www.filo.cat. Email: [email protected]. Judge Marie-France Carlier, Master in Law, is a judge in the Youth and Family Court of Dinant, Namur, Belgium. Judge Carlier has been concerned about parental alienation, and she implemented the parental consensus model in her Court, which is based on interdisciplinary cooperation. This model requires that professionals work together to help conflicting parents focus on the well- being and interests of their children. This approach has spread to other Family Courts in the Wallonia region of Belgium. Email: [email protected]. Jack C. Carney, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Mobile, Alabama. Daily, he engages in forensic consultation and completes assessments for child protection services and the domestic and juvenile court system. Recurring referral questions include parental alienation and fitness, child custody, childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, relocation impact, stalking, intimate partner violence, substance abuse, visitation and treatment planning, and parenting coordination. He is also interested in participating in research studies regarding parental alienation. Website: http://www.drjackcarney.com. Email: [email protected]. Dave Carroll, who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is struggling to maintain contact with his children, who have been moved by their mother to another state. He feels their mother interferes with his interactions with the children. Email: [email protected]. Eric Carroll, an alienated parent, started a podcast called Dad Talk Today. The podcast and affiliated television show have featured many guests, including professionals in the field of parental alienation. The podcast has over 65,000 followers, reaching 14 million people every three weeks. Mr. Carroll’s goals are to raise awareness regarding parental alienation, to help professionals get out the word regarding their research, and to become an effective tool toward finding solutions and making change. Website: www.dadtalktoday.com. Email: [email protected]. Alvaro Castillo, M.Sc., a mathematician in Mexico City, D.F., is a member of the executive committee of the Mexican Association of Separated Parents (Asociación Mexicana de Padres de Familia Sep- arados, http://www.ampfs.com.mx). Mr. Castillo wants to help create a specialized center for investigating parental alienation in Mexico, which will educate the professionals involved in evaluating and treating cases of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Anthony Cauchi was the founder of Parental Alienation Malta, which eventually was registered under Happy Parenting – Malta (For Happier Children). Mr. Cauchi has been an active member of the European Association for Parental Alienation Practitioners and the Parental Alienation Study Parental Alienation Study Group, page 14

Group. In Malta, he leads the Parental Alienation Support Group and is the main speaker on behalf of Happy Parenting – Malta (For Happier Children). Website: https://www.facebook.com/happyparentingmalta/. Email: [email protected] Armando Cecatiello, an attorney in Milan, Italy, is an expert in family law. He has worked on many cases in which parental alienation was an important issue. Email: [email protected]. Bjorn Cedervall, Ph.D., Associate Professor (Karolinska Institutet), M.Sc. (Royal Institute of Technol- ogy), lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Cedervall worked as a scientist and an educator in the field of medicine and also in the nuclear power industry. He learned about parental alienation following the divorce of a close family member. That prompted him to study parental alienation as well as the child protection system. He is committed to increase the awareness of parental alienation in Sweden. Website: www.ompa.se. Email: [email protected]. Séverine Cesalli, M.D., is a child psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Martigny, Switzerland. She gives presentations regarding child and parental separation, shared parenting, and parental alienation. Also, Dr. Cesalli is an assessor for child protection judicial authorities. Email: [email protected]. Alexis Chalom, a psychologist in Paris, France, and a student of psychoanalysis, is affiliated with the Paris VII University. Mr. Chalom works clinically with children, adolescents, adults, and families in his private practice. He works with alienated parents and children in “encounter centers,” lo- cations designated by courts in France where parents and children of high-conflict divorces are allowed to meet, with many children and parents facing acute issues of loyalty conflicts and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Andrew J. Chambers, M.D., J.D., an attorney and a physician, researched legal cases involving parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Mary Chapman, MBA, a teacher and writer, lives in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a targeted parent who is an advocate for stopping parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Joseph D. Chappell, a mechanical/electrical and power engineer in northwestern Kentucky, experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Chappell works toward raising awareness of parental alienation in the justice system and family courts. He is trying to heal from the wounds of parental alienation and reconnect with his 4-year-old son. Email: [email protected]. Heather Charlet, who works in business development in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She described the parental alienation as “heart wrench- ing.” Ms. Charlet said she is learning everything she can so that she can help her daughters as much as possible. She said, “I need to be the best mom that I can be for them.” Email: [email protected]. Paulo Chavarria, is a documentary director and screenwriter associated with the University of Bergen, Norway. Mr. Chavarria grew up in Costa Rica and experienced the difficult divorce of his parents. Now living in Norway, and a father to four boys, he experienced his own divorce. He wants to try find out what children’s and fathers’ rights mean in Norway. Mr. Chavarria hopes to make a documentary that raises awareness on the latest knowledge regarding parental alienation. Website: https://lobillo79.wixsite.com/thebothersome?lang=no. Margaret Cherubino, Ph.D., is a clinical, counselling, and forensic psychologist in Perth, Western Aus- tralia. Her interest in parental alienation stems from her work associated with the Family Court as a child custody evaluator. Dr. Cherubino has a private practice working with children, adults, and families. She has developed a family intervention for children and parents for mild to Parental Alienation Study Group, page 15

moderate parental alienation. Her hope for the future is to undertake research in the area of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Angie Patricia Chicca, a therapist in training at Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, Texas, has an interest in adult alienated children who seek reunification with their target parent. Email: [email protected]. Nick Child, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.Psych., M.Phil., a retired child psychiatrist and family therapist in Edinburgh, Scotland, was cured of a typical U.K. allergy to PAS by an alienated client now colleague. Dr. Child and his colleague are campaigning in Scotland and U.K. to influence key people and raise the profile of post-family-separation trouble by energetic organizing, presenting, and writing. His website: http://thealienationexperience.org.uk. Email: [email protected]. Chip Chimera, D.Sys., is a family therapist and teacher of family therapy in London, England, United Kingdom. An experienced expert witness in high-conflict, post-divorce families and an early member of the Systemic Study of Parental Alienation (SSoPA) study group, Dr. Chimera is an independent practitioner who specializes in therapeutic assessment and intervention in cases of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Jeni Chiriac, a psychologist in Bucharest, Romania, works with children and adults in divorce situations —before, during, and after divorce. She provides psychological assistance such as evaluation services for the court (since 2012) and therapeutic intervention (since 2008). Websites: http://jenichiriac.ro and http://victimeledivortului.ro/wp/. Email: [email protected]. Moshe Chocron, B.Sc., is a child advocate in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is a member of the InTouch.NET team (“Meet the people where they are.”), a network company forming the global InTouch-EEIG group. Mr. Chocron and his colleagues provide practical solutions to the complex challenges of communication and cooperation that exist in large multidisciplinary missions. The website for InTouch: http://www.intouch.net. Email: [email protected]. Ritu Chowdhary, Ph.D., a clinical and educational psychologist in Delhi, India, is an assistant professor at the University of Delhi. Dr. Chowdhary has studied parental rejection of female children in North India. She has an interest in complex and metaphysical orientations of interpersonal acceptance and rejection in various societies with a special reference to India. Email: [email protected]. Gwendolyn Chubb, B.S., is a child advocate in Chicago, Illinois. Her faith and interest in social justice led her to a role as a civic advocate for legislative and judicial transparency and accountability. She has made presentations regarding parental alienation, domestic violence, and similar topics. Ms. Chubb is the founder and president of Center for Custody Justice, at www.custodyjustice.net. Email: [email protected]. Emil Ciurea, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., a consultant in emergency medicine in Sibiu, Romania, knows about parental alienation from personal experiences. Dr. Ciurea has written articles about parental alienation syndrome in Romania. Email: [email protected]. Lisa C. Clark, M.B.A, is a rejected and alienated mother in San Diego, California. She is a founder, CEO, and visual designer of a brand that highlights innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Her designs have been printed on consumer and tech products including shirts worn by “Sheldon” on episodes of The Big Bang Theory. Ms. Clark has been a contributing member of the Web of Narcissism forum since 2004. Website: thinkercollection.com. Email: [email protected]. Elaine Cobb, a family advocate in North Carolina, is the founder and president of Family Access–Fighting for Children’s Rights, which conducts monthly international seminar calls with top experts regarding alienation. Website: www.familyaccessfightingforchildrensrights.org. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 16

Email: [email protected]. Arantxa Coca Vila, an educational psychologist in Barcelona, Spain, co-authored two books regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Lisa Cohen, B.Pharm., M.Sc., an alienated parent based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, chairs Jewish Unity for Multiple Parenting (JUMP), a not-for-profit, voluntary, community support and advocacy group that strives to improve parent–child relationships following family breakdown. JUMP helps children—particularly those affected by parental alienation—maintain a loving, nurturing, and meaningful relationship with both parents and their extended families. Website: www.jump-parenting.org.uk. Email: [email protected]. Nancy Cole, head of the Executive Team and managing director of Stable Paths, Miami, Florida. Stable Paths, in collaboration with its interdisciplinary team of professionals, offers educational, eq- uine-assisted and dolphin-assisted, highly experiential, intensive therapeutic interventions for families impacted by separation due to moderate to severe parental alienation and familial abduction. Stable Paths website: www.stablepaths.com. Email: [email protected]. Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., a psychologist in Oakland, California, specializes in divorce, parental alienation, and related topics. He is a senior fellow at the Council on Contemporary Families at the Univer- sity of Texas at Austin. He has published When Parents Hurt (to help alienated and estranged parents of adult children), Helping Parents Heal, and other books. Website: www.drjoshuacoleman.com. Email: [email protected]. Nadine Colgan, M.S., NCC, LPCMH, a licensed counselor in private practice in Kennett Square, Pennsyl- vania, has presented information on parental alienation for Parental Alienation Awareness Day at the state capital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Ms. Colgan works closely with the court systems in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, testifying regarding and treating cases involving parental alienation. Her website: http://www.nadinecolgan.com. Email: [email protected]. Zaida Colonna is a clinical and forensic psychologist in Trieste, Italy. In the clinical area, she works with children, adults, couples, and families. In the forensic area, she is a judge’s and prosecutor’s consultant in criminal proceedings and provides expert testimony. Dr. Colonna assists the judicial police in investigating alleged sexual abuse and child maltreatment. She deals with parental alienation in both her clinical and forensic activities, and she completed training in the Family Bridges program. Website: www.zaidacolonna.it. Email: [email protected]. Angelo Compare, Psy.D., Ph.D, a clinical and forensic psychologist and psychotherapist, is an associate clinical professor at the University of Bergamo, Italy. He is the author of empirical studies about the long-term consequences of parental alienation. As a forensic psychologist, Dr. Compare has worked as a psychological expert for the Court of Milan. As psychotherapist, he works with parents involved in parental alienation relationships. Email: [email protected]. Zulmira Correia, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Porto, Portugal, is an attending at the Cen- tro Hospitalar do Porto. Dr. Correia has testified many times regarding children and divorce. Email: [email protected]. Cindy Corsi lives near Edinboro, Pennsylvania. She has a degree in school counseling and dedicates a lot of her time educating lawyers, judges, and teachers in her area about the emotional abuse of children of divorce. Ms. Corsi has been involved with Parental Alienation Awareness groups for more than a decade now, more recently with www.paaousa.org. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 17

Martin Cracknell, is an outside broadcast replay specialist and editor working on major sports produc- tions all over the world. Based in the United Kingdom, Martin is the creator of the Parental Al- ienation Change Maker Conference (PACMC)—a global platform for thought leaders dedicated to creating change in the outdated and outmoded systems that were designed to protect us. Email: [email protected]. James C. Creigh, an attorney in Omaha, Nebraska, has an interest in family law reform. Email: [email protected]. Anne K. Crothers, M.Ed., a psychotherapist in Allentown, Pennsylvania, runs a monthly support group for alienated parents. Ms. Crothers and one of her clients created a protocol for reunification. She trains other clinicians in parental alienation and is working on a training program for attorneys. Website: www.healingworksallentown.com. Email: [email protected]. David Curl, Ph.D., a zoologist, writer, and filmmaker in Australia, is producing an international feature documentary regarding parental alienation. Dr. Curl is part of an Australian network that lobbies for greater recognition of emotional child abuse and substantial change to the current family court system. Email: [email protected]. Matt Daher, an attorney in Boerne, Texas, has experienced parental alienation in his own family, as he has lost three children from his previous marriage. He said, “I would love to be a part of this group and participate as much as possible with any meetings or studies. Thanks for all you are doing to help get the word out about this terrible pathological behavior and for helping alienated parents like myself find community and comfort. Email: [email protected]. Jonas Dahl, M.Sc., is a Ph.D. student in philosophy at the University of Rijeka, Croatia. After experiencing parental alienation in his own family, Mr. Dahl moved from Norway to Croatia. He wants to conduct research on this topic and contribute to the eradication of this form of abuse. Email: [email protected]. Stacey Daman, B.A., who is from Merion Station, Pennsylvania, is a survivor of domestic abuse and still experiencing extreme parent alienation with her oldest child. Ms. Daman teaches art in an elementary/middle school. She wants to participate in educating practitioners, judges in family court, and divorce lawyers regarding parental alienation. Her hope and goal are to prevent the alienated parent as well as the alienated child from ever hitting the extreme level of alienation with early intervention. Email: [email protected]. Renate Daniel, M.D., is a psychiatrist and Jungian psychoanalyst in Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Daniel is a training analyst and supervisor at the C. G. Jung Institute Zurich. She teaches fairy tales, dreams, narcissism, and various aspects of alienation. Email: [email protected]. Silvia Danowski-Reetz, Dipl.-Psychologist, is a psychologist in Dresden, Germany. She counsels families affected by parental alienation and also serves as an expert witness to the German Family Court. Her aim is to educate professionals regarding parental alienation and on proper interventions. Her website: www.silvia-danowski.com. Email: [email protected]. Michelle Darné, located in New York, is the founder of Simply Parent, a non-profit that is dedicated to forging a society where good parenting is protected in all its diverse forms and colors. Ms. Darné was the founder and executive producer of And Baby, the pioneer magazine, radio show, and TV series for alternative parents. After experiencing parental alienation in her own family, Ms. Darné published her story in Parent Deleted. The website for Simply Parent: www.simplyparent.org. Email: [email protected]. Ross Davidson, MMFT, a marriage and family therapist and behavior support consultant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Davidson said that in his Parental Alienation Study Group, page 18

experience, parental alienation is “a sales gimmick for lawyers and the courts are wholly incom- petent in this issue save for a few enlightened magistrates.” He also found that there has been severe disparity against fathers and men in the courtroom especially family court. Email: [email protected]. Vivian Day, M.D., a forensic psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in Porto Alegre, Brazil, is an expert supervisor at the Forensic Psychiatric Institute. She is interested in parental alienation research and evaluation. Email: [email protected]. Roberta Farrugia Debono, M.Psy., a clinical psychologist (MPPB Reg.) and family therapist (UKCP Reg.), works in private practice in Malta. She has experience in conducting child custody evaluations. Ms. Debono is a visiting lecturer with the Department of Psychology and Department of Family Studies at the University of Malta. Email: [email protected]. Petra Deeter, Ph.D., is a researcher and filmmaker in Los Angeles, California. In her research, she has conducted an in-depth study of over 500 alienated parents and many adult children of parental alienation. As an alienated mother and an adult child of parental alienation, Dr. Deeter is passionate about advocating for alienated parents. She is currently working on writing up her research findings for peer-reviewed publications, producing a documentary film, and leading a public awareness campaign. Website: victimtohero.com. Email: [email protected]. Pauline De Fry, BA(Hons), BSW, a retired social worker in Linlithgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is alienated from her children and granddaugh- ter. Ms. De Fry said, “Being someone who has been alienated and isolated, I thought I had to go it alone. With my recent knowledge of parental alienation and the group, I am thinking that perhaps I can make a contribution to the construction of this new body of knowledge.” Email: [email protected]. G. Lawrence DeMarco, J.D., LLM, an attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has experienced parental alienation in his own family and represents survivors of parental alienation in his law practice. Mr. DeMarco produces a legal news channel on YouTube. He wants to use his technical skills to help book writers, research professionals, and experts in parental alienation to spread the science and information regarding the epidemic of parental alienation. His website: www.demarcoanddemarco.com. Email: [email protected]. Elsa de Mattos, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, and a member of the Center for Studies on Human Development in Cultural Contexts. Her research emphasis is on the development of children and adolescents in urban contexts. Dr. de Mattos works as a clinical psychologist and forensic evaluator in cases involving international family law and Hague Convention cases on child abduction at the Federal Court in Brazil. Email: [email protected]. Howie Dennison, M.Sc., an advocate for children at Central Ohio Parental Alienation in Columbus, Ohio, has personal experience with parental alienation. Mr. Dennison has written an eBook, The APA and the Mental Health Child Abuse Scandal. His website, which has an enormous amount of information regarding parental alienation, is: sites.google.com/site/centralohiopa. Email: [email protected]. Lucille DePhillips, who lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the grandmother of two severely alienated children. Currently, her whole life revolves around finding out as much as she can about parental alienation and connecting with other people involved with making a change in the current system, which seems to promote co-parenting with a narcissist alienator, which is impossible. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 19

Michael Derry, B.Bus., organizes events regarding parental alienation in Perth, Western Australia. Mr. Derry networks with other members of PASG and he maintains relevant, up-to-date information on www.paaa.support, a comprehensive website regarding parental alienation for a mostly Aus- tralian audience. Additional websites are www.divorcepizza.com (key information to protect children from the fallout of divorce) and www.whoshouldibelieve.com (for children of separating parents and the friends of alienated children). Email: [email protected]. Paula DeVeto, RSW, Acc.FM(OAFM), CPMed, is a registered clinical social worker, accredited family mediator, child protection mediator, and parenting coordinator in private practice in London, On- tario, Canada. Ms. DeVeto is trained in the collaborative law process and conducts custody and access investigations on behalf of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer in Ontario. She works with families who are experiencing high conflict and provides re-integration services where children are estranged and/or alienated from a parent. Email: [email protected]. Stacie DeWolfe, LMSW, MSCJ, a social worker in Alabama, offers individual and family therapy. During her practice, she has become aware of the impact of parental alienation on targeted parents and their extended families. Ms. DeWolfe educates social workers and attorneys and provides them with research regarding parental alienation whenever possible. Email: [email protected]. Gagan Dhaliwal, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist in Huntsville, Ala- bama, is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Email: [email protected]. Jill Diamond, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Temecula, California, came to advocacy due to her own painful, isolating experience as an alienated child. Now she provides emotional support and resources for alienated parents and adult survivors. Ms. Diamond educates therapists and the community regarding parental alienation. She facilitates a Parental Alienation Sup- port and Resource group and has developed the Family Alignment Center, which accepts referrals from courts when alienation is suspected. Website: jilldiamondcounseling.com. Email: [email protected]. Fernando Díaz Colorado, a psychologist in Bogota, Columbia, is a psychologist at the Catholic University of Colombia, a specialist in Public Administration, a specialist in Criminal Law and Forensic Sci- ence, project coordinator of Legal Psychology, and on the Faculty of Psychology at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He is the author of Psicología y Ley: Psicología jurídica, forense, crimino- lógica y victimología (Psychology and Law: Forensic Psychology, Criminology, and Victimology), including a chapter on parental alienation syndrome. Email: [email protected]. Carlos Maria Díaz Usandivaras, M.D., a psychiatrist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the director of the In- stituto de la Familia de San Isidro. Dr. Díaz Usandivaras is a professor at the Facultad de Psi- cología de la Universidad de Belgrano en Buenos Aires. He has published papers regarding parental alienation in professional journals in Argentina and Spain. Email: [email protected]. Sietske Dijkstra, Ph.D., is a researcher, teacher, and expert on domestic violence with strong international affiliations in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Dr. Dijkstra was previously a professor on domestic violence and a member of a Dutch national committee on sexual abuse in foster and residential care. Currently, she leads a project team on domestic violence in Utrecht and gives courses on complex divorce and intergenerational trauma. She developed a basic course on parental alienation. Website: www.sietske-dijkstra.com. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 20

Ian M. Dillon, B.A., a retired teacher and coach in San Diego, California, owns a gymnastics service for preschool children. He was alienated from his father and is now alienated from his teenage son. He is committed to increasing public awareness about parental alienation. Mr. Dillon believes that theories of organizational learning may hold the key to realizing the legal, child protection, and family court reform necessary to reduce the incidence of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Nicholas Dinnage, MBA, BA, CQSW, is an independent social worker practicing in the United Kingdom. As an advisor to British Family Courts, he works with children and families in high-conflict situations. Mr Dinnage’s practice has become focused on matters where parental alienation is the primary allegation. He is keen to refine his identification, understanding, and analysis of parental alienation, and to continue to advise the Courts as to the most suitable interventions and arrangements for such children. Email: [email protected]. Thomas Doepfmer, M.D., a child psychiatrist in Riedstadt, Germany, is a senior psychiatrist at Philipp- shosital. He is a psychiatric expert and a therapist for children and families with parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Eva Dolhai, M.S.W., a social worker in private practice in the Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada, has been admitted to the Ontario Children’s Lawyer’s Office clinical panel. Her interest in parental alienation relates to years working in the child welfare system. Ms. Dolhai also has a master’s degree in religious studies with a focus on feminist approaches. She hopes to work with parents and children impacted by high-conflict divorce and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Judge Stephanie Domitrovich, J.D., Ph.D., a state trial judge in Erie, Pennsylvania, serves on the Fam- ily/Orphans’ Court Division and the Trial Court Division. Judge Domitrovich is a former chair of the National Conference of State Trial Judges in the Judicial Division of the American Bar Associ- ation. She has been a faculty member of the National Judicial College. She has observed parental alienation in domestic and international legal cases. Email: [email protected]. Rebekah Dorter, B.A., LLB, a family law attorney in Sydney, Australia, is the principal of Dorter Family Lawyers and Mediators, which assists parents to end the cycle of alienation and rebuild the relationship with their children. Having observed the effects suffered by parents and children (both in practice and personally), Ms. Dorter has a strong belief that much work is to be done to promote research and education on the prevention and treatment of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Mark Drejza, a mechanical engineer in Delaware, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He hopes to raise awareness of parental alienation, push toward advocacy, and find ways to deal with parental alienation and remedy it. Email: [email protected]. Jayne Dubois, Ph.D., HSP licensed, a clinical and forensic psychologist in Nashville, Tennessee, works as a State Agency Medical Consultant. Her graduate specialty areas are in domestic violence, abuse, sexual abuse/trauma, and incest. Dr. Dubois has a strong personal and professional interest in advocacy for children and parents who are victimized and traumatized by parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Troy Duckett is a web designer and branding consultant in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Duckett is the designer and manager of the PASG website, www.pasg.info. He is the founder of Breakstation Cre- ative, which is at: www.brkstn.com/. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 21

Joshua Dunn, a freelance graphic designer from the Coachella Valley, California, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He believes his children are mildly alienated, but he expects their condition to get worse. Mr. Dunn is searching for support from peers and professionals. Website: https://joshdunn.myportfolio.com. Email: [email protected]. John E. Dunne, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Seattle, Washington, is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington. Dr. Dunne consults to primary care physicians at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Email: [email protected]. Alena Dušatková is a family and child advocate in Bratislava, the Slovak Republic. She is the vice-president of Rada pre práva diet’at’a Slovenská republika (Council for Children’s Rights of the Slovak Republic). Website: www.prava-deti.sk. Email: [email protected]. Friederike Dushe, a school psychologist and psychotherapist, lives and works in Braunschweig, Ger- many. Ms. Dushe specializes in crisis intervention and trauma therapy. She is interested in multidisciplinary approaches, especially with regard to parental alienation in Germany. Email: [email protected]. Elizabeth Eberle, R.N., B.S.N., a retired nurse in Great Neck, New York, worked with oncology patients for many years. Now, Ms. Eberle is the program administrator at Turning Points for Families, the intervention program developed by PASG member Linda Gottlieb. Ms. Eberle said, “I feel like I have found another calling for me. I put my entire heart into this job. I hope to be part of who helps fix our broken system.” Website: www.turningpoints4families.com. Email: [email protected]. Sinta Ebersohn, the mother of a large, happy, blended family in South Africa, experienced parental alienation in her own life. She is dedicated to bringing about urgent paradigm shifts needed to rescue our children. In her campaign for fair divorce practice, Ms. Ebersohn has published many articles on the Elephant Journal, Huffington Post, IOL, News24, The Good Men Project, WomanOnline, and other platforms. In South Africa, she created a global educational resource, Fair Divorce. Website: www.fairdivorce.co.za. Email: [email protected]. Amy Eichler, Ph.D., LSSP, LP, a licensed psychologist near Austin, Texas, is married to a formerly alienated dad. Dr. Eichler has worked with families in high-conflict situations as both a reunification therapist and an individual therapist, has been appointed as a guardian ad litem, has published research and presented on parental alienation, and has testified as an expert witness regarding parental alienation. Dr. Eichler is the clinical director for Turning Point Psychological and Coun- seling Services. Website: www.turningpointpsych.com. Email: [email protected]. Ulrika Ekenberg, who lives in Sweden, has experienced parental alienation in her own life. Her “two lovely children” are now adults, and Ms. Ekenberg comments, “Alienation is the most horrifying experiences of my life.” Email: [email protected]. Iradi El-Qalqili, is an asset management professional living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). He has experienced parental alienation in various families in an environment where parents by law do not have equal rights, which obviously has an impact on how the relevant entities concerned with high conflict separations operate. Mr. El-Qalqili has an interest in working with mental health and legal professionals, in supporting targeted parents, and in learning more about parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Christie Els, is a registered counseling psychologist in private practice in George, South Africa. Ms. Els has a special interest in cases involving parental alienation and the long-term relational trauma imprint left in the developing neurobiological systems of children in parental alienation scenarios. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 22

Jill Egizii, an alderman of Leland Grove, Illinois, was president of Parental Alienation Awareness Organi- zation. Ms. Egizii is co-host of a radio show and television show, both called Family Matters. She is the author of The Look of Love, a novel about divorce and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Marcel Enzler is a professional project manager (IPMA-C) in data science at the University of Applied Sci- ences in Switzerland. He supports the shared parenting model and provides education regarding parent alienation, such as Das Kontaktportal für Kind und Elternteil (The Contact Portal for Child and Parent) (http://vermissedich.org/). Mr. Enzler is the head of Kindesschutzorganisation Schweiz (Child Protection Organization Switzerland), which focuses on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. The organization’s website: https://www.kisos.ch/. Email: [email protected]. Stacie Eppley, C.N.A., a mother of three children in Clarksville, Tennessee, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She wants to learn how to prove, stop, prevent, cope with, and overcome parental alienation. Ms. Eppley hopes to help anyone else going through the same troubles and prevent parental alienation from happening to so many people. Email: [email protected]. Dalia Erel, M.S.W., is a social worker, psychotherapist, and family and couples consultant in Kfar Saba, Israel. Ms. Erel is the manager of a private center that specializes in cases of high-conflict divorced couples and parental alienation, serving as a formal consultant for the judges at the local family courts. Ms. Erel has published “Do children divorce their parents?,” which appeared in a magazine for social workers. Website: www.daliaerel.co.il. Email: [email protected]. Deanna Erickson, APRN, CNS, MS, an alienated mother who lives in Byron, Minnesota, provides information on the topic of parental alienation to therapists and lawyers within her community. Email: [email protected]. Leith Erikson is the director of The Australian Brotherhood of Fathers, which seeks to make changes in law with regard to child custody, access, and payment issues. Website: www.theabf.com.au. Email: [email protected]. Gregory Estadt, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Dr. Estadt specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has worked extensively in correctional settings throughout his career. He became very interested in understanding parental alienation when he became a targeted parent several years ago. Web- site of his practice: https://www.estadtpsychological.com/. Email: [email protected]. Albert V. Evans, an attorney in Denver, Colorado, has been practicing law for more than 40 years. Over the years, he has learned a lot about sociopathy and also parental alienation. He has observed parental alienation dynamics in some of his family law cases. Email: [email protected]. Robert A. Evans, Ph.D., a licensed school psychologist in private practice in Clearwater, Florida, is an expert witness regarding parental alienation and child custody issues. Dr. Evans is co-author of The Essentials of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS): It’s Real, It’s Here and It Hurts, a concise overview of parental alienation. Website is www.drbobevans.com. Email: [email protected]. Jan Falk, MSW LCSW, is a social worker in private practice since 1988 in California, Massachusetts, Vir- ginia, and Oregon. She previously was the executive director of mental health nonprofit organizations, including the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) and the Center for Human Parental Alienation Study Group, page 23

Development. Ms. Falk specializes in contentious situations such as conducting custody evaluations, providing parenting coordination and reunification, and testifying regarding parental alienation. Her current interest pertains to narcissism and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Gina Fanady, MPS, a grant writer in Northbrook, Illinois, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Fanady has an interest in parenting coordination, parent coaching, legal representation of parents/children, legal consultation, judicial/legislative activities, and research. Email: [email protected]. Robert Bruce Fane, Ed.D., a counseling psychologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky, conducts child custody evaluations and other forensic evaluations. Email: [email protected]. Michelle M. Farkas D.N.P., R.N., is a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner in De- troit, Michigan. She is the author of “An Introduction to Parental Alienation,” Journal of Psycho- social Nursing and Mental Health Services, 2011. Email: [email protected]. Madison Farrell, Ph.D., L.P.C., who has a Ph.D. in counseling education and supervision, is a licensed professional counselor in Summerville, South Carolina. He has a private practice providing out- patient mental health to children, adolescents, individuals, and families. He also performs parental capacity evaluations for child custody cases. As a trained parenting coordinator, Dr. Far- rell has been asked about reunification therapy and/or working with parental alienation cases. Website: www.summervillepsychiatric.com. Email: [email protected]. Veronica Fazzio, MFA, is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom. A U.S. citizen, Ms. Fazzio is based in Miami Beach, Florida. Ms. Fazzio has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She found the Family Court in Miami to be extremely frustrating. Email: [email protected]. Michael Fearon, a management consultant in Toronto, Canada, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Fearon has an interest in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental alienation, reconnecting with his children, and influencing legislation. Email: [email protected]. Sandra Inês Feitor, a lawyer in Lisbon, Portugal, is dedicated to family and child issues as well as parental alienation cases. Her master’s thesis, Parental Alienation Syndrome and its Treatment on Children’s Law, was published in 2012. She is now working on her Ph.D. dissertation at the Uni- versidade Nova de Direito, Lisbon, regarding Parental Alienation and Personality Rights of the Children. Website: http://feitorsandra.wixsite.com/sandrainesfeitor. Email: [email protected]. Agnieszka Felińska M.A., a forensic child and adolescent psychologist in Zielona Góra, Poland, is a psychological expert for the criminal and family courts. She specializes in child sexual abuse and parental alienation evaluation and child’s forensic testimony. Ms. Felińska is interested in promoting education on parental alienation among legal and health specialists and in conducting research on parental alienation. In private practice she works with severely traumatized children and alienated parents and children. Email: [email protected]. Caryn S. Fennell, B.A., M.A., J.D., is an attorney in Woodstock, Georgia. Ms. Fennell specializes in complex custody and parental alienation cases in Georgia. She is a frequent parental alienation litigator, often with good results. Website: www.fennellatlaw.com. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 24

Richard Ferguson, who lives in Munich, Germany, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is completing his master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. Mr. Ferguson hopes to increase awareness of parental alienation in Germany, where the courts are heavily on the side of mothers in custody hearings. Email: [email protected]. Jorge Luis Ferrari, Master of Science Education, in Mendoza, Argentina, is the author of Padre Amado o Deseado: La nueva relación entre padres e hijos (Beloved and Desired Parent: The New Relation- ship between Parents and Children). He is the co-author of Padres Separados, cómo criar juntos a sus hijos (Separated Parents, How to Raise Their Children Together). Email: [email protected]. Luís António Garrido Ferreira, a social worker with a master’s degree, studies psychology at Univer- sidade de Coimbra, Portugal. Mr. Ferreira works with a non-governmental organization, Associ- ação Novo Olhar, which addresses child protection and child welfare situations. He is studying the various definitions of “parental alienation” and how the concept is understood by legal professionals. Email: [email protected]. Robert H. Ferrer, a library researcher at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, has provided groups and individuals with background literature on various topics. He has given presentations regarding parental alienation and written several articles on the topic. Mr. Ferrer is currently the PASG archivist. Email: [email protected]. António José Fialho, a senior judge at a Family and Children’s Court in Barreiro, Portugal, has published articles regarding divorce, parental conflict, and parental alienation in Portugal and Brazil. Email: [email protected]. Steve Fidler, an electrician and refrigeration mechanic in Adelaide, South Australia, teaches apprentices and leads work teams in those disciplines. Mr. Fidler has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He would be happy to provide his story to members of PASG in the hope that it aids in expanding the awareness of parental alienation and perhaps even some of the factors that help to create an alienating parent. Email: [email protected]. Penny Fisher, a survivor of domestic violence and an alienated mother, is an advocate and public speaker on the subjects of domestic violence and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Helen Fitzsimons is a family solicitor, arbitrator, mediator, and collaborative lawyer in Chichester, United Kingdom. Ms. Fitzsimons specializes in parental alienation, false allegations, and allegations of non-accidental/inflicted injury. She says, “I am passionate about client care and achiev- ing positive results for my clients.” She is interested in promoting education, support, and information to families in these difficult and emotional situations. Website: www.helenfitzsimons.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Colleen Flanagan, a teacher in Hackettstown, New Jersey, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Flanagan has an interest in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental alienation, and reconnecting with her children. Prof. Dr. Sc. Gordana Buljan Flander, a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and expert witness in Za- greb, Croatia, has worked with abused and neglected children, high-conflict divorces, and parental alienation. Professor Flander was the founder of the counselling line for abused and neglected children, “Brave Phone,” and established the Child Protection Centre of the City of Za- greb. She teaches at several universities, educating and supervising not only students, but also other experts and professionals. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 25

Jason Flowerday, a healthcare CEO in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has successfully navigated a severe parental alienation situation involving his three children. Following two custody and access assessments, a reversal of custody, several attempts at reunification, and an eventual court order to participate in the Family Bridges program, Mr. Flowerday and his three children have re-established healthy parent–child relationships. He hopes to learn how his experience may benefit other mothers, fathers, children, and practitioners who face similar situations. Email: [email protected]. Damian Flynn, from New South Wales, Australia, a father of four children, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is qualified in social work, mental health, and ecology. Mr. Flynn is an advocate for parents seeking just outcomes of family law and he seeks to change the family law system in Australia, such as developing alternative models. Mr. Flynn is particularly interested in assisting male victims of domestic violence. Email: [email protected]. Jane Fong, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Colorado Springs, Colorado, treats adults with mood disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder. Dr. Fong conducts custody evaluations and other types of forensic evaluations. Email: [email protected]. Christiane Förster, Dipl.-Psychologist, is a licensed psychotherapist with a clinical practice in Würzburg, Germany. Dr. Förster works on custody issues and has been a psychological expert for the courts. Email: [email protected]. Allison M. Foster, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist in Columbia, South Carolina, specializes in evaluations of child abuse and neglect, including parental alienation. Dr. Foster also conducts custody and parenting evaluations, provides case consultations, testifies across the country, and inter- venes with families by court order when parental alienation is identified. She has served as a workshop leader for Family Bridges for Alienated Children (FBAC). Website: www.forensicfamily.com. Email: [email protected]. Jo Bicancic Fothergill, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, conducts research on the effect of parental alienation on the target parent. Ms. Fothergill is one of the founders and directors of the Parental Alienation Australia and New Zealand (PAANZ). Email: [email protected]. Kenneth R. Fox, M.D., is a physician living near Tel Aviv, Israel. Dr. Fox, an alienated parent, has recently written At the Point of a Knife (2019), which is a first-person narrative account about severe parental alienation and the total judicial collapse and corruption in the divorce which he experienced. These events occurred in Virginia in the United States. Dr. Fox has taught at Bar Ilan Uni- versity, the University of the West Indies, and elsewhere. Email: [email protected]. Lisa D. Fox, M.Ed., a board certified behavior analyst and licensed behavior analyst in Mt. Juliet, Tennes- see, has had a personal experience with parental alienation. Ms. Fox works as a clinical director for Bluespring Behavioral Health, LLC, providing applied behavior analysis services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, and intellectual disabilities within the community. She also serves as a field supervisor for Lipscomb University. Website: www.bluespringaba.com. Email: [email protected]. Barbara Frank, M.P.H., a public health professional in Stanley, New York, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She hopes to apply her training and experience in teaching and public health to furthering research regarding parental alienation and in efforts directed at prevention. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 26

Rosemary Frank, MBA, CDFA, CFE, a financial services professional with a specialty in the financial issues of divorce, maintains a practice in Brentwood, Tennessee. Ms. Frank identifies short-term and reoccurring financial consequences resulting from parental alienation and modification of parenting plans, including child support, reassignment or loss of numerous income tax deduc- tions and/or credits, and potential loss of (college) student aid. Website: www.dollarsofdivorce.com. Email: [email protected]. Bradley W. Freeman, M.D., a forensic child psychiatrist, is an associate professor at Vanderbilt Univer- sity School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Email: [email protected]. Joseph Frey, III, Ph.D., ABPP in Clinical Psychology, provides clinical and forensic psychology services in Augusta, Georgia. He has conducted hundreds of domestic dispute evaluations for the Superior Court over the past 30 years. His expertise includes custody evaluations, visitation disputes, allegations of neglect, physical and sexual abuse, psychosexual evaluations, and allegations of mental illness. He has been qualified in Superior Court and in U.S. Federal Court as an expert witness. Website: www.josephfreyphd.com. Email: [email protected]. Melanie Funes, Ph.D., who lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has experienced parental alienation in her extended family. A research scientist by training, Dr. Funes turned to the medical literature and research community to better understand the behavior she observed in her family members. Her academic background is in biochemistry and molecular biology, and she has focused her career on helping universities start new research centers in the life and physical sciences. Email: [email protected]. Tersa Gamble, a paralegal in Sacramento, California, experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has learned that family courts can be very biased. Ms. Gamble has not seen or heard from her daughter in 10 years. Her father told her that Ms. Gamble did not love her and abandoned her. Email: [email protected]. Christopher Gannon, who lives in Forest Hill, Maryland, is the father of two alienated children since birth. In 2010, Mr. Gannon testified at a hearing for House Bill 925 Rebuttable Presumption in Maryland. In 2014, he submitted evidence to the Maryland Commission of Custody and Decision Making as well as gave testimony. Currently, Mr. Gannon has partnered with Americans for Equal Shared Parenting and is a co-host of the podcast Dad Talk Today. Website: www.dadtalktoday.com. Email: [email protected]. Lee R. Gardner, M.D., an adult and child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in Tenafly, New Jersey, is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Sur- geons. Dr. Gardner is also a member of the faculty at the Columbia Psychoanalytic Center. She is a former president of the New Jersey Psychoanalytic Society. She has many years of clinical experience with post-divorce retaliation trauma to children and former spouses. Email: [email protected]. Eileen Gaters, who holds an M.S. degree in community counseling, previously worked as a mental health therapist. Her current role is in parent education with families who have infants and tod- dlers. Ms. Gaters has a close relationship with a person experiencing parental alienation and has gathered information to help him understand the situation with his children. She is looking into furthering her education in the hopes to formally study the topic of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Irene Gates, lives in Campbellville, Ontario, Canada. She has a particular interest in older adolescents with parental alienation, where legal remedies are no longer applicable. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 27

Mary Gauci, Master’s Degree in International Relations and International Environment, has been an expert in social care at the Juvenile Court. She is president of Happy Parenting – Malta (For Hap- pier Children) and also principal for the Prevention Programmes for the Government Agency against Drugs in Gozo, Malta. She is producer and presenter of programs on the Public Broad- casting Radio and author of features for a newspaper in Malta regarding social care topics, including parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Me Sophie Gauthier, Ad.E., is a family law practitioner in Quebec City, Canada. Ms. Gauthier is con- vinced that a lawyer can make the difference in parental alienation cases and she is absolutely engaged to be part of the change. Ms. Gauthier is affiliated with the Barreau du Québec and the Association des Familialistes de Québec. Email: [email protected]. Glenn Gebhard, M.F.A., a professor of film and television at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television, Los Angeles, California, has been an advocate against parental alienation and parental child abductions. Mr. Gebhard worked with Parents and Abducted Children To- gether (PACT) in London to produce two recent films on these issues, Victims of Another War: The Aftermath of Parental Alienation Children and Sarah-Cecilie. Email: [email protected]. Gerlinde Geissler, M.D., is a child psychiatrist in private practice in Idstein/Wiesbaden, Germany. Email: [email protected]. Semen Gen, a publisher in Kharkiv, Ukraine, has experienced a severe level of parental alienation in his own family for the last six years. He notes, “The decisions of the courts (including the Supreme Court) are not enforced.” Mr. Gen and other alienated parents created a public organization, the Center for Opposition to Parental Alienation, which hopes to popularize the topic in Ukraine and to change the views of society, judges, and guardianship workers on the problem. Email: [email protected]. Véronique Gengler, a family and judicial mediator and a family and couples counsellor in private practice in Antibes, France, she specializes in therapeutic intervention for parents in high-conflict separations. Ms. Gengler participates in teaching future experts at the Faculty of Medicine, Nice, France, and in the continuing education of judges and lawyers regarding high-conflict separation. She hopes to educate legislators, social workers, legal professionals, and the public regarding parental alienation. Website: www.therapie-familiale-mediation.fr/. Email: [email protected]. Ginger Gentile is an advocate and filmmaker, whose feature documentary, Erasing Family, exposes the trauma children suffer when a loving parent is erased from their lives after divorce (www.erasingfamily.org). Her previous film, Erasing Dad, caused joint custody to be enacted in Argentina. She is the deputy executive director of the National Parents Organization, which focuses on shared parenting. As a child of divorce, she wants to make sure no child suffers like she did. Email: [email protected]. Glenda Carol Gerde is a retired professional educator and administrator in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ms. Gerde has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is interested in advocacy for children and families, promoting the addition of parental alienation to DSM-5, and educating the legal system and mental health professionals. Email: [email protected]. Michael D. Gerhardt, J.D., an attorney in Chicago, Illinois, is co-host of the radio show Win Justice with Gwen and Mik. He is the former co-host of the cable TV show JustUs for Justice Ministries. Mr. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 28

Gerhardt drafts legislation regarding family law reform, consults with legislators, and testifies before legislative committee to minimize alienation. Email: [email protected]. Christine Giancarlo, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and senior lecturer at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, who first encountered parental alienation by watching the deterioration of her then- husband’s relationship with his daughters. Dr. Giancarlo and her associate published a qualitative research study, “Kids Come Last: The Effect of Family Law Involvement in Parental Aliena- tion.” She is the author of Parentectomy, a narrative ethnography of her researched 28 cases of parental alienation, with a model for its resolution. Email: [email protected]. Monica Giglio is an artist, educator, writer, speaker, life coach, and alienated mom. She is founder of SPEAK (Stop Parental Emotional Abuse of Kids) Worldwide, which promotes early intervention and prevention of severed parent/child bonds in the aftermath of divorce. SPEAK engages in education, compassion, and spiritual restoration across multiple social media platforms and local support groups. Ms. Giglio’s educational and self-help videos are found on YouTube channel “Parental Alienation Survival Coach.” Website: www.speakw.org. Email: [email protected]. Gabriel Gilbert, M.B.A., is an author and entrepreneur in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Mr. Gilbert has represented himself pro se during a five-year, post-judgement case involving his three minor children. He is the author of Selfies (2017), a novel that entangles the digital age with the psy- chologies and legalities of parental alienation. In 2018, he released a debut album, “Dirt Road Street Smarts,” which reflects similar themes of family, children, division, and healing. Email: [email protected]. Angela M. Giles, who lives near Boston, Massachusetts, has experienced parental alienation inflicted on her partner. After seeing firsthand how biased and flawed the court system is, Ms. Giles has resolved to educate legislators and legal professionals about the reality of parental alienation. She believes that without the efforts of those targeted by this abuse, little will change. Email: [email protected]. Herman Gill, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and researcher in San Mateo, California. He works as a forensic consultant and parent advocate in parental alienation. Dr. Gill is the organizer and national director for the Bay Area Fathers Rights Support Group and Mindful Child Custody. He published Mindful Child Custody, a narrative of what happens to alienated parents in their des- perate attempts to save the developmental lives of their child and enforce their lawful parental rights. Email: [email protected]. Melanie Gill, a psychologist in Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom, works as a clinician and an expert witness. Ms. Gill is trained in evidenced based assessment methods, both clinical and forensic. She has an interest in the Dynamic Maturational Model of Attachment and the Adult Attach- ment Interview, which has yielded a consistent pattern of attachment functioning of alienating mothers. Her results appear to correlate with various types of narcissistic patterns emanating from a developmental pathway. Email: [email protected]. Eva Godfrey, B.Sc., works as an assistant psychologist in Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom. She spe- cialises in the assessment and resolution of complex family cases involving alleged parental alienation. Ms. Godfrey is bilingual (English/Spanish), having completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Murcia, Spain. She is currently completing a master’s degree with Edin- burgh University, U.K. Websites: www.nigelblaggassociates.co.uk and www.nbasolutions.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 29

Errol E. Goetsch, B.A., M.B.A., is the director of a child protection organization and divorce mediation facility in Johannesburg, South Africa, and founder of SoSaD (Save our Sons and Daughters), a parental alienation support group. Mr. Goetsch is conducting a study of parental alienation for his Ph.D. dissertation at the University of South Africa in the College of Law and Department of Economics. Websites: www.xe4.org/thejrc and https://wbs-za.academia.edu/ErrolGoetsch. Email: [email protected]. Joseph Goldberg, a family law consultant in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, was the founder of the Canadian Symposium for Parental Alienation Syndrome. Email: [email protected]. Deana Goldin, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, is a family nurse practitioner and professor at Florida Interna- tional University in Miami, Florida. Dr. Goldin is interested in understanding more about parental alienation to support her research. She hopes to raise awareness of parental alienation among primary care clinicians, who are often the first to assess children for abuse including children that suffered parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Jill Goldson, M.A., is the director of The Family Matters Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, which specializes in work with families and separation. Ms. Goldson – who is experienced in social work, counselling, family mediation, and dispute resolution – has won awards for her work, such as being a Churchill Fellow in 2007. She has noticed a sharp spike in cases of parental alienation, which seems misrepresented and very under-researched in New Zealand. Website: www.thefamilymatterscentre.co.nz. Email: [email protected]. Sol J. Goldstein, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the author of Divorced Parenting: How to Make It Work. Email: [email protected]. Email: [email protected]. Scott J. Goldstone, J.D., is an attorney practicing in Northern Colorado with offices in Erie and Greeley, Colorado. He provides the following services: mediation, legal representation of parents in divorce and custody disputes, and legal consultation. Website: www.peekgoldstone.com. Email: [email protected]. John Gomez, who has a personal interest in parental child abduction, lives in Tokyo, Japan. He was the founder and current chairman of an organization, Kizuna Child-Parent Reunion (Kizuna CPR), which works toward restoring the human rights of children in Japan, so every child can once again enjoy relationships with both parents. Mr. Gomez and his colleagues have expressed their concerns to high government officials in Japan, the U.S., and other countries. Website: www.kizuna-cpr.org. Email: [email protected]. Lori L. Gonzalez, Ph.D., LPC-Intern, a school counselor in Allen, Texas, works with families in low social economic situations. Dr. Gonzalez is an associate counselor at Community Counseling Associates and a parent educator. She dedicates her career to the productive resolution of family conflict during divorce or separation and the self-regulation of adolescents. Website: http://www.com- munitycounselingassociates.com/lori-gonzalez-lpc-intern.html. Email: [email protected]. Robert M. Gordon, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gordon was previously a member of the Governing Council of the American Psychological Asso- ciation. He was the first author of an important research article published in 2008, “MMPI-2 Findings of Primitive Defenses in Alienating Parents.” Email: [email protected]. Subrata Goswami, Ph.D., a technologist in San Jose, California, has an interest in research regarding divorce and child custody. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 30

Daniel Gottlieb, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist, family therapist, and director of clinical services at the Shinui Institute: The Israeli Institute for Systemic Studies, Family and Personal Change in Her- zeliya, Israel. He has frequently been a court-appointed custody evaluator and parenting coordinator. Dr. Gottlieb contributed to the International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome, published Listen to Me!!! Your Child and Your Divorce, and hosted Richard Gardner’s visit to Is- rael in 1997. Email: [email protected]. Linda Gottlieb, LMFT, LCSW-R, a family therapist in Great Neck, New York, Ms. Gottlieb trained under Dr. Salvador Minuchin and is faculty emeritus of the Minuchin Center for the Family. She is the author of The Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Family Therapy and Collaborative Systems Ap- proach to Amelioration and a contributing author to Working with Alienated Children and Fami- lies. She developed a reunification program for severe alienation named Turning Points for Fam- ilies. Website: www.endparentalalienation.com. Treatment program: www.turningpoints4fami- lies.com. Email: [email protected]. Darlene Gottwald, a mother of four adult children and three adult stepchildren, grew up an orphan and over many years became an advocate for children. She recently became a strong advocate for victims of parental alienation. Ms. Gottwald believes that children are inherently born to love and thrive on learning with praise, encouragement, and behavioral boundaries. She says that all children deserve the opportunity to grow up having a heart of empathy and tolerance for others. Email: [email protected]. Myrna Gower, Ph.D., is a systemic family psychotherapist in independent clinical practice in London, United Kingdom. She is a participant in the Group for the Systemic Study of Parental Alienation (SSoPA) in the U.K. Dr. Gower is particularly interested in clinical approaches with high-conflict families when alienation is present. Email: [email protected]. Julie Gowthorpe, Ph.D., R.S.W., is a psychotherapist and emotional health and relationship expert in Ontario, Canada. She offers strategic approaches to help people verbally express, profoundly heal, and achieve optimal living. She provides engaging, practical advice and speaks about topics involving positive parenting, healthy relationships, and mental well-being. Dr. Gowthorpe and her associates conduct access assessments and provide education to mental health and family law professionals on the topic of complex family scenarios. Website: www.drju- liegowthorpersw.com. Email: [email protected]. John Greeley, B.S., B.A., M.A., who owns and manages businesses in the fitness industry, lives in San Francisco, California. Mr. Greeley has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has found the legal processes to be slow and ineffective. Currently, Mr. Greeley is working with a film crew, who are creating a video documentary about his case, which he hopes will bring awareness regarding parental alienation to both professionals and the general public. Email: [email protected]. Eric Green, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S, S.P., maintains a private practice in child and family psychotherapy in Lafayette, Louisiana. He is a faculty associate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Educa- tion in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the editor of Play Therapy with Vulnerable Populations: No Child Forgotten. Dr. Green is a consultant with Better Options Initiative, a non-profit organization, whose aim is to change public perception about placing children in the middle of parent conflict. Website: www.drericgreen.com. Email: [email protected]. Laurence L. Greenhill, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist, is a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University. Dr. Greenhill is a former president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 31

Nilgün Öngider Gregory, Ph.D., is a psychologist originally from Izmir, Turkey. Dr. Gregory conducted research regarding Parental Acceptance-Rejection Theory. She has treated children of divorce and divorced parents. Email: [email protected]. Virginia Griffin Donnell, J.D., M.Ed., is a licensed attorney in California. She provides the following services: California legal and all family law matters to include high-conflict divorce, child custody disputes, domestic violence and child abuse prevention, litigation, mediation, counselling, advocacy and legislative activities. Website: http://griffindonnell.com. Email: [email protected]. Sigridur Sólan Gudlaugsdottir, M.A., is a child advocate in Iceland. She is on the Board of Directors of Equal Parenting Rights Association in Iceland. Ms. Gudlaugsdottir has worked on several projects regarding children’s rights for the Association and for Save the Children Iceland, including several videos. She hopes the videos help raise awareness regarding parental alienation and the psychological strain on children involved in high-conflict divorces where parental alienation is a factor. Email: [email protected]. Jorge Guerra González, Ph.D. (Law), M.A., a child advocate and contact facilitator in Northern Germany (Hamburg, Lüneburg, Winsen), has a particular interest in right-of-access between children and parents. He is a mediator for high-conflict divorce and custody issues. Dr. Guerra González is a researcher, a lecturer at Leuphana University, and a coordinator of a working circle in Lüneburg with all professions involved. Email: [email protected]. Philippe Guidal, a child and parent advocate in France, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is the director of Paternet, a French non-governmental and non-profit organization devoted to the defense, the promotion, and the study of fatherhood. Paternet has a special focus on divorced or separated fathers, so the organization has an interest in parental alienation. Website: http://paternet.fr/. Email: [email protected]. Carlos Guinand, an entrepreneur who lives in Miami, Florida, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Guinand said that dealing with parental alienation has changed his life in ways he cannot describe. He is looking to learn more and share experiences with people suffering from parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Trish Guise, MBA, is an advocate for victims of high-conflict divorce and postseparation abuse in Can- ada. She trains clients on: high-conflict behaviors that lead to parental alienation; communication strategies to mitigate antagonism; evidence documentation; and mitigating the imbalance of power. She supports clients and lawyers with translation of emotional “client speak” for lawyers and translation of “lawyer speak” for clients. Ms. Guise and her husband have been personally affected by parental alienation and high-conflict divorces. Website: www.trishguise.com. Email: [email protected]. Guglielmo Gulotta, Full Professor, is a psychologist, lawyer, psychotherapist, and professor of forensic psychology at the University of Turin, Italy. He is the co-author of La Sindrome di Alienazione Pa- rentale (PAS): Lavaggio del cervello e programmazione dei figli in danno dell’altro genitore (The Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS): Brainwashing and Programming of Children to the Detri- ment of the Other Parent). Email: [email protected]. Selenga Gürmen, Ph.D., a marriage and family therapist, is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey. Ms. Gürmen’s research interests are divorce, co-parenting, and therapy for high-conflict parents. She co-developed a parent education program for high-conflict divorced parents, which is currently being implemented and court-ordered in Connecticut, USA. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 32

Amanda Gutierrez, Psy.D., is the senior psychologist at the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Center of San Diego, California. Dr. Gutierrez became aware of parental alienation as a syndrome while working with a client who was a victim of the difficult and devastating behaviors of her ex-spouse. Dr. Gutierrez believes there needs to be more awareness regarding parental alienation and that clinicians should be taught about this topic in order to protect those that they serve. Email: [email protected]. Michaela Hachenberg, Ph.D., is a psychologist in Margetshöchheim, a small village near Würzburg, Ger- many. Her recent diploma thesis was Elterliche Entfremdung – Diagnose und mögliche Folgen (Parental Alienation – Diagnosis and Potential Outcomes). Dr. Hachenberg hopes to become an advocate for children and perhaps an evaluator related to family law. Email: [email protected]. John Hall, a chartered psychologist in in Bristol, United Kingdom, works with children who have special educational needs. He has experienced parental alienation in his own family, so he is particularly interested in that topic. Mr. Hall is writing a book about parental alienation, with the hope of improving the understanding of that phenomenon in the U.K. Email: [email protected]. Richard Scott Hall, M.D., a dermatologist in Cookeville, Tennessee, specializes in Mohs micrographic surgery. Dr. Hall has experienced parental alienation as a recurring and damaging theme throughout his life. While most of the effects of parental alienation in his life are seemingly permanent, Dr. Hall would still like to find out as much as possible about this devastating problem, not only to help his children but anyone else that crosses his path in this life. Email: [email protected]. John S. Hamel, Jr, a businessman in Norwalk, Connecticut, and Andover, Massachusetts, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Hamel, the proud father of two children ages 12 and 14, has an interest in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental alienation, reconnecting with his children, and influencing legislation. Email: [email protected]. Qwasaf Ali Hamid, a carpenter in Fiji, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He said, “I was forced to do research online after noticing that my daughter’s behavior was getting worse toward me day by day. I found that people, authorities, and organizations in my country had little or no awareness of this form of family violence called parental alienation. I intend to broaden my knowledge of parental alienation and spread awareness in Fiji.” Email: [email protected]. Jayna Haney, M.S., LPC, EMDR Certified, a therapist in private practice in Houston, Texas, works primarily with single parent families, stepfamilies, issues with difficult exes, and nuclear families with complex issues. Ms. Haney is certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and the Integrative Attachment and Trauma Protocol for Children. She works with children, adults, couples, and families in developing new skills, building resilience regarding conflict and attachment, strengthening attachment, and processing ongoing stress. Website: www.TheBridgeAcross.com. Email: [email protected]. Anja Hannuniemi, LL.Lic., is a lawyer, licentiate of law, and medical law researcher and teacher at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Email: [email protected]. Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen, M.A., M.F.T., is a licensed mental health therapist in Provo, Utah. She works with a team of reunification therapists and is also pursuing a doctoral degree. Ms. Hansen Parental Alienation Study Group, page 33

previously worked as a paralegal in a domestic law firm and she understands how the legal system can both support and hinder the therapeutic process with respect to alienated parents. Email: [email protected]. Kaoru Haraguchi, LLB, LLM, a Japanese attorney qualified in Japan and the state of New York, lives in Tokyo. Mr. Haraguchi has assisted foreign parents whose Japanese spouses took their children away. Japanese spouses often refuse to allow foreign parents to see their children, and he fought for better terms and conditions of their divorces. Mr. Haraguchi is the founding partner of Haraguchi International Law Office. Website: www.haraguchi-law.com. Email: [email protected]. Klar-Kristan Harder, a performing arts/music Instructor in Paso Robles, California, is a targeted parent. She said she and her son previously had a very close relationship, but their relationship de- teriorated steadily over two years. Ultimately, he rejected her to live with his father. Ms. Harder said, “Every 3 to 6 months, five years post-divorce, my ex litigates me. I want to help in educating mental health/legal professionals, influencing family law procedures/legislation, effectively fighting parental alienation, and repairing my relationship with my son.” Email: [email protected]. Mark Hardiman, BSc (Hons) Psych, MRes, DPsych, is a chartered psychologist based in Norwich, U.K. He provides expert witness services to family courts, with a special interest in assessment and treatment recommendations in cases of high-conflict, postseparation parenting and parental alienation. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/markhardiman. Email: [email protected]. Paige Harley, M.A., works as a Rule 31 mediator in Nashville, Tennessee. She specializes in high-conflict divorce, post-divorce, and custody issues. Ms. Harley is also a certified parenting coordinator, training under Joan Kelly, Ph.D., and specializing in cases with suspected parental alienation. She has specialized training in traumatic stress studies under Bessel Van der Kolk. Ms. Harley is passionate about education and reform of the family court system to better serve families. Email: [email protected]. Jennifer J. Harman, Ph.D., an associate professor of social and health psychology at Colorado State Uni- versity, Fort Collins, Colorado, has focused her research on power and intimate relationships and, more recently, on how social and cultural institutions impact parental alienation. Dr. Har- man co-authored Parents Acting Badly: How Institutions and Societies Promote the Alienation of Children from Their Loving Families. Dr. Harman and Dr. Zeynep Biringen established the Colo- rado Parental Alienation Project, which is at www.facebook.com/parentalalienationproject. Email: [email protected]. Brian Hart, MBA, experienced parental alienation in his own family, and he successfully intervened to reverse the alienation of his children through research-based strategies and tactics. In 2016, Mr. Hart launched a PA Parent Support Meetup group for the Boston, Massachusetts, area. He supports shared parenting legislation across the country. Mr. Hart hopes to play a role in broader awareness and education in an effort to reduce intergenerational transfer of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Susan Hartmann Swartz, an attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, is a target of parental alienation from her son who is in his early 20s. Her son’s father is a family law attorney. She describes her group of supportive friends as phenomenal. Ms. Swartz also has a master’s degree in film studies. Email: [email protected]. Yann Hascoet is a social entrepreneur in Pays de Loire, France. As a director of social associations, Mr. Hascoet has dealt with various pathologies, such as mental handicaps, mental diseases, and Parental Alienation Study Group, page 34

addiction diseases. He learned about parental alienation when he experienced it in his own family. Mr. Hascoet is a member of ACALPA and has worked as a community manager for parental alienation prevention in France. He hopes to help with preventing and intervening in these cases. Email: [email protected]. Steven Hassan, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC, an expert in cults, mind control, and undue influence, is a mental health counselor in Newton, Massachusetts. His expertise includes undue influence in families, parental alienation, religious cults, therapy groups, political groups, human trafficking, and vio- lent extremism. His most recent book is The Cult of Trump. Mr. Hassan was the founding director of the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, https://freedomofmind.com/. He is the director of the program, Freedom from Undue Influence, https://freedomfromundueinfluence.org/. Email: [email protected]. Emily Hastings, LPC, NCPC, a counselor in Franklin, Tennessee, concentrates on high conflict within individuals, couples, and families, focusing on divorce and post-divorce issues. She has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Hastings has provided expert testimony on parental alienation cases, worked as a reunification therapist, and received high-conflict, court-appointed cases. Website: www.emilyhastings.net. Email: [email protected]. Melissa Hayes, B.S., a former teacher, established a horse farm, Briar Creek Ranch, in Western New York, which developed into a recreational and instructional program. She hopes to help other families struggling with the nightmare of parental alienation, whether through hippotherapy, advocacy, or writing. Email: [email protected]. Harriet Haworth, is a clinical psychologist and systemic family therapist working in forensic psychiatry in London, United Kingdom. Her interest in parental alienation developed through personal experience of becoming a rejected parent. Email: [email protected]. Susan Heitler, Ph.D., is a private practice clinical psychologist in Denver, Colorado, who specializes in treatment of anxiety, depression, marriage difficulties, and parental alienation. She has published From Conflict to Resolution, The Power of Two, and several other books. Also, Dr. Heitler blogs on psychologytoday.com, where her articles have had over 13 million total reads. Dr. Heit- ler’s overview website provides links to the multiple resources she has authored for therapists and the general public. Email: [email protected]. Lena Hellblom Sjögren, Ph.D., is an investigative forensic psychologist in Östhammar, Sweden. Dr. Hellblom Sjögren has conducted research regarding parental alienation for more than 25 years. She has initiated a new research project based on interviews with targeted parents. She wrote a book regarding parental alienation as a violation of the child’s human rights, Barnets rätt till familjeliv: 25 svenska fall av föräldra (The Child’s Right to Family Life: 25 Swedish Cases of Paren- tal Alienation). Website: www.avskildabarn.se/secludedchildren.se. Email: [email protected]. Lawrence Hellmann, J.D., is a legal researcher regarding child custody issues in Vista, California. He is a past president of the National Congress for Fathers and Children. Email: [email protected]. Naomi Hellmann is a Ph.D. student currently based in Taipei, Taiwan (with connections to New York and Germany). Ms. Hellmann was personally affected by parental alienation as a child in the 1980s. She is interested in resources that address adults affected by parental alienation as children, such as writings, research, activities, therapy, podcasts, etc. Email: [email protected]. Wes Helmuth, who lives in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, works as a freelance mediator, researcher, and teacher. He collaborates with national and international groups that support equality in parenting, such as the Canadian Association for Equality and the Canadian Equal Parenting Council. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 35

Having personally experienced negative co-parenting behaviors that cause parent–child alienation, Mr. Helmuth strongly encourages changes that build families through effective communication and dispute resolution processes. Website: www.linkedin.com/in/wes-helmuth/. Email: [email protected]. Phillip Hendrix, M.A., M.B.A., is a counselor, family mediator, parent educator, parenting coordinator, and forensic specialist in Castle Rock, Colorado. Educated in psychology and business and extensively trained and experienced in cases involving parental alienation and other forms of child abuse and domestic violence, he has served in court-appointed roles and as expert witness. As coach and advocate, Mr. Hendrix leads the Colorado Parental Alienation Support Group and Col- orado Children’s Center to assist children caught in the middle. Website: www.covenantcounselors.com. Email: [email protected]. Leonie Henig, B.A. SW(Hons), M.A., an independently registered social worker in South Africa, works with families of divorce as a therapist, custody evaluator, mediator, and parenting co-ordinator. She runs reunification programs with families where parental alienation has been identified. Ms. Henig is working on her Ph.D. and her research addresses the knowledge and attitudes of mental health and legal practitioners toward parental alienation, estrangement, and enmeshment. Email: [email protected]. Maria Hensley-Spera, M.S.W., LCSWR, is a licensed clinical social worker who lives in Mastic, New York. She is an instructor of clinical psychiatry at the Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York. Ms. Hensley-Spera specializes in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, and working with children of divorce, particularly high-conflict divorce. Email: [email protected]. Reinhold Henss, M.D., is a child psychiatrist in Kleinblittersdorf, Germany. He is a senior psychiatrist at a child psychiatric clinic and a therapist for children and families with parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Steve Herman, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Ha- waii at Hilo. Dr. Herman conducts research on the methodology of child sexual abuse evaluations. Email: [email protected]. Dofri Hermannsson, M.Sc., has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has worked with several organizations to raise awareness about parental alienation in Iceland. In 2017 he was one of the organizers of a conference about parental alienation. He hopes that educating officials and raising awareness, in general, will force the authorities to recognize parental alienation as an abuse and take actions to stop it. Email: [email protected]. Matts Hertsberg, who lives in Stockholm, Sweden, is chairman of PappaBarn, an organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of the child’s need of both parents and supporting persons in the child’s network who have been excluded from the everyday life of the child without cause. Website: www.pappabarn.se. Email: [email protected]. Peter G. Hill, D.C., M.P.A., an advocate for children and families affected by parental alienation, lives in Weston, Massachusetts. Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appointed Dr. Hill to the Working Group on Child-Centered Family Laws, which was tasked with making recommendations regarding revisions of state laws to protect children’s rights and interests during and after divorce. Email: [email protected]. Dr. Samantha Hird, a veterinary surgeon in Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. A targeted parent, she has had no recent contact with her 14-year-old son. Dr. Hird is interested in reconnecting with her son and gaining insight regarding Parental Alienation Study Group, page 36

parental alienation. She and other alienated mothers are attempting to influence legislation in the UK. They want to learn as much as possible on up-to-date theory and practical knowledge regarding alienation. Email: [email protected]. Marie-France Hirigoyen, M.D., a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in Paris, France, is the author of Abus de faiblesse et autres manipulations (Abuse of Weakness and Other Manipulations), which illustrates parental alienation from case histories. Dr. Hirigoyen advises alienated parents to some- how stay present in the life of the child, but without exerting pressure and avoiding attempts to impress “the truth” on the child, while clearly responding to unjust allegations. Email: [email protected]. Cindy Hirsch, a family advocate in Los Angeles, California, is the CEO of the International Support Net- work for Alienated Families (ISNAF), a nonprofit organization providing support, education, awareness, and advocacy for families affected by parental alienation. ISNAF offers monthly support groups, a PA Handbook, a PA Grief Program, PA Empowerment Program, and private parent coaching. Website: www.isnaf.info. Email: [email protected]. Kerri Lee Hite, M.Ed., a teacher for 25 years in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Hite said she “felt like if there was anything I could do to help others either not feel alone, or in need of support, or simply to help compile data, I wanted to use this tragedy in a useful way.” Email: [email protected]. Kimberly Hoechstetter, BCCC, DNM, is board certified with the Georgia Christian Counselor’s Associa- tion and also hold credentials as a Georgia Supreme Court registered civil mediator. Ms. Hoechstetter has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is passionate about educating practitioners, ministers, lawmakers, and the public on this form of abuse. She hopes to see those who have been affected reunified and to prevent others from experiencing the devastation of this dysfunctional family dynamic. Email: [email protected]. Angela Hoffmeyer, a philologist (German/English) living near Karlsruhe, Germany, was motivated to engage for shared parenting by her personal experience with parental alienation. She has been a member of the Federal Board of Väteraufbruch für Kinder e. V., Germany (www.vaeteraufbruch.de). She founded a project on shared parenting (www.twohomes.org), followed by the International Council on Shared Parentig (ICSP) in 2014. She is also a member of the Leading Women on Shared Parenting. Email: [email protected]. Ann Catherine Holloway, M.Ed., LMFT, a retired teacher, is a marriage and family therapist in Louisville, Kentucky. Ms. Holloway experienced parental alienation in her own family. She hopes to learn more about working with alienated children and parents, including training in evaluation and helping alienated parents develop strategies for when they are being undermined by the pre- ferred parent. Her website: hollowaycounseling.com. Email: [email protected]. Anton Hooton, who lives in Australia, created a free service, Where Are You Dad, which helps fathers reconnect with their children. Website for his program: www.whererudad.com. Mr. Hooton has also extended the service for both men and women at: www.parentsmissingtheirkids.com. Email: [email protected]. Jennifer Horton, a divorce coach in San Diego, California, has helped hundreds of women deal construc- tively with divorce and child custody issues. Ms. Horton is the author of 6 Questions That Initiate the Divorce Health Process. Email: [email protected]. Mary Alice Houghton, M.D., a psychiatrist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, primarily treats adults. Dr. Hough- ton has observed parental alienation with some of her patients. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 37

Roxie Howard, a mediator, parenting investigator, and legal assistant in Fargo, North Dakota, a registered alternative dispute resolution practitioner in Minnesota, a court appointed parenting investigator qualified by the North Dakota Supreme Court. Website: http://roxiehoward.com. Email: [email protected]. Nadja Hriberšek, dr. med., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Email: [email protected]. Eric Hubert, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Hubert has an interest in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental alienation, and reconnecting with his children. Email: [email protected]. S. Susan Ilkov-Moor, M.D., FRCPC, a geriatric psychiatrist in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, is an assistant professor at Queens University in Kingston. Dr. Ilkov-Moor has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Dr. Ilkov-Moor is passionate about ending this and other forms of child abuse, especially emotional abuse. Email: [email protected]. Andrea Innes, M.A., a mother of two adult children who has experienced parental alienation in her own family, lives in Bath, United Kingdom. Ms. Innes realizes that it is a lifelong battle to keep parental alienation under constant vigilance. She seeks to inform and widen her experience regarding parental alienation and to mitigate the consequences of this destructive syndrome on her family. Email: [email protected]. Lawrence Jacks, who lives in Laguna Niguel, California, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He describes himself as a target parent of two wonderful sons, who were abducted and brainwashed. He said that he experienced the horrors of ignorance and incompetence of legal and mental health workers. Email: [email protected]. Isaac Jacobs, a mortgage loan originator in Chicago, Illinois, has experienced parental alienation in his family. He has a degree in theater, film, and television from UCLA and is interested in media and content creation around this topic to spread awareness and offer guidance and solutions. If you’d like to collaborate, please connect. Email: [email protected]. Nancy Jaffee, who experienced parental alienation in her own family, works at the Toby Center for Fam- ily Transitions in Delray Beach, Florida. In Georgia, Ms. Jaffee was a certified mental health first responder and was the president of a chapter of the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). She worked within several components of that organization. Email: [email protected]. Jan James, CEO of Good Egg Safety CIC in the UK, is a social campaigner with a focus on child safety and protection. She regards alienating behaviours to be a brutal form of domestic abuse, which trau- matises both children and their parents. Her intent is to help everyone see what occurs in secret UK family courts and how the narrative surrounding parental alienation has been grossly dis- torted at the cost to our children’s health and future mental well-being. Email: [email protected]. Lee James, LLM, is a family lawyer and mediator in Nelson, New Zealand. Her work includes representing children in court proceedings involving parenting disputes and in relation to care and protection (welfare) matters. She has personal experience of parental alienation (both as a child and as a mother) and in 2018 she completed a master’s thesis, Parental Alienation – The New Zealand Approach. Email: [email protected]. Lisa James, who lives in Maryville, Tennessee, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. James hopes to be a voice for all parents who have been, are now, and will be victimized by the alienating parent of their children. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 38

Tom Janssen, a technologist in Antwerp, Belgium, is an alienated father. He is the chief executive officer of JATO Mentorship and Coaching, an institute to help and coach alienated parents with their grief. Blog: http://tom-janssen.blogspot.be/. Email: [email protected]. Adolfo Jarne Esparcia, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Barcelona, has written extensively regarding the practice of clinical psychology. Email: [email protected]. Danica Joan, M.Ed., is and educator and advocate from Lakeland, Florida. She is the founder and executive director of Kids Need Both, Inc. An author for a nationally recognized family stabilization curriculum, Ms. Joan is an expert on parental alienation and hostile aggressive parenting. She hosts a weekly broadcast from her Facebook page Custody Matters Live. She is a certified anger management and domestic violence specialist and family mediator. Website: www.kidsneedboth.org. Email: [email protected]. Maegan Johnsen, B.A., who is pursuing a master’s degree in social work at the University of Western Australia, lives in Crawley, Western Australia. Her dissertation pertains to Australian non-residential motherhood, a qualitative study that addresses effective social work interventions before, during, and after a mother’s relinquishment of parental responsibility following divorce or separation. Her research suggests that parental alienation plays a significant role in the complex psychosocial issues experienced by non-residential mothers. Email: [email protected]. Anne Johnson is a lawyer practicing family law in Memphis, Tennessee. She provides mediation, parenting coordination, parent coaching, legal representation of parents and children, and legal consultation. Website: http://www.bshrlaw.com/attorneys/anne-johnson-mead/. Email: [email protected]. Mark E. Johnson, J.D., a Superior Court judge in Riverside, California, has served in criminal and civil trial court and mental health court assignments. He has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Judge Johnson plans to write articles regarding parental alienation for legal publications. Email: [email protected]. Belinda Jones is a family mediator, parenting coordinator, and law paralegal in Cambridge, United King- dom. She often works with parental alienation in the family court. Ms. Jones has completed the legal training required by become a solicitor, but currently works in her own firm as a paralegal. She brings common sense solutions, even in cases of parental alienation, to the role of McKenzie Friend at court. Email: [email protected]. Brian Jones, who lives near Liverpool, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has not seen his daughters in Australia for 17 years. Mr. Jones is concerned about the hidden populations of child sexual abuse victims denied statutory interventions and protections, compliance, and corruption in Australia. He has master’s degrees in project management and corporate governance. He is affiliated with several parental alienation support groups. Email: [email protected]. Michelle Jones, LCSW, is a social worker in private practice in Orem, Utah. Ms. Jones is a member of the executive committee of the National Parents Organization of Utah. She has a strong personal interest in educating professionals and the public regarding parental alienation. She has provided continuing education on this topic for the National Association of Social Workers. Email: [email protected]. Nancy M. Jones, an executive assistant in Las Vegas, Nevada, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Jones has an interest in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental Parental Alienation Study Group, page 39

alienation, learning more about the psychological aspect of both the alienator and the alienated, reconnecting with her child, and influencing legislation. Email: [email protected] Neil Jones, who lives in Wales in the United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Jones is the founder of Absent Limited, an online platform designed to combat the effects of parental alienation by providing secure, private storage of data. The platform also provides education on mental health issues and the positive impact that physical fitness can have on mental health. Website: www.absentforyou.com. Email: [email protected]. Marguerite Jones-Jaye, a psychotherapist in private practice on the East Coast of the U.S., treats individuals and families with a special interest in treatment and research concerning parental alienation. Ms. Jones-Jaye, who was first drawn to the study of parental alienation through a personal experience in her family, hopes to increase public awareness and professional expertise in the field. Email: [email protected]. Allan M. Josephson, M.D., is a professor and the director of Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Josephson is the former co-chair of the Family Committee of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Email: [email protected]. Karissa Josephson, who lives in San Antonio, Texas, experienced parental alienation in her own family. Alienation occurred when her daughter was 12 years old. Ms. Josephson found that the attorneys, the family court, child protective services, and the Legal Aid Society were not able to slow down the alienation process. Ms. Josephson said, “Anything I can do to help prevent this from happening to another family I would gladly welcome.” Email: [email protected]. Ashish S. Joshi, L.L.M., a lawyer in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States and state bars of New York, Michigan, District of Columbia, and Guja- rat, India. His practice focuses on litigation involving severe parental alienation, international child abduction, and false allegations of child sexual abuse. Mr. Joshi serves as the editor-in- chief of Litigation, a flagship journal of the American Bar Association. Website: www.joshiattorneys.com. Email: [email protected]. Astik Joshi, MBBS, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at Louisiana State University – Shreve- port, also plans to complete a forensic psychiatry fellowship. Dr. Joshi has seen the impact of parental alienation on families during his child psychiatry training. Dr. Joshi organized a workshop regarding parental alienation for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2017. Email: [email protected]. Kenn Joyce, a broadcaster and entrepreneur in Dublin, Ireland, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Joyce is interested in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental alienation, reconnecting with his children, influencing legislation, and the global criminalization of parental alienation as abuse and coercive control. He also seeks the establishment of a global best practice document for family law, then international endorsement thereof. Email: [email protected]. Yasar Kadkhodaey, M.Sc., is a forensic evaluator for a psychological practice in Bremen, Germany. He wrote a thesis on the prevalence of the parental alienation syndrome in Germany. Mr. Kad- khodaey also published an article on the effects of high-conflict divorce on the psychological development of children and controversies regarding the parental alienation syndrome. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 40

Rakesh Kapur, M.D., M.B.A., a healthcare management consultant in New Delhi, India, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He helped write “Child Access & Custody Guidelines,” which was approved by many courts across India. He also assisted the Law Commission of India in writing its 257th report on “Reforms in Guardianship & Custody Laws in India.” Dr. Kapur hopes to set up a center in New Delhi to raise awareness regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Wayne J. Keeley, Esq., is an attorney, writer, producer, director, and part-time college professor of com- munications who lives in Danbury, Connecticut. He has experienced the destruction and devastation of parental alienation. He and his wife, Stephanie Lyons-Keeley, create entertainment projects and are currently working on two that are specific to parental alienation: a feature- length, one-act play and a psychological thriller screenplay. Mr. Keeley has received two Emmy Awards. Website: www.somedayprods.com. Email: [email protected]. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kehrer, a retired physician in Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Germany, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. A specialist in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and physiology, Dr. Kehrer was appointed an associate professor of the University of Goettingen with the license to teach physiology and internal medicine. In the past he was chief physician in Heilbad Heiligenstadt and Salzgitter. As an alienated father, he intensively fights parental alienation wherever possible. Email: [email protected]. Gökçe Kelahmet, L.L.M., a lawyer from Istanbul, Turkey, has studied the problem of international child abduction, precisely on ”The Refusal of the Return of Children under The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction on the Grounds of Child Will be Exposed to Psychological Harm.” She has published articles on that topic. Ms. Kelahmet is currently pursuing a master’s degree in international dispute settlement (MIDS) at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Email: [email protected]. Serdar Kelahmet, M.B.A., a lawyer in İskenderun, Turkey, has encountered parental alienation in the context of international abduction, is an expert on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Email: [email protected]. Susan Keller, a licensed massage therapist in Salt Lake City, Utah, has experienced parental alienation in her own life. She has not seen or spoken with her four sons in a year. She said, “I recently put all the pieces together and have come to know that they have been alienated from me by their dad and his wife.” Ms. Keller is working toward being a life coach, having studied psychology, communication, negotiation, and mediation. Email: [email protected]. Rita Kenefic, M.S., a retired reading specialist in Warrington, Pennsylvania, has personally experienced parental alienation in her own family. As an educator for more than 33 years, she understands the need to shine a light on this topic. Mrs. Kenefic is committed to learning as much as possible about parental alienation in the hopes of helping the victims of this insidious problem. Blog: https://www.helpurchildread.com. Email: [email protected]. Rini J. Kerver, Ph.D, a psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, and forensic psychologist in The Hague, the Neth- erlands. Dr. Kerver has specialized in childhood trauma and parental upbringing. He was a member of the board of the Dutch Psychoanalytic Association. In his private practice, Dr. Kerver treats parents and adult children who are suffering from parental alienation dynamics. Website: www.inpsychotherapie.com. Email: [email protected]. Živilė Kėrytė, a child psychologist in Kaunas, Lithuania, is the administrator of The Institute of Family Relations in Kaunas. The Institute provides individual, group, and family psychotherapy and Parental Alienation Study Group, page 41

many other services. Website: www.ssinstitut.lt/en/for-everyone/. Email: [email protected]. Nicola Kilkenny, who lives in Dublin, Ireland, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Kilkenny runs a fashion design company with her sister and has previously tutored in fashion design at two colleges in Dublin. She is interested in raising awareness of parental alienation and looking at ways to reverse the damage caused by it. Email: [email protected]. Lisa E. Kiriakidis, J.D., is an attorney in Pasadena, California, and a certified specialist in family law. She is a formerly rejected parent who, along with her then 11-year-old son, successfully participated in the Family Bridges reunification program in 2006. Email: [email protected]. Marlene Klarborg Larsen, M.S., LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Orange County, Cali- fornia, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Most of her clients are from the LGBTQ community. She offers public speaking and psycho-educational workshops in a variety of LGBTQ topics. Ms. Larsen feels that parental alienation is a landmine for the LGBTQ community since each state has different laws. She wants to educate legal and mental health professionals regarding these topics. Website: www.Therapy4LGBT.com. Email: [email protected]. Monique Kleijne, a hypnotherapist in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has had personal experience with parental alienation. Ms. Kleijne learned about parental alienation at De Familie Academie in the Netherlands and at The Family Separation Clinic in London. In Holland, she gives lectures regarding parental alienation to professionals and also works to create awareness by writing blogs and participating in television interviews. Email: [email protected]. Chuck Kloka, who lives in Caseville, Michigan, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Kloka started a Facebook page (Parental Alienation Awareness Organization USA – Michigan). He subscribes to many of the state-by-state Facebook pages and is active in the social media pages that address parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Joan Kloth-Zanard, MFT, GAL, ADA Advocate, RSS, ABI, LC, practices in Southbury, Connecticut. Ms. Kloth-Zanard has had extensive training in reunification therapy, psychological abuse, child psychology, and supervised visitation. She is a trained guardian ad litem and ADA advocate. She is certified in ABI/TBI and is a life coach. She runs a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with support groups and webinars. She has authored books and testifies as an expert. She provides extensive training, education, coaching and consulting. Website: www.pas-intervention.org. Email: [email protected]. Stanislav Klyuev, an attorney and a psychologist in St. Petersburg and Izhevsk, Russia, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is a specialist in family law, in the psychology of family conflict, and in the psychology of forgiveness. He is also a graduate student in theology. With his colleagues, Mr. Klyuev founded in Russia the National Association of PAS Researchers, which brings together psychologists, lawyers, forensic experts, theologians, and alienated parents and grandparents. Email: [email protected]. Gary J. Kneier, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His private practice has included all areas of children and divorce. As a psychodynamically oriented therapist, his focus has been on internal psychological dynamics. Dr. Kneier’s theory and approach to “parental alienation” has emphasized the psychological effect on children of conflict between attachment fig- ures (parents), rather than on the conduct of either parent. This approach avoids blaming and arguments over what did or did not happen. Email: [email protected]. Andrea Knevett, a registered social worker in Leicester, United Kingdom, is employed in the field of child protection. Ms. Knevett witnessed a close family member experience severe alienating Parental Alienation Study Group, page 42

behaviors and go through an emotional and painful court process, which resulted in a poor out- come for both father and child. She hopes that in the future her research findings will help professionals to support alienated parents and families. Email: [email protected]. Peter Knudsen, a certified hypnotherapist in Store Heddinge, Denmark, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Knudsen created a law firm (http://bpm-juristfirma.se/vad-vi- jobbar-med/pas/) in Limhamn, Sweden, which addresses legal cases involving parental alienation and hopes to be part of changing the law regarding parental alienation in Scandinavia. Mr. Knudsen also founded a nonprofit organization (www.bpm-parental-alienation-support-group- skandinavien.dk) for the purpose of increasing awareness regarding parental alienation, supporting victims, and educating professionals. Email: [email protected]. Cara E. Koch, D.Min., who lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is retired after a career in child development and family relationships. She is the author of From Heartbreak to Healing: Resolving Pa- rental Alienation. Dr. Koch has experienced parental alienation in her own family and she has been delighted to learn of the progress that has been made in understanding this condition. She hopes to increase public awareness and gain support for recognizing, treating, and stopping parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Ursula Kodjoe, M.A., a family therapist, mediator, and family court expert in Emmendingen/Freiburg, Germany, studied parental alienation in Germany. She was a co-editor of Das Parental Aliena- tion Syndrom: Eine interdisziplinäre Herausforderung für scheidungsbegleitende Berufe (The Pa- rental Alienation Syndrome: An Interdisciplinary Challenge for Professionals Involved with Di- vorce). Email: [email protected]. Tapio Koivula, a double LL.M. graduate from Finland, completed degrees in Public International Law and Global Criminal Law. Mr. Koivula’s first LL.M. thesis was about the rights of fathers from the perspective of the best interests of the child, which focused on the role of the father and the advantages of co-parenthood. His second LL.M. thesis focused on parental alienation from a criminal law perspective, and the advantages and disadvantages of criminalizing the conduct. Email: [email protected]. Karin A. Kokot, Diplom-Pedagogue and Coach for Health and Resilience, living near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, knows parental alienation as an alienated child and alienated mother. She is a member of the Federal Board of Väteraufbruch für Kinder e. V. (VafK), Germany (www.vaeteraufbruch.de). In 2017, Ms. Kokot co-founded Projektgruppe Eltern-Kind- Entfremdung und Kontaktabbruch (Project Group on Parental Alienation and Break of Contact), which offers information, support, and education for affected parents, family professions, and politicians in Germany. Email: [email protected]. Heather M. Kolek, who lives in Chicago, Illinois, has experienced parental alienation in multiple generations of her own family. Ms. Kolek holds a high priority to make her voice heard regarding the damage that it causes and to put a stop to parental alienation by educating everyone about it. Email: [email protected]. Nadia Koltcheva, Ph.D., is a faculty member at the Department of Cognitive Science and Psychology, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria. Her fields of research are parent–child relationships, interpersonal acceptance–rejection theory (IPARTheory), early childhood development, and social skills development. She had translated into Bulgarian and adapted a number of IPARTheory measures. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 43

Frederik Ludvig Konow Lund, who lives in Norway, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is a cultural heritage adviser for the regional county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Email: [email protected]. Kim Koogle, who lives in Texas, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Her alienated children are now adults. [email protected]. Heleen Koppejan, M.Sc., is a psychologist working on her Ph.D. at the University of Utrecht in the Neth- erlands. The topic of her research is the role of emotions in complex divorces. Ms. Koppejan works with alienated children and their families in her practice Hechtscheiden. She trains colleagues working in the legal (lawyers, judges, etc.) and social fields (social workers, behavioral scientists, etc.). Ms. Koppejan has been asked by the Dutch government to assist in creating new views on how complex divorces and parental alienation should be addressed. Website: http://www.hechtscheiden.com. Email: [email protected]. Dawn Kore, B.A., is a former paralegal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has an interest in family law. Email: [email protected]. Stan Korosi, M.Couns.HS (Latrobe University), is a professional counsellor and psychotherapist in Mel- bourne, Australia. An alienated parent, Mr. Korosi is the director of Dialogue in Growth Pty Ltd (Overcoming Parental Alienation) and founding director of Parental Alienation Australia and New Zealand (PAANZ). He works with alienated parents to reunite them with their children when possible and coaches them through the family law process. He is a Ph.D. candidate under- taking research regarding parental alienation. Website: www.dialogueingrowth.com.au. Email: [email protected]. Mark Kosmider, a safety professional in Bailiwick of Jersey, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation (10-years plus) in his own family in the Family Court of West Australia. Mr. Kosmider has an interest in parental alienation, child support and family court fairness, influencing relevant legislation and holding false accusers to account, and reconnecting with his alienated son. He is the author (pen name Freeman-Jones, 2017) of Parental Alienation: A Loving Father’s Lost Years. Website: www.markkosmider.com. Twitter: @markkosmider. Email: [email protected]. Caron Koss Warren, M.A.Ed., who has experienced parental alienation in her own family, lives in Sud- bury, Massachusetts. Ms. Koss works with middle school children who are experiencing social, emotional, and behavioral problems as well as children on the autism spectrum. She is a child advocate who is bringing awareness regarding parental alienation to various school districts by making presentations to school administrators, psychologists, speech therapists, and guidance counselors. Email: [email protected]. Philip Koszyk, M.D., FACG, is a retired gastroenterologist in Bloomington, Illinois, who has experienced alienation with his two now adult daughters. Dr Koszyk would like to raise awareness of parental alienation within the medical community. He hopes his own experience will help other busy professionals to avoid or lessen the effects of parental alienation on their own families. Email: [email protected]. James W. Kraayeveld is a family law attorney in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The firm handled its first parental alienation case in 1998 and since then has continued handling an increasing number of parental alienation cases. Many cases included false abuse allegations (sexual and physical). Some cases included a lack of contact for a number of years and which resulted in a change of custody. Website: www.kraayeveld.com. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 44

Warren Kriedman, M.D., is a psychiatrist in Florham Park, New Jersey. An experienced psychotherapist, Dr. Kriedman has treated individuals and families with parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Leslie Kriese, MBA, is a marketing and customer success consultant in Silicon Valley, California, and a freelance writer, as well as being an alienated mom. Ms. Kriese is working with Simply Parent and other groups to bring this global healthcare issue to the public’s attention. She also supports other alienated parents, helping them understand what is happening and providing ways to combat the issue in their families. Email: [email protected]. Edward Kruk, Ph.D., is an associate professor of social work at the University of British Columbia. As a social worker in Canada and the United Kingdom, he has practiced in the fields of welfare rights, child protection, school social work, hospital social work, and family services. He the author of The Equal Parent Presumption: Social Justice in the Legal Determination of Parenting after Di- vorce and other books. He is a former president of the International Council on Shared Parent- ing. Email: [email protected]. Hanspeter Küpfer is a retired electrical engineer in Birmensdorf, Zürich, Switzerland. He was associated with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Mr. Küpfer provides the following services: consultation for separating/divorcing men or couples, computing alimony, and creating a spread- sheet for alimony. Website: http://www.kinderalimente.ch. Email: [email protected]. Michael Kurer, M.D., FRCS(Orth), is an orthopedic surgeon in London, United Kingdom, who also does medico-legal work. Dr. Kurer has been alienated from his two daughters for fifteen years, so he would like to help in any way to highlight warning signs and to stop this happening to other children. Email: [email protected]. Noella Labine-Bustraen, B.A., who has worked in the fields of family counselling, education, and family law, lives in Northern Ontario, Canada. She is interested in family mediation and alternative dispute mechanisms for family issues, so she hopes to assist families in finding peaceful alternatives that are in everyone’s best interest. Ms. Labine-Bustraen wants to help in the development and implementation of screening tools to pick up on parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Laurent J. La Brie, an engineer with a master’s degree in engineering and business administration in Bal- timore, Maryland, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. La Brie started a group called Keep Our Kids Home, which aims to stop international parental child abduction. Website: www.keepourkidshome.com. Email: [email protected]. Michael Laird, a mechanical and plumbing contractor in Clayton, New Jersey, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Laird reports that he and his side of the family have been separated from his son for more than two years, which has caused him financial, emotional, and spiritual harm. He is a moderator of groups on social media, attempting to mitigate the conflict from parent to parent and maintain a focus on the children. Email: [email protected]. Sandi Lake, who lives in Georgia, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has engaged in extensive research on her own, from a psychological as well as a judicial perspective. Ms. Lake has posted comments regarding parental alienation on social media, and her sugges- tions have been shared on many other Facebook pages. Email: [email protected]. Saira Lakhan, L.L.B., an attorney in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, has represented a number of individuals in cases involving parental alienation in the Family Court in her country. Ms. Lakhan Parental Alienation Study Group, page 45

has advanced training in mediation skills and is certified as a civil mediator with the Mediation Board of Trinidad and Tobago. Email: [email protected]. Stella Laletas, Ph.D., is an academic, researcher, and registered developmental psychologist in Australia. She is a lecturer in child and adolescent development at Monash University in the Faculty of Ed- ucation. Dr. Laletas’ clinical research interests lie in developing evidence-based interventions that integrate key considerations and concerns from forensic, clinical, and developmental per- spectives when assessing the best interests of the child, especially for children exposed to high- conflict divorce and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Marcie Ziegler Lammers, who lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, has experienced parental alienation in multiple generations of her own family. She would like to help bring more awareness regarding parental alienation in order to avoid parental alienation in other families. Ms. Lammers commented on this quotation: “It’s not what you know, that kills you. It’s what you think you know, that just isn’t true, that gets you.” Email: [email protected]. Sigrún Landvall, is a lawyer in Stockholm, Sweden. She is experienced in issues of Icelandic and Swedish custody cases and has worked on cases with parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Courtney Lange Lage, M.A., a child and education specialist in Phoenix, Arizona, has over 25 years’ experience working with K-12 students, educators, school district leadership, and the Department of Education across the United States. Ms. Lange Lage is the director of educational partnerships for an education company, where she has established district and state partnerships with school districts all over the United States. Email: [email protected]. Caroline Langley practices law in Ireland, England and Wales, Hong Kong, and the United States. Ms. Langley is an expert in family law, the founder of Family Law International, and a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. She is a specialist in international family law with a focus on parental alienation, the Hague Convention, and high-net-worth finances. Ms. Langley is a member of the U.S. Department of State International Child Abduction Attorney Network. Website: www.clerksroom.com. Email: [email protected]. Geraldine Largey, a certified registered critical care nurse who lives in Australia, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has a deep interest in learning from others who have under- gone or are undergoing a family estrangement. Ms. Largey hopes to collaborate in establishing a support group in Australia for alienated parents and grandparents. Email: [email protected]. Amit Lau, an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles, California, is an alienated father who has had no contact with his two daughters for the last three and a half years. There is an abduction compo- nent because his children are U.S. citizens but are being held in India. Mr. Lau has also enrolled in law school to understand how to reform the mechanisms in the judiciary that support this phenomenon. Amit Lau, B.A., is an educator and entrepreneur in New Delhi, India, and Los Angeles, California. He is the founder of the WAYGA Foundation, which promotes children’s rights and environmental- ism. Mr. Lau is studying law in India and the U.S. on the subjects of international abduction, parental alienation, and judiciary reform. He also works on social platforms for activists, alienated parents, and is an editor with The Fathers’ Rights Movement. In-between he teaches early education in impacted communities. Email: [email protected]. Kate Learn, who has experienced parental alienation in her own family, comes from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. Ms. Learn said that she has a passion for parental alienation as an Parental Alienation Study Group, page 46

alienated mother. She is determined to bring awareness of this topic to mental health professionals, the family court system, and the government. Email: [email protected]. Lora Lee, M.Sc., M.A., B.A., a psychoanalytic and developmental psychologist in Hong Kong, works with children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties in their social, communication, emotional, and behavioral functioning. She has a particular interest in identifying families at risk for parental alienation and providing early intervention for them. Website: www.loralee.info. Email: [email protected]. Rabbi Immanuel Legomsky, who lives in Jerusalem, Israel, is the director of Israel Trauma Care, a nonprofit organization that trains individuals to administer physiologically based methods of treatment posttraumatic stress disorder. Rabbi Legomsky also has familiarity with parental alienation. He hopes to reform the Israeli social welfare and family court system. Email: [email protected]. Jeff Leit, who works in sales and advertising in Los Angeles, California, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is concerned that his ex-wife wants to move to Australia with their three children. He has reason to think “they are being poisoned by my ex and husband.” Mr. Leit is interested in advocating for other families with alienation issues. Website: www.trendsmedia- group.com. Email: [email protected]. Ken Lewis, Ph.D., is the director of Child Custody Evaluations Services of Philadelphia, Inc., in Pennsylva- nia. He is a full-time custody evaluator and guardian ad litem. Dr. Lewis has qualified as an expert witness in this field in 26 states and Canada. Email: [email protected]. Moira Liberatore, Psy.D., is a psychologist, psychotherapist, mediator, trial consultant, and lecturer at the University of Turin, Italy. She was the co-author of La Sindrome di Alienazione Parentale (PAS): Lavaggio del cervello e programmazione dei figli in danno dell’altro genitore (The Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS): Brainwashing and Programming of Children to the Detriment of the Other Parent. Email: [email protected]. Jason Lim, a mechanical engineer in Seoul, South Korea, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr.Lim has an interest in supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental alienation, and reconnecting with his children. Website : http://parentalalienation.kr. Email: [email protected]. Les Linet, M.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice in Princeton, New Jersey. He has been closely involved with alienated parents since 1997 and has worked on child custody and child abuse cases. Dr. Linet has created approximately 20 educational YouTube videos on parental alienation. Website: www.leslinetmd.com. Email: [email protected]. Marieke Lips, an independently licensed child representative (Kindbehartiger) in the Netherlands, has worked in collaborative law cases and in cases involving parental alienation. She represents the voice of children and gives insight regarding child development and the impact of high-conflict divorce to parents, social workers, therapists, lawyers, and judges. Ms. Lips is the director of Beroepsorganisatie Kindbehartiger (the Association of Child Representatives). She is the author of Bekrast (Scratched). Website: www.kidsinbetween.nl. Website of Beroepsorganisatie Kindbehartiger: www.kindbehartiger.nl. Email: [email protected]. Elizabeth Liptrap, M.D., is a neurosurgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her husband is currently experiencing parental alienation with his own children. Dr. Liptrap wants to connect with experts in this field in order to determine how to combat this parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 47

David Littman, M.A. J.D., a family law attorney in Denver, Colorado, is a former chair of the Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association. He is a member of the Colorado Supreme Court Stand- ing Committee on Family Issues. Mr. Littman currently serves as a child and family investigator, a mediator, and an arbitrator, whose cases often deal with parental alienation. Website: www.littmanfamilylaw.com. Email: [email protected]. Monika Logan, M.A., L.P.C., LSOTP, a private practitioner in Frisco, Texas, works as a custody evaluator and parenting coordinator. She treats troubled parent–child relationships. Also, she offers the Restoring Family Connections as a service. Website: http://texaspcs.org/about-us/monika-logan. Email: [email protected]. Owen Logan, M.A., Ph.D., is a Scottish born researcher in the fields of socioeconomics and culture, at- tached to the University of Aberdeen. He currently lives in Toulon, France. Dr. Logan has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is particularly interested in the neglect of the extended family dynamics of parental alienation, a social and legal phenomenon connected to the erosion of solidarity and to the privatization of life and well-being from the earliest years. Email: [email protected]. Donna-Maria Logue (BACP), a qualified counsellor in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, had personal experience with parental alienation. She advocates for families, such as lobbying for legislation in Northern Ireland for the protection of children from parental alienation. Miss Logue is the founder and director of services of La Dolce Vita Project, which provides therapy for those affected by domestic violence and parental alienation. She has developed workshops to raise awareness and educate mental health and legal professionals. Website: la-dolce-vita-project.com. Email: [email protected]. Erica London, M.A., LMFT, is a marriage and family therapist in private practice in Vancouver, Washing- ton. She works with high-conflict, court appointed families, focusing on cases of parental alienation and family reunification counseling. Ms. London provides individual, couples, and family therapy and specializes in issues related to separation and divorce. Website: www.compasswholehealth.com. Email: [email protected]. James Lopez, who comes from Houston, Texas, is a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University. Mr. Lopez is interested in applying statistics to biological, medical, and psychiatric research. Email: [email protected]. Demosthenes Lorandos, Ph.D., J.D., a licensed psychologist and attorney at law, has been an expert in the intersection of science and law for decades. He is the president of PsychLaw.net in Ham- burg, Michigan, which was created to help clients with parental alienation and false claims of abuse. He was a co-editor of The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome (2006); Parental Alienation: The Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals (2013); and Parental Alienation – Science and Law (2020). Email: [email protected]. Jamie Lovely, who lives in Madison, Wisconsin, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has first-hand experience with the juvenile justice system, the mental health system, and family court. Ms. Lovely’s goals are to shine a light on parental alienation and the harm it causes, while ensuring the tools are available for families and that the systems have a collective impact. Email: [email protected]. Robert Lowden, a grandfather in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Lowden has been active in pursuing recognition and acceptance of psychological abuse and parental alienation by state Department of Child Services, counseling agencies, and Parental Alienation Study Group, page 48

the judiciary. He has initiated discussions with elected officials to enact laws to include the term psychological abuse and require mandatory continuing education on parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Judge Michele F. Lowrance, J.D., is a domestic relations judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illi- nois. She is a frequent contributor and guest on radio and television shows and the print media. Judge Lowrance was the author of The Good Karma Divorce. Email: [email protected]. Hsin-Hui Lu, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the department of psychology at the Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Lu has experience with children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, abused and neglected children, and custody lawsuits. Dr. Lu has studied the developmental psychopathology of parental alienation and developed an intervention program for children and adolescents with parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Brian Ludmer, B.Comm., L.L.B., an attorney in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is experienced in dealing with complex family law cases involving parental alienation. Mr. Ludmer was one of the authors of The High-Conflict Custody Battle: Protect Yourself and Your Kids from a Toxic Divorce, False Accu- sations, and Parental Alienation. He is a co-founder of Lawyers for Equal Shared Parenting and co-drafter of Bill C-560, to amend Canada’s divorce legislation to create a rebuttable presumption of shared parenting. Website: www.ludmerlaw.com. Email: [email protected]. Domènec Luengo Ballester, Ph.D., is a psychologist in Barcelona, Spain. He is the co-author of books regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Lori Lynn, the founder of Peaceful Healing, a program in New Jersey that emphasizes respect, values, and ethics, serves as an expert for the Superior Court of New Jersey and the Court of Common Pleas. She has been appointed by Superior Court judges as a reunification specialist, court approved mediator, parenting coordinator, parenting time evaluator, and speaker. Ms. Lynn works collaboratively with families and state agencies, addressing the areas of parental alienation, domestic violence, and perpetration of abuse. Email: [email protected]. Stephanie C. Lyons-Keeley, M.A., is a psychotherapist, writer, producer, and psychology professor in Danbury, Connecticut. She has experienced parental alienation in her own family, as she has watched her husband, Wayne Keeley, be destroyed by parental alienation. She and Mr. Keeley create are working on two products that are very specific to parental alienation: a feature- length, one-act play that is ready to fast-track to professional stages and a psychological thriller screenplay. Website: www.somedayprods.com. Email: [email protected]. Loretta Maase, M.A., LPC, a clinician in Austin, Texas, specializes in conducting parental alienation assessments and offers a parental alienation reunification therapy and intensive treatment program. She helped develop the program, Family Clarity, which offers a comprehensive assessment of the existence and severity of parental alienation and estrangement in divorce and custody cases, as well as offering the treatment for these cases. Website: www.familyclarity.com. Email: [email protected]. Pierre Maccagno, Ph.D., M.B.A., who lives in Woodbridge, Virginia, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Dr. Maccagno is a professor of finance at New Jersey City University. He said, “Parental alienation resides mainly with family court. Court intervention is too slow when parental alienation and custody interference starts to show. By the time severe court action is taken such as ordering custody transfer to the targeted parent, it is too late.” Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 49

Paulette MacDonald is a paralegal candidate and certified mediator in Minden Hills, Ontario, Canada. She has experienced parental alienation as a second wife and stepmother for seven years. Ms MacDonald has an interest in advocacy for children and families, supporting targeted parents, and influencing legislation. She has been raising awareness of parental alienation through community activities and has received from several mayors proclamations declaring April 25th as parental alienation awareness day. Email: [email protected]. Roy Mackay, a family law reform campaigner in Kelso, Scotland, is interested in highlighting the extent to which ideology has influenced public policy and how this has shaped custom and practice in family law; often eroding fundamental principles of freedom and justice and in turn creating near optimal conditions for parental alienation. He was a founder of the Group for the Systemic Study of Parental Alienation (SSoPA) in the U.K. and Ireland. Blogs: https://barreportersworking- group.wordpress.com/ and https://expofunction.org.uk. Email: [email protected]. Lauren M. MacNeill, JD, MSW, LCSW, is an attorney, psychotherapist, and mediator in Portland, Ore- gon. Her career has focused on helping court-involved children and families navigate the system in the healthiest way possible. She frequently serves as a court-appointed family reunification therapist. Ms. MacNeill also has personal experience with multi-generational familial alienation, which informs her deep personal passion and commitment to restoring healthy family functioning. Email: [email protected]. Maureen MacNeill, a Canadian editor and speechwriter, works at an international organization in Vi- enna, Austria. Ms. MacNeill has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She struggles to work within a system which has neither legal support for nor understanding of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Catherine MacWillie is retired from the Los Angeles Police Department. She is CEO of Custody Calcula- tions, a consultant, and a child custody and divorce coach, specializing in false allegations of child abuse. She is a speaker regarding parental alienation and crime and court options in dealing with high-conflict cases and parental alienation. Ms. MacWillie is a past president of Stop Parental Alienation of Children and a former board member of the Parental Alienation Aware- ness Organization. Website: www.custodycalculations.com. Email: [email protected]. Horacio A. Magliano, is a former judge of family court and former professor at the Catholic University, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has published articles in professional journals regarding the judicial treatment of situations involving parental obstruction to a child’s relationship with a parent. Email: [email protected]. Veronica Bird Mahaffey, a film producer and judicial interpreter in Davidsonville, Maryland, is the founder and chair of the Veronica Bird Charitable Foundation. Email: [email protected]. Michelle Maher, a trained systemic family therapist in Ireland, works with adults who have experienced childhood trauma, including adults who experienced parental alienation as children. She also works with clients who are alienated from their children. Ms. Maher is a foster carer and recognizes how children in care are often alienated from their biological parents and their siblings. Email: [email protected]. Kunal Maini, M.D., who is from Chicago, Illinois, became interested in psychiatry and ultimately parental alienation during medical school. While working with children during medical school, Dr. Maini noticed family dynamics typical of parental alienation. Dr. Maini and his colleagues presented a poster regarding parental alienation at a meeting of the Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Associa- tion. He hopes to continue research regarding parental alienation. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 50

Email: [email protected]. Andrew Mair, is a candidate for Master of Clinical Psychology at Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Mr. Mair hopes to undertake a Ph.D. degree in the area of parental alienation. He is interested in developing an assessment to identify parents with personality disorders who may place children at high risk of trauma and attachment disorder after family separation. Email: [email protected]. Anastasia Makarska is a medical professional who has lived in Illinois and Florida. She has experienced multigenerational parental alienation in her own family. As an adult, she reunited with her father after no contact for 30 years. Ms. Makarska is now alienated from her own daughter. Email: [email protected]. Manjula V, a qualified clinical psychologist from Bengaluru, India, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Manjula has submitted her Ph.D. research in the area of couples therapy. Currently she is conceptualizing further research on parental alienation together with a group of mental health professionals in southern India. She is involved in social activism to raise awareness of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Matthew Mansfield, who resides in the United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He said, “I am seeking advice on how to best protect my children from the continuing abuse they are being subjected to. Family court proceedings have been regular. I represent myself in court against the high-paid mother’s barrister and currently feel at a loss to prove that I have been alienated. Email: [email protected]. Darius Marcu, an attorney in Bihor County, Romania, previously worked with the Department of Child Protection. He has an interest in parental alienation in Romania. Email: [email protected]. Carla Marcucci, an attorney in Lucca, Italy, has a particular interest in families who manifest parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Philip Marcus, LL.M., a former judge of the Jerusalem Family Court in Israel, dealt with many cases involving contact failure and parental alienation. Since retirement, Judge Marcus has researched and written on comparative family law issues. He is a consultant on prevention of parent–child contact problems, especially parental alienation, and on reform of family courts. He works with “In-Between” on prevention of contact failure and early detection and immediate treatment where alienation seems likely. Website: www.philip-marcus.com. Email: [email protected]. Michelle Maree, a consultant in Mount Edgecombe, South Africa, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is in the process of writing a book about how parental alienation occurred in her family. Ms. Maree is interested in communicating with other members who have written up their family’s story. Email: [email protected]. Stephanie Marshall, D.O., FACC, FACOI, a cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She did her own research and pointed out to the psychological evaluator, attorneys, child representatives, and court appointed counselors that her children were victims of parental alienation. Dr. Marshall hopes to educate people regarding this form of severe child abuse. Also, she wants to be involved in changing laws and getting a better system in place. Email: [email protected]. Brett W. Martin, B.S., M.B.A., J.D., an attorney in Westminster, Colorado, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Having specialized in the representation of fathers in custody Parental Alienation Study Group, page 51

disputes, Mr. Martin is knowledgeable and experienced with parental alienation cases from mi- nor to severe. Website: https://brettwmartin.com. Email: [email protected]. Monique Mason is from South Slocan, British Columbia, Canada. She is a co-parenting coach with over 19 years’ experience as an alienated mom, reunited stepmom, and now as a professional consultant helping parents maintain or regain a loving relationship with their children. She partnered with Jenna Noble to create Pathways Family Coaching Ltd., where coaching/ consulting services and conflict resolution programs are offered. Website: https://pathwaysfamilycoaching.com. Email: [email protected]. Bayan E. Masoud, M.A., is a developmental and therapeutic play specialist in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ms. Masoud works for a nonprofit organization, the Almawaddah Society for Family Development, which aims at improving the lives of Saudi families. One of the programs of the Society is to help alienated parents get back together with their children. Website: www.almawaddah.org.sa. Email: [email protected]. Kim Masters, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist, is an adjunct assistant clinical professor at the Physician Assistant Program, Medical College of South Carolina. Email: [email protected]. Kalli Matsuhashi, M.A., L.P., LMFT, is a therapist in Minnesota who offers services for separated and divorced parents, including parenting coordination, coaching, mediation, and reunification therapy. Ms. Matsuhashi has worked with numerous high-conflict families, helping them to address the issues of alienation and the resist/refuse dynamics that often develop as a result of contentious relationships between co-parents. Website: http://www.newfamilybeginnings.com. Email: [email protected]. Mandy Matthewson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a lecturer at the University of Tasmania, Australia. She conducts research regarding parental alienation in Australia. In her private practice, Dr. Matthewson works with families and individuals affected by parental alienation. Dr. Matthewson is the editor-in-chief of Parental Alienation International, the newsletter of Parental Alienation Study Group. Email: [email protected]. Holly Jones Mattingly, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist in private practice in Paducah, Kentucky, works with adolescents and adults and provides custody and guardianship evaluations for the court. Dr. Mattingly is also a full-time assistant professor with Lindsey Wilson College in the Counseling Department. She advocates for educating the professionals that have a direct impact on diag- nosing and treating parental alienation, as well as the legal professionals who have the opportunity to assist families experiencing parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Ian Maxwell, who lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, is national manager of Shared Parenting Scotland (formerly known as Families Need Fathers Scotland). The organization supports parents to resume or maintain contact with their children after separation and promotes shared parenting. Mr. Maxwell was previously deputy director of One Parent Families Scotland. Website for Shared Parenting Scotland: https://www.sharedparenting.scot/. Email: [email protected]. Ketrin Maxwell, Ph.D., is a licensed professional counselor from Martinsville, New Jersey, who has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She serves on the licensing board in New Jersey for marriage and family therapists and professional counselors. Dr. Maxwell is deeply disturbed at the systemic ignorance regarding parental alienation among legal, educational, and mental health professionals. She is concerned about the abuse that targeted parents experience and the generational harm that parental alienation causes. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 52

Yoav Mazeh, LL.B., M.St., D.Phil., is head of the Family, Equality & Law Research Institute and associate professor of law at Ono Academic College in Israel. Dr. Mazeh specializes in family law. His studies on custody, false allegations, parental alienation, and child support have been widely adopted by Israeli case-law. He lives in Jerusalem and works both in Jerusalem and near Tel Aviv. SSRN page is: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=330702. Email: [email protected]. Rod McCall, B.A., who lives in Plano, Texas, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Based on the pain, suffering, and horrific experiences that he endured, Mr. McCall wrote a book regarding parental alienation, For the Love of Eryk. He has educated himself regarding the topic of parental alienation, and he has traveled and made presentations in several states. Website: www.fortheloveoferyk.com. Email: [email protected]. Shawn McCall, Psy.D., is a psychologist and attorney in San Francisco, California. Much of his work involves family law matters, so he is familiar with the contention and complexity of the concept of parental alienation. He is interested in staying abreast of thought development regarding this difficult issue. Email: [email protected]. Heidi M. McCarthy, M.Ed., a classical piano teacher in Smyrna, Tennessee, has experienced parental alienation in her own family as both a child and a targeted adult. Ms. McCarthy is releasing a documentary about her experiences in 2020. She is a mentor in complex cases of psychological abuse and parental abduction for families experiencing alienation. She has designed a collaborative approach to identify, assess, and treat children, targeted parents, and alienating parents within the school setting. Website: https://soundcloud.com/ilona211. Email: [email protected]. Dawn McCarty, B.S., M.S., M.B.A., is a cybersecurity professional in the greater Tampa Bay area, Flor- ida. As an adult child survivor of abandonment, parental childhood abduction, and severe parental alienation, Ms. McCarty’s speaks on the child’s perspective to educate the general public and work with legal/mental health experts. She is an associate producer of Erasing Family documentary, a board member of Kids Need Both, Inc., and a co-founder of the Facebook page, Humanly Possible Channel. Website: www.humanlypossiblechannel.com. Email: [email protected]. Mark McConnell, B.A., M.Com., who lives in Kensington, Maryland, has experienced severe parental alienation with his two children. Mr. McConnell is a mental health crisis officer and 20-year vet- eran of the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C. Email: [email protected]. William J. McGee, MFA, is a novelist, journalist, consumer advocate, and teacher in Milford, Connecti- cut. His novel, Half the Child, chronicles custody, abduction, and parental alienation from the perspective of a devoted and loving father. Mr. McGee taught creative writing at Hofstra Univer- sity and is the author of Attention All Passengers. He also is an investigative journalist focusing on aviation safety and an airline passenger rights advocate for Consumer Reports. Website: http://www.halfthechild.com. Email: [email protected]. Ritchie McGladdery, the founder of a computer software company in London, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has described his own experiences in a document, “Parental Alienation – Family Recovery.” Mr. McGladdery has an archive of 300 legal and family documents related to his own struggle with parental alienation, which he would be pleased to share with members of PASG. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 53

Kathleen McKay, Ph.D., a forensic psychologist and neuropsychologist in New York City, coordinates a court evaluation service in Westchester County, New York, which conducts court evaluations and provides expert witness testimony under the aegis of a not-for-profit community-based mental health clinic. The court evaluation service provides training for psychology and psychiatry trainees, who learn to conduct a wide range of evaluations for the courts in matters pertain- ing to children (inclusive of custody evaluations). Email: [email protected]. Dan McKinnon, Ph.D. (Education), Registered Psychologist, is a counselling psychologist and the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Men and Families in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr. McKinnon has been facilitating a men’s peer support group focused on family law, custody, male victims of domestic abuse, shared parenting, and parental alienation for several three years. Website: www.calgarypsychology.com. Website of the Canadian Centre for Men and Families: https://menandfamilies.org/calgary/. Email: [email protected]. David McMillan, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Nashville, Tennessee, has been a parenting coordinator in cases of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Shawn E. McNeil, M.D., a fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, has worked with children impacted by divorce throughout his training. Dr. McNeil submitted a poster regarding parental alienation to the Louisiana Psychi- atric Medical Association (LPMA) and, more recently, he presented a special interest study group on the topic at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psy- chiatry (AACAP). Email: [email protected]. Charles McNulty, who has experienced parental alienation in his own family, lives in Knoxville, Tennes- see. Mr. McNulty is forming a support group for the East Tennessee area. He hopes that the group’s focus will be on improving legislation as well as education for attorneys, mental health practitioners, law enforcement, and divorcing/separating parents. Mr. McNulty believes that educating all parents will be key to mitigating the abuse to children and targeted parents. Email: [email protected]. Amitai Megged, MFT, is a couples and family therapist and certified consultant in Ben Ami, Israel. He is a lecturer at the Department of Social Work at Tel Hai Academic College and at the Bereshit Cen- ter for Training Family Therapists. Mr. Megged is the director of the Megged School for Worthi- ness and Differentiation Based Psychotherapy. He has published articles and books on parental alienation. Mr. Megged also serves as an expert before courts in Israel. Website: www.megged.co.il. Email: [email protected]. Shuly Megged, MSW, is a social worker, couples and family therapist, and certified parenting coordinator in Ben Ami, Israel. She is the director of the Nahariya Contact Center. Ms. Megged treats parents in high-conflict divorce and families in parental alienation in a private clinic in northern Is- rael. She has conducted research on formerly alienated parents who have managed to reconnect with their children. Email: [email protected]. Eivind Meland, M.D., is a professor emeritus at the University of Bergen, Norway. He conducted research in health behavior and adolescent health. Divorce followed by demonization and alienation, bullying, and unwanted sexual experiences are among the topics Dr. Meland researched and also witnessed as a physician. He wants to engage in activities that can promote human friendliness, acceptance, and self-acceptance. Dr. Meland’s homepage at the University of Ber- gen: www.uib.no/en/persons/eivind.meland. Email: [email protected]. Robert Mendez is a general contractor and indoor air quality professional from Lee County, Florida. He states he is first and foremost a concerned parent working on paternity issues. He is dedicated Parental Alienation Study Group, page 54

to understanding the components of parental alienation and working on the issues as a “work horse and voice” in bringing attention to the issue to the appropriate parties in Florida. Website: elancorinc.com. Email: [email protected]. Alejandro Mendoza-Amaro, M.D., is a Ph.D. candidate in psychology from Guadalajara University, Gua- dalajara, Mexico, where he has developed a parental alienation line of research. Dr. Mendoza- Amaro is a Scientific Delegate to the Mexican Association of Separated Parents. He was also the head of teaching and research of the Hospital Psiquiátrico Dr. José Torres Orozco, a psychiatric hospital operated by the Ministry of Health of Michoacán, Mexico. Email: [email protected]. Arturo Mendoza-Lopez, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Mexico City, Mexico. He is the former head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez and the former president of the Mexican Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Email: [email protected]. Wolfgang Menz, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist in Feldkirch, Aus- tria. Dr. Menz, a family therapist, has made presentations regarding parental alienation at family court. He is the medical director of Carina, a psychiatric treatment program for children and adolescents. Email: [email protected]. Rev. Carol Meredith, a minister in Aurora, Colorado, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Various family members are alienated from the same children. Rev. Meredith wants to learn more about parental alienation in order to support her son, advocate for her granddaughters, and hopefully reconnect with the girls. She is looking for resources to share with her attorney and the girls’ therapist. She also intends to share this information and knowledge with her fellow clergy. Email: [email protected]. Lady Catherine Meyer, CBE, a child advocate in London, United Kingdom, is the founder and chief executive of Parents and Abducted Children Together (PACT). The purpose of PACT is to address the growing problem of missing and abducted children. She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2012 for services to children and families. Lady Catherine, who is married to Sir Christopher Meyer, has two sons and two stepsons. Website: www.pact-online.org. Email: [email protected]. Anissa Michaud, M.S., who is pursuing a Ph.D. in forensic psychology at Walden University, is located at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Her Ph.D. dissertation relates to parental alienation coping behaviors. She said that children are a strong factor in her life, especially in cases involving abuse. Ms. Michaud hopes to play an active role in every aspect of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Jillian Miesen, B.A., M.A.T., a high school journalism teacher in St. Louis, Missouri, has experienced parental alienation both as a child and as a mother. Ms. Miesen is an advocate for all children having relationships with both parents. She hopes to serve as an example for other mothers who have experienced parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Gerardo Millán, a businessman in Snohomish, Washington, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Based on his own experiences, Mr. Millán hopes to advocate to make changes in public policy both locally and nationally. He is concerned about the long-lasting results of parental alienation in the children who are victims of this form of psychological abuse. Email: [email protected]. Steven G. Miller, M.D., who holds degrees in psychology and medicine, presently specializes in behavioral and forensic medicine in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For 30 years he was a clinical Parental Alienation Study Group, page 55

instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and presently does consulting work through the Massachusetts Medical Education Group, LLC. His medical interests include clinical reason- ing and medical decision-making, and his professional focus includes parental alienation and other types of pathological alignment. Email: [email protected]. Adrian Mironescu, who lives in Iasi, Romania, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He believes his son manifests a severe form of parental alienation, while Mr. Mironescu continues to fight for access. Mr. Mironescu has been active in the Save the Children program in Romania. Email: [email protected]. Attila Mislai, a clinical psychologist in Miskolc, Hungary, works at a public health care center doing individual therapies. Mr. Mislai has experienced parental alienation in his own family and “is haunted by demons of repetition compulsion.” Email: [email protected]. Hiroshi Miwa, M.D., a neurosurgeon in Osaka, Japan, experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is a left-behind parent. Dr. Miwa is a social activist and a reporter regarding parental alienation and child abduction in Japan at the 41st United Nations Human Rights Council. He is a participant in a class action suit regarding the unconstitutional lack of attention to parental abduction in Japan. Email: [email protected]. Gladys Monge, an alienated mother from San Juan, Puerto Rico, has personally experienced parental alienation. She is the author of Madre sin Hijos, Hijos sin Madre (Mother without Children, Chil- dren without a Mother) and Hijos Perdidos: Alienación Parental Es Abuso Infantil (Lost Children: Parental Alienation is Child Abuse). Ms. Monge is the founder and president of No a la Alien- ación Parental en Puerto Rico, Inc. (No Parental Alienation in Puerto Rico, Inc.). Email: [email protected]. Sandra Moon Dancer, B.Sc., M.H.Sc., is a business and life coach, inspirational speaker, internationally acclaimed shamanic energy medicine teacher, and sacred site travel leader. With over thirty years’ experience in healing and health care communities, Ms. Moon Dancer offers individual sessions. She is the founder and executive director of the Centre of Circle Wisdom, an energy medicine center based in Toronto, Canada. Website: www.circlewisdom.ca. Email: [email protected]. David Lee Moore, J.D., a family law attorney in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara, California, represents custody and divorce clients, many of whom have high-conflict custody matters that often include potential to well established parental alienation issues. Mr. Moore works with adults, couples, and families and consults with parents throughout the state. He has experience in bringing resolution in parental alienation cases, complex litigation, high-conflict custody, and abduction cases. Website: http://www.divorcecalif.com. Email: [email protected]. John A. Moran, Ph.D., is a clinical and forensic psychologist in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He provides mobile intensive family intervention services for families struggling with alienation as well as consultation to parents, attorneys, and behavioral health professionals. Dr. Moran is the author of two books for parents: Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions and Overcom- ing the Coparenting Trap: Essential Parenting Skills When a Child Resists a Parent. Website: www.jamoranphd.com. Email: [email protected]. Martha J. Morelock, Ph.D., an author of book chapters regarding child development, works in Sheridan, Wyoming. Email: [email protected]. Angela Morgan, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Dr. Morgan is supervising a Ph.D. candidate who is exploring the awareness of parental alienation Parental Alienation Study Group, page 56

by psychological practitioners, and is leading a research project on the clinical and legal management of parental alienation in the U.K. Email: [email protected]. Yvonne Moriarty, Ad.Dip. Psychotherapy, MACA, a psychotherapist in Castle Hill, Australia, is the director of Mindwise Enterprises Pty Ltd, which provides counselling, psychotherapy, and behavioral management services. She provides counselling, coaching, and consulting to targeted parents and their extended family, who are experiencing parental alienation. Ms. Moriarty is developing best practice interventions for supporting targeted parents, managing the complexities of parental alienation, and finding the most feasible resolution for each unique circumstance. Email: [email protected]. Justin B. Morley, J.D., a family law attorney in New Braunfels, Texas, is certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Morley is regularly involved in litigation regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. David Morris, who lives in Lake St Louis, Missouri, has experienced parental alienation his own family. Mr. Morris is interested in advocacy in his geographic region to support children, educate professionals, support targeted parents, and influence legislation. Email: [email protected]. Kendall A. Morrison, M.D., an internist and dermatologist in Crossville, Tennessee, practices as a Mohs surgeon in removing skin cancers. Dr. Morrison is an alienated mother of two adult sons. She is trying to minimize the impact of parental alienation on the two children remaining in her home and is trying to find a way back to the other two children. Email: [email protected]. Stephen L. Morrison, Ph.D., an adjunct faculty member of the Criminal Justice and Social Science De- partments at the University of Houston–Downtown and Sam Houston State University, has conducted research regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Mark Mosk, Ph.D., is a senior forensic and clinical psychologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Mosk was introduced to parental alienation through his work with divorce and child custody. He has developed a comprehensive, behaviorally based parenting assessment system that includes warning signs of possible alienating behaviors, which will allow for early intervention to suppress and ultimately eliminate them. Website: www.drmosk.com. Email: [email protected]. Jodi Mueller, a child advocate in Grapevine, Texas, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has actively lobbied the legislators in Texas and Iowa regarding parental alienation, shared parenting, and related topics. Ms. Mueller influenced several localities in Texas and Iowa to recognize Parental Alienation Awareness Day. She initiated several Facebook pages, including the page for PARENTAL ALIENATION AWARENESS, IOWA. Website: https://www.facebook.com/663813840385048/photos/340860133199445/. Email: [email protected]. Rachel Mullins has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She said, “My four children were wrongfully withheld from me by their biological father. My ex was given temporary, sole custody for what the judge said would be a very short time until a case management conference could be held. This ‘short time’ ended up being 50 days, during which time I had ZERO contact with any of the children.” Email: [email protected]. Michaela D. Mullis, M.A., is a family communication specialist in Gainesville, Florida, working on her Ph.D. at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on experiences of alienated adult children and parents from a communication lens in order to extend the relational conceptualiza- tions of parental alienation and reconnection. Ms. Mullis also experienced parental alienation from her own father for 23 years, following her parents’ divorce when she was two. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 57

Email: [email protected]. Deborah Murdock, J.D., an attorney in Memphis, Tennessee, is a survivor of domestic abuse and a target parent of severely alienated children. She will provide much-needed education and information for attorneys, guardians ad litem, and mental health providers. Email: [email protected]. Elle Murphree, a paralegal in Belleville, MIchigan, has worked alongside attorneys and forensic experts who provide litigation services for families affected by parental alienation all over the world. Ms. Murphree has an interest in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, silencing the spread of misinformation regarding parental alienation, and influencing legislation. Email: [email protected]. Colleen M. Murray, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, who holds a degree in the philosophy of mental health counseling, is a private practitioner in Saint Robert, Missouri. Most of her case load relates to high-conflict divorce, with many of her cases involving parental alienation. She has conducted Parental Alien- ation Awareness training for guardian ad litem organizations at the state and local level. Dr. Murray is adjunct professor at Drury University. Website: www.victors-crown.com. Email: [email protected]. Wade Myers, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Myers is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Email: [email protected]. Leonard S. Ngaosuvan, Ph.D., a psychologist in Stockholm, Sweden, is an expert in custody disputes and risk assessment for child maltreatment. His company, Clebo Consulting, Inc., conducts scientific reviews of family court investigation in Sweden. A creative researcher, Dr. Ngaosuvan wants to implement new procedures and principles that would improve family court investigations. Email: [email protected]. Sheridan K. Nichols, Ph.D., a television personality in Johnson City, Tennessee, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Her Ph.D. dissertation in the area of strategic communication and journalism addressed the family’s communication style and custody arrangement, frequency of communication, and divorce experience. Dr. Nichols has extensive experience as a news anchor, reporter, and freelance journalist. Currently she hosts “Inside Bristol” on a local cable television network. Website: www.sheridannichols.wordpress.com. Email: [email protected]. Laurie Nicholson, who lives in Erie, Pennsylvania, is the executive director of Parental Alienation Aware- ness, PA. Having experienced parental alienation in her own family, she is a child advocate who supports parents and grandparents who are alienated from their children and grandchildren. She has provided information to local organizations and has influenced the government of Erie, Pennsylvania, to adopt proclamations regarding parental alienation. Also, Ms. Nicholson has influenced the Pennsylvania legislature to pass resolutions regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Peter Nicita, MBA, an accountant in Hartford, Connecticut, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Nicita advocates for proper recognition and legislative changes regarding parental alienation in the state of Connecticut. Email: [email protected]. Carrie Nickles, M.A., L.P.C., is a licensed professional counselor in Arkansas, who also has post-master’s Certification in Child and Adolescent Counseling. She has worked with many children who were experiencing symptoms of parental alienation. She hopes that PASG will help her gather useful information to aid these children and families. Ms. Nickles has a background in child protection services as well as mental health. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 58

Michelle Nietert, M.A., L.P.C., a licensed professional counseling supervisor in Allen, Texas, is an expert in high-conflict divorce and related topics. Ms. Nietert has worked as a family mediator, parenting coordinator, and reunification expert. Email: [email protected]. John Nimmo, Sr., a portrait photographer and screenplay writer in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He looks to document through portraits and his subjects’ stories the rare successes and often heartbreaking tales of pathological enmeshment and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Joseph H. Nivin, Esq., B.A., J.D., is a family and matrimonial law attorney with offices in Queens, New York, and in midtown Manhattan. Mr. Nivin is the author of the article, “The Jurisprudence of Parental Alienation.” He is a member of the Assigned Counsel/Attorneys for Children Panel of Queens Family Court and is certified to represent both indigent litigants and children in Family Court cases at both the trial and appellate levels. Website: www.nivinlaw.com. Email: [email protected]. Jenna Noble is a co-parenting coach who has been alienated from her stepchildren for 18 years. Her family illustrates the transgenerational nature of parental alienation. Ms. Noble’s husband was alienated from his own father. Also Ms. Noble’s mother was alienated from her father (Ms. No- ble’s grandfather). Ms. Noble partnered with a colleague to create Pathways Family Coaching. Website: www.pathwaysfamilycoaching.com. Email: [email protected]. Bartek Nogal, M.S., is a biochemical engineer in San Diego, California. He is a graduate student at the Scripps Research Institute and is developing algorithms for optimizing health biomarkers. Mr. Nogal became interested in parental alienation as he went through a high-conflict divorce and identified signs of the alienation dynamic. Mr. Nogal wants to maximize his chances of minimiz- ing damage to his children by learning as much as possible on the management of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Laurence Norwin-Allen, MCI/NVQ-5, an alienated father and grandfather in Harlow, England, was a registered childminder and was elected for two terms as chair of the Ipswich Childminding Associa- tion. He was a consultant to Suffolk County Council Social Services, encouraging men to train for professional Early Years Provision. He teaches on the secondary level in the Department of Tech- nology at Burnt Mill School in Harlow. Mr. Norwin-Allen is writing a book on critical thinking aimed at teenagers. Email: [email protected]. Barry Nurcombe, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Queensland, Australia, is an emeritus professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Queensland and Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Dr. Nurcombe, the author of Child Mental Health and the Law, conducts forensic evaluations of children and adults. Email: [email protected]. Noriko Odagiri, Ph.D., is a faculty member of Tokyo International University. She has focused on clinical psychology and family psychology and managed a self-help group for Japanese divorced parents and their children. Email: [email protected]. Olga Odinetz, Ph.D., a research scientist in health and environment in Paris, France, was the founding president of the Association Contre L’aliénation Parentale, an organization that educates parents, security officers, legal professionals, and mental health professionals regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Richard T. Ogawa, B.S., J.D., a patent attorney in Palo Alto, California, experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Ogawa taught courses at the University of California, Berkeley, and at the University of Washington School of Law. A registered United States patent attorney, Mr. Ogawa has been a board member of the Asian Law Alliance. In 2011, Mr. Ogawa participated in Parental Alienation Study Group, page 59

President Obama’s signing of the Smith-Leahy America Invents Act, which reformed U.S. patent law. Email: [email protected]. Jonathan M. Ogline, Esq., is an attorney in Westminster, Colorado, who specializes in the representation of fathers in divorce and child custody disputes. He had a case involving severe parental alienation, in which another PASG member was brought in to serve as an expert witness on the topic. Email: [email protected]. Bobbie Corley O’Keefe, J.D., is an attorney and mediator in Columbus, Ohio. She is committed to helping the domestic bar align its thinking and approach to parental alienation cases with current research and trends on causes, effects, and treatment of alienation. Email: [email protected]. Ann O’Keeffe Rodgers, B.A., a mother of four children, is a targeted parent who seeks to learn and grow from a high-conflict divorce. Ms. O’Keeffe Rodgers is a proponent of the effectiveness of bibliotherapy and support groups. She lives with her husband in Jacksonville, Florida, where they both enjoy sunshine therapy every Sunday at the beach. Consulting website: https://okeefferodgers.wixsite.com/hope. Email: [email protected]. Matt Olson, who lives in Cortez, Colorado, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He reports that the court recognized that mother of their child caused parental alienation, but she has 85% of the parenting time because the mother’s abuse did not rise to the level of “endangerment.” Mr. Olson feels like a visitor in his daughter’s life and hopes to help drive awareness and compassion to this subject. Email: [email protected]. Alison O’Mahony, B.A ., Post-Graduate Certificate in Systemic Practice, is a family therapy practitioner in London, United Kingdom. Ms. O’Mahony has experienced parental alienation firsthand in her family of origin. She established a business, Be StepWise, which focuses on educating, supporting, and counseling blended families. In that context, she experiences the distressed families with alienating parents. Website: www.bestepwise.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Jeff Opperman, an author in Danbury, Connecticut, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Paren- tal Alienation Awareness Organization. Mr. Opperman is the author of A Family’s Heartbreak: A Parent’s Introduction to Parental Alienation (under the penname, Michael Jeffries). Website: www.afamilysheartbreak.com. Email: [email protected]. Carolyne Oreng’, holding a diploma in Counseling Psychology, works in Kisumu, Kenya. She has experience in mental health and she is pushing for counselors in all public facilities in her country through a petition in Parliament. She says her husband is a targeted parent who have not seen his girls for several years now. Ms. Oreng’ wants to focus on awareness , intervention, and reunification in cases of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Brian O'Sullivan, B.A. (Psych & Psych Testing), M.Sc. (Syst Psych) is an accredited systemic family psychotherapist in Ireland. He has been published in national and international journals related to parental alienation. He works with families experiencing parental alienation and he has conducted the only Irish published research on this topic. Email: [email protected]. Sascha Painter is an automotive engineer living in the Rhein-Main region of Germany. Mr. Painter has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has been frustrated because so little is known in the legal system about parental alienation and because this topic seems controversial even among mental health professionals. Mr. Painter hopes to contribute to professional studies and research on parental alienation and ways to stop this kind of child abuse. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 60

Christine Palatine Hausfeld, B.S., is an alienated parent in Arlington Heights, Illinois. She said, “Parental alienation should be against the law and dealt with in family law court. I hope to find a way to make it a law or bring it to the family court system in order to prevent this from happening to anyone else.” Email: [email protected]. Marios Panaou, is a primary school teacher and divorced father in Cyprus. He was the creator of Cyprus Fatherhood Initiative, a group of people promoting married and divorced fathers’ active and positive involvement in their children’s lives. Mr. Panaou said, “The issue of parental alienation is a very serious social problem that urgently needs to be addressed by the state and society. We consider parental alienation to be a matter of child abuse.” Website: www.cyprusdads.org. Email: [email protected]. Kristina Papaliyeva, B.A., who lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the recruitment division manager for a retail company. Ms. Papaliyeva is a native of Belarus and received her degree in journalism from Belarusian State University. She has experienced parental alienation in her own family and she hopes to learn more methods on how to deal with parental alienation and also how to become more brave and vocal about it in society. Email: [email protected]. Ioannis Paparigopoulos, an attorney in Athens, Greece, has written extensively regarding divorce, parental alienation, and shared parenting, including his book, Οδηγός για διαζύγιο χωρίς σύγκρουση (A Guide to a Divorce without Confrontation).As an attorney, he introduced in 2010 the shared parenting agreement within a consensual divorce. In court, he has dealt with many cases involving parental alienation. Website: www.paparigopoulos.gr. Mr. Paparigopoulos was a founder and president of the Greek Council on Shared Parenting. Website: www.synepimelia.gr. Email: [email protected]. Caroline Paradis, M.B.A., a targeted mother based in Quebec, Canada, was advised to avoid mentioning the term parental alienation. Through her parental alienation journey, she has found that almost everyone is ignorant with regard to parental alienation. Ms. Paradis plans to set up an organization, whose objectives will be to raise awareness and empower families with information and tools available at a single address relevant to the Quebec system. Email: [email protected]. Gemma Parker, B.A., M.Sc., D Clin Psy, CPsychol, is a clinical psychologist in Manchester, United King- dom. She recently set up a social enterprise called Raising Relationships intended to provide psychological interventions for separated families where there are concerns about emotional, physical or sexual abuse. Dr. Parker also works as an expert witness for the family and criminal courts and as a consultant to CAFCASS. She has a special interest in parental alienation. Website: www.raisingrelationships.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Yvonne Parnell, Ph.D., C.Psych., is a clinical neuropsychologist and psychoanalyst in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Parnell has completed the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics Training Certification (Phase 1 level) with The Child Trauma Academy. She is a leader of the Fam- ily Bridges Workshops for Troubled and Alienated Parent–Child Relationships and co- developed the Family Bridges Aftercare Protocol for alienating parents. Email: [email protected]. Michael Pavolko, who lives in Erie, Pennsylvania, learned about parental alienation through events that happened in his own family. He is writing a book about parental alienation and the toxic family based on his own experiences. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 61

Dietmar Payrhuber, M.D., a physician in Salzburg, Austria, has published an article, “Das Elternentfrem- dungssyndrom (PAS),” in a medical journal in Austria. Dr. Payrhuber hopes to write other articles about parental alienation in order to influence public policy in Austria. Email: [email protected]. Mary Jane Pederson, is a survivor of domestic and an alienated mother and grandmother in Costa Mesa, California. She is interested in psychological terrorism, attachment trauma, and the cult tactics leading to profound personality changes in adult children of parental alienation. Ms. Pederson fights for change in the family court practices that contribute to increased violence toward the targeted parent and severe parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Susana Pedrosa, is a psychologist and social worker in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is the co-author of Síndrome de Alienación Parental: Proceso de obstrucción del vínculo entre los hijos y uno de sus progenitores (Parental Alienation Syndrome: Process of obstructing the bond between children and one of their parents). In 2000, Ms. Pedrosa received an award from the Academia de Medic- ina Legal y Ciencias Forenses of Argentina for her work regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Roger Peele, M.D., is a psychiatrist in Rockville, Maryland. He is the former secretary of the American Psychiatric Association and a leader in the development of DSM-III, DSM-III-R, and DSM-IV. He was a member of the DSM-5 Task Force. Email: [email protected]. Cátula Pelisoli, is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She is a Ph.D. candidate in psychology at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. She has studied procedures for child sexual abuse evaluations in Brazil. Email: [email protected]. Pekka Pere, DPhil, is a university lecturer (statistics) at the Faculty of Information Technology and Com- munication Sciences, Tampere University, Finland. Email: [email protected]. Cristina Pérez-Agüero Psy.D., is a clinical, forensic, and health psychologist in Mexico City, Mexico. She is a specialist in child custody evaluation and child maltreatment. Dr. Pérez-Agüero is the author of several articles, including “Evaluación psicológica con el MMPI-2 en litigios judiciales de mate- rial familiar” (“Psychological Assessment with MMPI-2 in Family Court Procedures”) and “Cons- trucción y validación de un cuestionario de Alienación Parental en padres divorciados” (“Cons- truction and Validation of the Parental Alienation Questionnaire in Divorce”). Email: [email protected]. Wendy Perry, a child advocate in Fort Worth, Texas, experienced parental alienation in her own family. Her parental alienation case and the related family court case were featured in the video documentary, “Divorce Corp.” Based on her own experiences, Ms. Perry decided that she wanted to make a difference by breaking the silence about the global epidemic of parental alienation. Ms. Perry gives educational and motivational presentations about parental alienation. Website: www.wendyjperry.com. Email: [email protected]. Sanjeev Persad, an entrepreneur and businessman in Trinidad and Tobago, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He feels inspired to be a fierce advocate in his country to create awareness of the long-term, harmful psychological effects on children by alienating parents. He has begun to engage judges, lawyers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and law enforcement in Trini- dad and Tobago to help them understand this mental condition. Mr. Persad founded the Paren- tal Alienation Awareness International Network. Website: www.facebook.com/ParentalAlienationAwarenessInternationalNetwork. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 62

Satyam Persad, who sells real estate and investment properties, lives in Trinidad and Tobago and in New York, New York. He also owns a construction company. Mr. Persad is concerned that parental alienation has become an epidemic that breaks up families and drives normal family members into depression. He hopes to become involved as part of the solution of this serious problem. Email: [email protected]. Caroline Person has experienced parental alienation and parental kidnapping in her own family. She has educated herself regarding parental alienation and has published multiple letters regard-ing alienation in her local newspaper. Ms. Person said, “I feel like God made my girls my children for a reason, and made me their mother for a reason. I do not know the reason but am thinking it may have something to do with educating the public on the disease.” Email: [email protected]. David Person, J.D., who lives in Sacramento, California, experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Person runs a parental alienation support group at www.meetup.com/parental-alienation-support-meetup-sacramento-county/. Email: [email protected]. Brandi Peterson, M.A., LPC, LMFT, a psychotherapist in The Woodlands, Texas, has a private practice and works with couples and families. Some of her clients are court-ordered for parent facilitation, co-parenting therapy, and reunification therapy. Ms. Peterson wants to gain more insight into parental alienation so she is able to recognize it better and empower her clients that are being alienated. Email: [email protected]. Sherri Pfeffer, R.N., M.S.N., who lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She also is a CASA or Court Ordered Special Advocate for fostered children in a nearby county from where she lives. Ms. Pfeffer would like to participate in research by sharing her family story. Email: [email protected]. Judith M. Pilla, Ph.D., L.S.W., PMHCNS-BC, is a clinical social worker and clinical nurse specialist in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pilla is a psychotherapist for individuals, couples, and families. Email: [email protected]. Louis Pilla, M.S. Ed., is a healthcare publishing expert in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Pilla has ed- ited or written clinical content for nurses, doctors, and other health professionals who work in in a wide variety of clinical settings. He has managed online products that provide clinicians with evidence-based content delivered on advanced technology platforms. Email: [email protected]. Marco Pingitore, is a forensic psychologist, psychotherapist, and criminologist who practices in Cosenza, Italy. He is interested in parental alienation in Italy and in other countries. Websites: www.psico- logiagiuridica.eu, www.alienazioneparentale.it, and www.parentalalienation.it (an Italian website in English). Email: [email protected]. David T. Pisarra, Esq., is a divorce and child custody lawyer in Los Angeles, California. He has represented fathers in court who are seeking equal parenting time with their children. His experience with parental alienation has led him to believe that the presumption of equal shared parenting would reduce the motivations for parental alienation. Mr. Pisarra believes that the damage done to the child due to parental alienation should be prevented whenever possible. Website: www.mensfamilylaw.com. Email: [email protected]. Catalina Popoviciu, a student in psychology at the University of Bucharest, Romania, is interested in parental alienation research. Ms. Popoviciu has seen parental alienation in Romania and is interested developing parental alienation community research. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 63

Gérard Poussin, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the Pierre Mendes France Uni- versity in Grenoble, France. He is the author of several books, including Les enfants du divorce psychologie de la separation parentale, second edition, in which he describes his experience with parental alienation from 1991 to now. Dr Poussin is associate editor of the scientific revue Psychologie française. Email: [email protected]. Wong Po Wai, BSW, MFC, is a social worker and family mediator in Hong Kong. He works at the Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, where he helps divorced couples who are suffering from child visitation problems. He observed that parents project their bad and hard feelings onto the child and triangle them into the parental conflict. Mr. Po Wai said, “Of course, parental alienation is the common issue while I treat with high-conflict couples in my centre.” Email: [email protected]. Alyse Price-Tobler, MCAP, an adult survivor of severe parental alienation, is a trauma-informed clinical psychotherapist specializing in parental alienation in Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia. Ms Price-Tobler is studying for a Ph.D. at The University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Aus- tralia. Her topic focuses on therapeutic treatment for adult survivors of parental alienation. At the Bowral Road Counselling and Psychotherapy Center, she provides counselling for adult survivors of parental alienation as well as alienated parents. Website: www.alyseprice-tobler.com. Email: [email protected]. Monique Prinsloo, who lives in South Africa, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is fighting an obsessive alienator together with his alienator mother, who is also his advocate. Ms. Prinsloo has been fighting for more than three years for justice for her little girl, who is being severely abused. Email: [email protected]. Jean-Charles Prugnaud, an IS/IT manager in the Auvergne region of France, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He says the “French system” (social workers and judiciary) refuses to take into account parental alienation even when it is diagnosed by a psychiatrist appointed by the Court of Justice itself! Mr. Prugnaud hopes to assist professional studies on parental alienation. He is engaged in the Association Contre L’aliénation Parentale to share his experience with other parents. Email: [email protected]. Richard Purisky, a child advocate in Leesburg, Virginia, has published a book, Abuse & Betrayal: The Cau- tionary True Story of Divorce, Mistakes, Lies and Legal Abuse, regarding his own experiences with parental alienation. He has set up an organization, the National Coalition against Parental Alienation, an organization for facilitating awareness and effective solutions for PAS. Website: AgainstPAS.org. Email: [email protected]. G. Ragesh, Ph.D., is a psychiatric social worker at the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Cali- cut, Kerala, India. He is a family therapist and has a special interest in children with parental alienation and their families. Website: http://imhans.org/. Email: [email protected]. Ana Raguž, psychologist, M.A., is employed in the Child and Youth Protection Center of Zagreb, Croatia. She is involved in the diagnosis and treatment of abused and neglected children as well as children at risk of abuse, such as children whose parents are undergoing a high-conflict divorce, children experiencing manipulation by parents, and alienated children. Ms. Raguž is attending the second level of training at the Croatian Association for Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies. Email: [email protected]. Barbara Raimo, a grandmother in Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has fought for the rights of grandparents to see their grandchildren. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 64

Neeri Ramchundar, is a pharmacist and alienated parent in Durban, South Africa. Ms. Ramchundar founded a nonprofit organization, Linganisa, which focuses on strengthening the parent–child bond by providing “learning through playing” facilities for children, age 0 to 6. Email: [email protected]. David Alonso Ramírez Acuña, Ph.D., is a forensic psychologist in San José, Costa Rica. He is a former president of Colegio de Psicólogos de Costa Rica. Dr. Ramírez Acuña is the author of La desparenta- lización impuesta al padre, separado o divorciado: Secuelas psicosociales (Deparentalization Im- posed on the Father, Separated or Divorced: Psychosocial Sequellae). Email: [email protected]. Stephen Ramondino, M.D., a psychiatrist in Auburn, California, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Dr. Ramondino is concerned that the concept of parental alienation is not well known among mental health practitioners, even though it has, unknowingly, presented to most of their practices. An ultimate goal may be legislation that requires involved professionals—such as custody evaluators, family law attorneys, and family law judges—to have mandated coursework in the dynamics of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Deirdre Rand, Ph.D., is a forensic psychologist in Mill Valley, San Francisco, California. She is a contributor to the literature on parental alienation and on Munchausen by proxy syndrome, and a leader of Family Bridges Workshops. Dr. Rand has developed online courses regarding animal-assisted therapy and parental alienation. She is associate editor of the Latham Foundation magazine, The Latham Letter. Email: [email protected]. Randy Rand, Ed.D., located in Mill Valley, California, is the director of administrative services for Family Bridges Workshops. He developed Behavioral Personnel Assessment Devices (B-PAD), which are behavioral interactive pre-employment video tests for law enforcement and the public safety industry. Email: [email protected]. Zipporah Randle, a teacher in Los Angeles, California, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Randle has an interest in educating mental health and legal professionals, supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental alienation, influencing legislation, and most im- portantly reconnecting with her children. Email: [email protected]. David L. Raybin, J.D., an attorney in Nashville, Tennessee, has found parental alienation to be an important issue in family law, but also at times in criminal cases. Email: [email protected]. Nancy W. Read, Ph.D., is a psychologist who works primarily with high-conflict divorce in Palo Alto, Cali- fornia. She has become interested in parental alienation, primarily from the point of view of a treating psychologist who watched several clients become targeted parents. Dr. Read is also a custody evaluator who has become increasingly committed to thorough and competent assessment of allegations of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Allison Reagan, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in New York State, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is interested in learning more about parental alienation and also is looking to hear from other parents who have gone through this problem. She also wants to learn from professionals who deal with parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Kathleen Reay, Ph.D., was the founder and clinical director of the Family Reflections Reunification Pro- gram for severely alienated children and their family members in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Reay conducts workshops regarding parental alienation for lawyers, mental health professionals, and the general public. She is the author of Toxic Divorce: A Workbook for Alien- ated Parents. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 65

Mark Redman, a corporate attorney in Milford, Pennsylvania, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He hopes to do something about parental alienation through legislative reforms. Mr. Redman founded a Facebook group called Attachment-based Parental Alienation Legal Re- form Group and has connected with alienated parents around the world, including Canada, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Email: [email protected]. Alysia Reid, a semi-retired veterinarian in Delaware, is also a filmmaker who believes that sometimes the best way to educate people is through entertainment. Ms. Reid is producing a film that is based on an actual legal case involving parental alienation. She wants to tell the story in order to educate mental health and legal professionals on what needs to change in order to protect children from this form of psychological abuse. Email: [email protected]. Soila Reyes, who lives in Arkansas, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Reyes hopes to save her own children and to save as many children and families as she can around the world. She plans to continue her studies in college, perhaps in psychology and computer science. Email: [email protected]. Dana Richard, J.D., L.L.M., is a patent attorney and general practitioner in Washington, D.C. Also, Dana Richard is the program manager for the D.C. Judicial College and a co-author of the Family Unity and Parental Equality Act of 2015. Email: [email protected]. Debi Richens, who has experienced parental alienation in her own family as a parent and a grandparent, lives in Berkshire County, United Kingdom. She has not been allowed to get to know her two granddaughters. Ms. Richens has created the Berkshire Grandparents Support Group, a safe supportive space for grandparents and close family members who have little or no contact with their grandchildren due to difficult family situations. Website: www.berkshiregrandparents.org. Email: [email protected]. Terri Richman, is a parental alienation activist intent on bringing about change. Ms. Richman is interested in creating or assisting with the consolidation of parental alienation research, resources, and especially the statistics surrounding the syndrome, e.g., number of victims, alienators with particular disorders, effects on the psychological health of victims, and suicide. Email: [email protected]. Madeleine Rijckmans, Ph.D., works as a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and senior research fellow in Tilburg, The Netherlands. She provides individual therapy (SFT, EMDR, psychotherapy), family therapy, and research with regard to antisocial behaviour. Dr. Rijckmans is a guest lecturer on the faculty of Forensic Psychology, Tilburg University. She is the author of Praktijkboek antisociaal gedrag en persoonlijkheidsproblematiek (Handbook on Antisocial Behavior and Personality Disorders). Email: [email protected]. Patricia Riley, M.A., LL.B., a retired social worker and former foster-parent of Leeds, United Kingdom, experienced parental alienation throughout her childhood. She has an interest in raising awareness among social work, teaching, mental health, and legal professionals; in encouraging early mediation for separating parents; and in influencing legislation, in particular, about children’s rights to have their views heard in cases concerning them. She is the author of Serpent Child, published in 2019. E-mail: [email protected]. Nicholas Roberts, who lives in Beverly, Massachusetts, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has not had parenting time with his teenage sons for more than a year. Mr. Roberts has attended conferences and educated himself regarding parental alienation. He hopes that through PASG he will gain additional knowledge that will help in his fight to see his sons again. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 66

Jonathan Robertson, M.A., has worked as an art historian, photographer, lecturer, and now documentary film maker. He made a documentary film with a psychologist about the importance of nurturing, called the connected baby. Mr. Robertson has been drawn to parental alienation by the separation of two of his grandchildren from their mother. Their kidnapping by their father was subsequently endorsed by the French courts. Mr. Robertson is considering creating a documentary film regarding parental alienation. Website: www.lesfilmsdugeste.com. Email: [email protected]. Patrick Robinson, Ph.D., is spokesperson of the Coordination Romande des Organisations paternelles www.crop.ch, Switzerland, and member of the Federal Commission for Family Affairs https://ekff.admin.ch/fr/. He provides advice to father/parent associations on optimal postseparation parenting and on the risk of and measures to prevent parental alienation. Dr. Robinson lobbies for improvements in legislation and practices of different professions involved in children related issues linked to parent separation, and for work/family conciliation—in particular, parental leave. Email: [email protected]. Alba Luz Robles Mendoza, Ph.D., holds doctoral degrees in both psychology and penal sciences and criminal policy. She is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico City, where she teaches forensic psychology. Dr. Robles Men- doza has a particular interest in family law and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. C. Y. Roby, Ph.D., NCCE, is a clinical psychologist licensed in both Utah and Nevada. Dr. Roby provides the following services: individual therapy; family therapy; reunification therapy; custody evaluations; psychological evaluations; psychosexual evaluations; parental alienation evaluations; etc. Email: [email protected]. Pamela Roche, is a victim of parental alienation living in Wimborne, Dorset, United Kingdom. She is the author of Broken Lives, Broken Minds, which is described as “a true account of parental child abduction – one mother’s story.” Email: [email protected]. Kathleen Rock, J.D., M.S., LCPC, PC, is an attorney and licensed clinical professional counselor in Bo- zeman, Montana. She has addressed parental alienation cases as a guardian ad litem, a custody evaluator, and currently as a reunification leader for Family Bridges. Ms. Rock works throughout the State of Montana on parental alienation cases in an effort to educate the bench and bar. She provides education and training to attorneys and mental health professionals. Email: [email protected]. Rev. Gail L. Rocke is a social services professional in multiple areas, a public speaker, and an ordained interfaith minister near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She adopted two children internationally and two from her local agency. She currently has no contact with her oldest son and her daughter has moved to be near her ex-husband in Germany and wishes not to be involved with her. Rev. Rocke has self-published a book through Amazon called Is 5 too Late? Email: [email protected]. Jose Ignacio Rodriguez, a victim of parental alienation in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has educated himself about that problem. Through his organization (Asociacion Latinoamericana contra el Sindrome de Alienacion Parental), Mr. Rodriguez stays in touch with many related organizations in Latin American countries, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. Website: www.facebook.com/StopParentalAlien- ationEnPuertoRico. Email: [email protected]. Michael F. Roe, J.D., is a family law lawyer—focusing on high-conflict divorce and custody cases—in Na- perville, Illinois. He practices intensively in complex cases that involve divorce and custody cases with personality disorder issues and cases that involve domestic violence or complex Parental Alienation Study Group, page 67

psychological issues. Mr. Roe has a particular interest in parental alienation and has worked with courts and clinicians to create solutions for families affected by alienation. Website: https://www.illinois-attorney.net/about-us.html. Blog: www.illinoisdivorcelawyerblog.com. Email: [email protected]. Ronald P. Rohner, Ph.D., professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, was the founder of the Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection. He was the founding president of the International Society for Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection. Dr. Rohner is the author of numerous papers and books regarding parental acceptance-rejection theory and the recipient of the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Con- tributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. Website: www.csiar.uconn.edu. Email: [email protected]. Douglas L. Romberg, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington, D.C., has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Dr. Romberg has specialized in the fields of gender identity and gender orientation; integrative medicine and chronic illness; parental alienation; and Buddhist psychology. He has developed a treatment approach that conceptualizes parental alienation as a form of complex trauma. Email: [email protected]. Mark D. Roseman, Ph.D., an expert in child custody and high-conflict divorce in Delray Beach, Florida, is the CEO of the Toby Center for Family Transitions. Dr. Roseman believes that the best outcomes for children and parents occur with holistic approaches to treatment. He is the author of Pre- serving Family Ties, An Authoritative Guide to Divorce and Child Custody, for Parents and Family Practitioners, which examines research affecting child outcomes and improving child custody decisions. Website: www.markdavidroseman.com. Email: [email protected]. Kim Ross, LCSW, is a social worker and child, adolescent, and adult therapist in Lakeland, Florida, where she works for BayCare School-Based Services. Ms. Ross also works as a contracted provider at the Toby Center for Family Transitions, which provides counseling and therapeutic visitation services for divorcing families and court-ordered referrals. Website: www.thetobycenter.org. Email: [email protected]. Irene Rossetti, M.S., a psychologist in Milan, Italy, is a trial consultant in cases where children are involved. She is also a line counselor for Telefono Azzurro, the national child helpline in Italy. Email: [email protected]. Lisa Rothfus, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker in Austin, Texas, works as a family therapist, parent educator, divorce coach, and child specialist in collaborative law cases. Ms. Rothfus offers alienation assessments and reunification therapy. She helped develop a program, Family Clarity, which offers a comprehensive assessment of the existence and severity of alienation and estrangement in divorce and custody cases, as well as offering the treatment for these cases. Website: www.familyclarity.com. Email: [email protected]. Colin Rowat, B.Sc. Psychology, Ph.D. Economics, an economist in London, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Dr Rowat hopes to apply his skills in quantitative social sciences to improve analysis of parental alienation and reduce its risks to children. He is driven by a desire to understand and attempt to meet the needs of his own children, ideally to prevent the severance of their relationships with him. Email: [email protected]. Gena A. Rowlands, LCSW, CAP, is a doctoral candidate at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. Ms. Rowlands’ research interests are in parental alienation, high-conflict divorce, and intimate partner violence. Ms. Rowlands is especially passionate about connecting the research on these Parental Alienation Study Group, page 68

subjects to appropriate, meaningful, and beneficial clinical interventions and custody determina- tions. Email: [email protected]. Kim Rybacki, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of psychology at Dutchess Community College in Pough- keepsie, New York. Her degree is in developmental psychology from the CUNY Graduate Center. Dr Rybacki became interested in the topic of parental alienation through the experiences of a family member who was undergoing a very difficult custody battle and experiencing signs of alienation. Email: [email protected]. David E. Sahar, M.D., is an academic plastic surgeon in Sacramento, California. He is an associate professor of surgery at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Sahar’s scientific work spans basic, trans- lational, and clinical research in pediatric and adult conditions. Email: [email protected]. Robert L. Sain, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is the president and founder of Lifelines, Inc., a consultation service for programs and agencies that serve the state’s most troubled children. Email: [email protected]. Robert Samery, is a lay advocate for research and education regarding parental alienation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is chair of the board and public policy director for Canadian Association for Equality. Website: www.equalitycanada.com. Email: [email protected]. Ivan Sammut, LL.D.(Melit.), LL.M.(Bruges), Ph.D.(Lond.), is secretary and legal consultant for Happy Par- enting – Malta (For Happier Children). He is a lawyer by profession and a resident academic at the Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta, where he is currently deputy dean of the Faculty of Laws. Dr Sammut is interested in the issue of parental alienation from a human rights’ perspective. He delivers public lectures and is active in several media outlets on the topic. Email: [email protected]. Nichole Saslow, R.N., from Ventura County, California, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Email: [email protected]. S. Richard Sauber, Ph.D., ABPP, is a retired forensic psychologist in Boca Raton, Florida. He evaluated hundreds of court cases involving parental alienation. He was the founder and editor of The American Journal of Family Therapy, a co-editor of The International Handbook of Parental Al- ienation Syndrome, and a co-editor of Working with Alienated Children and Families. Email: [email protected]. Jenna Saul, M.D., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Auburndale, Wisconsin. She is a consultant to attorneys and judges regarding family law and juvenile offender issues. Email: [email protected]. Mina Sbrocchi, currently a stay-at-home mom, was formerly an investment banker in Toronto, Canada. Ms. Sbrocchi is in litigation and faced with allegations of parental alienation, all of which have been unfounded. She has come to understand the power and control dynamics that resulted in the trauma that she deals with today. Her ex-spouse continues to engage in these behaviors, but Ms. Sbrocchi is able to recognize them and not let them affect her like it once did. Email: [email protected]. Sandy Scervino, is a parent in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, whose family was damaged by parental alienation. She believes parental alienation will be recognized and addressed earlier if it is included in DSM-5 and ICD-11. Email: [email protected]. Thomas E. Schacht, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist and forensic psychologist in Johnson City, Tennes- see. He is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 69

Heather Schade, who lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has had very little contact with her daughter for three years. Her daughter has been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, but her father sabotages any and all therapy. Ms. Schade may decide to represent herself in future legal proceedings. She looks forward to joining PASG and working together to solve this awful form of child abuse. Email: [email protected]. Marsha Schechtman, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker in Roswell, Georgia, specializes in working with families involved in divorce and/or child custody disputes. She provides services such as co- parenting counseling, collaborative divorce coaching, collaborative child specialist counseling, parenting coordination, divorce coaching, reunification treatment, child custody evaluations, and mediation. Website: http://atlantabehavioralconsultants.com/. Email: [email protected]. Sarah M. Schneider, who lives in Franklin, Tennessee, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is an advocate for autism awareness and for parental alienation awareness. Ms. Schneider is a member of Judicial Accountability Movement (JAM) and hopes someday to make an impact on parent alienation awareness on a larger scale. Email: [email protected]. Stefen Mario Schrapp, a child advocate in Wangen im Allgäu, Germany, is a Verfahrensbeistand (guardian ad litem) at German family courts, a systemic coach, and a consultant. Mr. Schrapp was a founder of Papa Mama Auch e.V. (Dad Mom Together), which promotes shared parenting and protects children against psychological abuse by parental alienation. He is networking with professionals, organizations, and political parties in Germany to protect children from the loss of a beloved parent. Website: www.papa-mama-auch.de. Email: [email protected]. Barb Schroeder, a reunification coach in Aurora, Ohio, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Schroeder has completed coursework to become an Ohio Supreme Court mediator, guardian ad litem, and reunification coach. Her practice offers coaching services, and also cards and gifts that are sent to an alienated child on behalf of the rejected parent. She focuses on sta- bilizing alienated parents, strategizing best ways to reconnect, and preparation for reunification. Website: www.thebridge4us.com. Email: [email protected]. Achim Schumacher, Ph.D., a lawyer and affected father, lives in Trier, Germany. He is fighting against an arbitrary separation of siblings as a human rights violation and for the European implementation of shared parenting as the legal default in the case of parental separation. Dr. Schumacher is also fighting for recognition that causing parental alienation is a subtle form of child abuse. He is a co-founder of Fathers Against Discrimination. Website: http://fad.lu/. Email: [email protected]. Wendy E. Sellers, Ph.D., M.A., MSW, an associate professor of social work at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has a unique story of empowerment in terms of reunification with her two daughters. Her practice experience has been in the areas of international development, immigration, environmental justice, and empowerment. Dr. Sellers would like to give back to this critical field through research and advocacy. Email: [email protected]. Susan Seroff, R.N., has been a psychiatric nurse, manager, and supervisor in Nashville, Tennessee. Hav- ing worked for more than 25 years in the world of mental health, she saw the damage done to children, adolescents, and adults as a result of poorly handled break-ups. Ms. Seroff hopes to assist, guide, and communicate with those who have identified parental alienation as an important, unjust issue. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 70

Lynn Seskin, Psy.D., a school psychologist and clinical psychologist in Dix Hills, New York, has studied parental attachment representations and relational behaviors in children with autism. Email: [email protected]. Robert Sestak, a special education teacher in New York, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Although his children are his “entire life,” Mr. Sestak has been alienated from his four children for almost four years. His extended family has been erased from his children’s lives. Mr. Sestak hopes to educate himself regarding parental alienation and ultimately find a way to reconnect with his children. Email: [email protected]. Parisa Seyed Mousavi, Ph.D., a psychologist in Tehran, Iran, is an assistant professor at Shahid Beheshti University. Dr. Seyed Mousavi provides family therapy, parent coaching, and legal consultation based on attachment and mentalization theories for divorced families. Email: [email protected]. Inabl Shani-Greenberg, M.A., is a therapist, researcher, and speaker in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is a former alienated mother and one of the founders of the Israeli non-profit organization to raise public awareness, educate, and support families affected by parental alienation. Ms. Shani-Greenberg works with targeted and alienated parents and family members, educating mental health and legal professionals, and influencing national legislation. She provides: individual therapy, reunification support, parent coaching, and research. Website: www.inbalgreenberg.com. Email: [email protected]. Jack Shankles, a stockbroker in Kennesaw, Georgia, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Thus, he has a unique experience dealing with the dynamics of this type of parenting. Mr. Shankles hopes to find the best ways to prevent this brutal form of child abuse. Email: [email protected]. Gabrielle Shapiro, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in New York, New York, has been a member of the Council of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Shapiro has con- sulted to family court and conducted forensic custody evaluations. Email: [email protected]. Cavita Sharma, B.A., B.S.W. (Hons), a social worker in Toronto, Canada, has experienced parental alienation in her own life. Ms. Sharma has experience in social service, mental health, education, child welfare, family services, and workplace wellness. She runs self-awareness, mental health, and professional development programs for individuals, groups, and corporations. She is a part- time professor in the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences at Seneca College. Email: [email protected]. Devendra Sharma, B.E., an engineer from Bengaluru, India, coordinates a group of noncustodial parents in India. Mr. Sharma has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is involved in social activism to raise awareness of child’s rights, parental alienation, legal reform, and the right to information. Email: [email protected]. Jane Shatz, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Pacific Palisades, California, is a past president of the Califor- nia chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She has been a private practitioner in the field of family law for many years, including working with alienated families. Dr. Shatz is a workshop leader for Family Bridges and has also had training in the Overcoming Barri- ers intervention program for parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Jesse Shaver, Ph.D., M.D., is a research scientist in Nashville, Tennessee. Email: [email protected]. Lisa Sheldon, who lives in Tampa, Florida, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has concluded: (1) Parental alienation is gender neutral. In her experience, mothers were Parental Alienation Study Group, page 71

alienated more often than fathers. (2) Alienating behaviors can occur even when the children are not in the physical custody of the alienating parent. (3) Parental alienation does not only happen to recently divorced individuals, nor does it end when the children turn 18. Email: [email protected]. Amy Shew is an artist, mother, and domestic violence survivor from Crystal Lake, Illinois. Her interest in parental alienation is fueled by heartache as her “alienated parent” story is still unfolding with limited help. Email: [email protected]. Stephanie Taczak Shimada, who has a degree in business administration, works at the University of Cali- fornia, Davis, health system. Ms. Shimada is alienated from her twin daughters, who are now in college. Her only contact with them for over a year has been hurtful emails or text messages. Ms. Shimada said, “It’s beyond my imagination that the children who once could not leave my side now want nothing to do with me or my family.” Email: [email protected]. Susan Shofer, B.A., M.B.A, located in Baltimore, Maryland, experienced parental alienation in her own family and was able to defy it. Ms. Shofer is a CDC certified divorce coach with a specialty in parental alienation. She recently performed a TEDx talk from the perspective of an alienated child. Ms. Shofer is also an agency licensed private investigator. She published The Divorce Re- covery Ladder and is working on a second book. Website: www.susanshofer.com. Email: [email protected]. Deborah Shreffler, B.S., Harvard Business Analytics certificate, is a parent advocate in Southern Califor- nia. She was alienated from her father, then decades later from her own children. Ms. Shreffler collects a variety of resources (mental health information, legal information, research, emotional support, websites, etc.) to aid alienated parents, their family members, mental health professionals, attorneys, judges, and legislators. Email: [email protected]. Mark Shwartz, J.D., is an attorney in Westchester County, New York, and former policymaker in the U.S. Government. He offers public policy advice and perspective on inherent biases and limitations of professionals and government agencies involved with parental alienation (e.g., judges, divorce/custody lawyers, attorneys for the child, guardians ad litem, courts, forensic psychologists, therapists, social workers, child protective services, police, prosecutors, and teachers). Email: [email protected]. Paul Siegel, B.A., M.B.A., an entrepreneur in New York, New York, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is working to raise money for organizations that address the problem of parental alienation, which he does through one of his businesses: Paul’s Perky Produce, a manu- facturer of specialty gourmet foods. He created Paul’s Perky Produce as a “Happy, Healthy and (W)holesome™” venture to help others understand there is life after parental alienation. Web- sites: www.starweaver.com and www.paulsperkyproduce.com. Email: [email protected]. Scott D. Siegel, B.S., who lives in Durham, North Carolina, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Siegel worked in statistical process engineering for a large company and then for his own health club. Currently, he works in plant management for a uniform laundering company. Mr. Siegel said, “I am a targeted parent and have not seen my daughter in over 8 years. She has also been removed from my large extended family.” Email: [email protected]. Sverker Sikström, Ph.D., is a professor and head of the Cognitive Division at Lund University, Lund, Swe- den. He is conducting research on biases in “Communication of physical and psychological violence in custody cases.” Website: www.psy.lu.se/en/sverker-sikstrom. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 72

Email: [email protected]. Amanda Sillars lives in Applecross, Western Australia. She has experienced parental alienation in her own life. Ms. Sillars started an organization, Parental Alienation Australia, which has the mission of raising awareness regarding parental alienation. Website: parentalalienationaustralia.org.au. She was also the founder and director of Eeny Meeny Miney Mo Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Australia that works to protect children from the severe risks that arise during and after family separation. Website: www.emmm.org.au. Email: [email protected]. Ana Silva, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Silva provides individual therapy, family therapy, reunification therapy, custody evaluation, and parent coaching services. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. Website: www.anasilvapsyd.com. Email: [email protected]. Ricardo Simões, a sociologist from Portugal, has experienced parental alienation on his own family. Mr. Simões is president of the Board of the Portuguese Equal Parenting and Children’s Rights Associ- ation. He is a member of the International Council on Shared Parenting and author of several articles about parental alienation and shared custody. Website: www.igualdadeparental.org. Email: [email protected]. Amarjit Singh, a family child support worker in the United Kingdom, has worked with families and also with homeless adults. He wants to help people who are dealing with parental alienation. Mr. Singh said, “I want to fight for equality and make sure children have a chance to love both parents with equal time. We are the most intelligent species on this planet and we are blind for what a child needs.” Email: [email protected]. Josephine Sinnamon, is a social worker, counsellor, and public health professional in Brisbane, Aus- tralia. She has experienced parental alienation in her own family. As a social worker, she has conducted research regarding parental alienation and she volunteers her time with a nonprofit agency to help other alienated parents cope, and stay strong, healthy, and connected with their children. Email: [email protected]. Natalia Sizov, Ph.D., an engineer in Virginia, is recently divorced after 30 years of marriage. Dr. Sizov describes her son as stolen and is fighting to restore her relationship with him as a teenager. Web- site: https://survivor.karaukhov.com/. Email: [email protected]. William Skelley, MBA, who lives in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He hopes to learn successful methods that a target parent can use in dealing with their children and their former spouse. Mr. Skelley is the sales director for a toy manufac- turer headquartered in Hong Kong. Email: [email protected]. Dr. Bartłomiej Skowroński, a faculty member of the Institute of Social Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Warsaw, Poland. He and his colleagues are conducting research on parental alienation, such as methods for the diagnosis of that mental condition. In his work at the court, he has observed how parental conflicts and the behavior of parents affect the behavior of children. Email: [email protected]. Monica Slater, a retired teacher in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, has a family member affected by parental alienation. Ms. Slater is interested in current and developing research regarding parental alienation, especially in Australia. With a view to raising awareness of parental alienation, she has been in touch with several organizations and government agencies in Queensland. Email: [email protected]. Traci L. Slatton is a New York City based journalist and the author of eleven books of fiction and non- fiction. She is interested in healing the rupture caused by parental alienation and in raising Parental Alienation Study Group, page 73

awareness of this syndrome. Website: tracilslatton.com. Her Huffington Post column: www.huff- ingtonpost.com/traci-l-slatton/. Email: [email protected]. Koleen Slusher, MSW, LCSW, who lives in Louisville, Kentucky, is interested in advocating for families affected by parental alienation, especially intergenerational patterns of pathogenic parenting. She also is interested in strategies for increasing the family court system’s capacity for effectively managing these dynamics. Email: [email protected]. Gillian Solomon, M.A., is a former educator, psychotherapist, and friend of the court in South Africa. She now works as a cognitive therapist and mediator in the Bristol, Exeter, Taunton area of the United Kingdom. She has conducted research and presented papers regarding her work with high-conflict families. Ms. Solomon is a diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and she conducts Child Inclusive Primary Dispute Resolution. Email: [email protected]. Mikang Song, Ph.D., a psychologist in Seoul, South Korea, wrote her doctoral thesis on the subject of parental alienation. In her dissertation, Dr. Song described the splitting defense as important in analyzing parental alienation. She runs a support group for targeted parents. She provides the following services: individual therapy, child play therapy, family therapy, reunification therapy, custody evaluation and mediation, parenting coordination, parent coaching, legal consultation, and research. Website: http://parentalalienation.kr. Email: [email protected]. Susana Sorensen, AA Law/Paralegal Studies, is located in Long Beach, California. In the past, Ms. Sorensen experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is interested in the best practices for effectively rebuilding a relationship with severely alienated children. Ms. Sorensen is interested in how the legal system is misused to alienate, and how to defend against it to protect the rights of children and alienated parents. Email: [email protected]. Marjaana Sorokin, M.Soc.Sc., a social worker in Somero, Finland, is experienced in child protection and family law issues. She has a master’s degree from the University of Jyväskylä (where her thesis dealt with parental alienation and child protection). She is currently starting doctoral studies and research at the University of Helsinki. Ms. Sorokin intends to study how parental alienation presents in the legal system and how to deal with it. Email: [email protected]. John Soulsby is a counsellor for a not-for-profit organization in Victoria, Australia, who has a personal and professional interest in parental alienation. He would like the courts, the health systems, and the general public in Australia to have a greater understanding of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. J. David Spafford, Ph.D., is a professor at the Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, who specializes in neuroscience. He is also a victim of parental alienation. Dr. Spafford comments that it is surreal to be neuroscientist who witnesses the development of a mental disorder in his alienated daughters who have lived with him every other day for a full decade, without a means to prevent, mitigate, or stop it from progressing. Email: [email protected]. Vesta Spivakovsky, a journalist and television personality in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Israel, has experienced kidnapping and parental alienation in her own family. She described her experiences in Громче, чем тишина (Louder Than Silence), the first book published in Russian regarding parental alienation. Ms. Spivakovsky is the head of a public organization, Women of Our City, in St. Petersburg, Russia. She also maintains a blog on snob.ru, which highlights parents’ and children’s rights in family law. Email: [email protected]. Sarah Squires, is a qualified social worker, BACP registered counsellor, and life coach in Lincoln, United Kingdom. She is the owner of The Nurturing Coach, a support service designed for individuals Parental Alienation Study Group, page 74

dealing with narcissistic parents and parental alienation. They deliver specialized therapy and online programmes. She has delivered family therapy and successfully supported parents with contact. She is the author of Communicating With A Narcissist and Help! My Child Is Being Used As A Weapon. Website: https://thenurturingcoach.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Liselotte Staub, Ph.D., is an independent psychologist and psychotherapist and an evaluator in child welfare issues in Bern, Switzerland. She is the author of professional papers regarding child welfare after divorce and also books, Das Wohl des Kindes bei Trennung und Scheidung (The Child’s Welfare after Separation and Divorce) and Grundlagen für die Praxis der Betreuungsregelung (Guidelines for Allocating Custody and Care). Email: [email protected]. Marten Steen, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon in Hassleholm, Sweden, is alienated from his son and daughter. He plans to be more active in VBU, an organization for parents who have lost contact with their children. Email: [email protected]. Petrina Steer, a clinical massage therapist in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Although she was trained in counseling in New Zealand, Ms. Steer subsequently studied remedial massage and sports therapy in Australia. She is interested in how mind and body interact to affect our health. She treats individuals with muscular pain that is complicated by anxiety. Website: www.trinasteermassage.com.au. Email: [email protected]. Guisella Steffen Cáceres, M.S., a family therapist in Santiago, Chile, has been an expert witness in cases in family court and in allegations of sexual abuse. She is the author of Papá y Mamá los quiero Mil: Custodia compartida versus Síndrome de Alienación Parental (Dad and Mom Love You a Thousand Times: Joint Custody Versus Parental Alienation Syndrome PAS). Email: [email protected]. Lynn Steinberg, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, California, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She works with alienated parents and advocates for them in court. Dr. Steinberg conducts workshops regarding parental alienation at professional meetings and she hopes to lobby professional organizations to make parent alienation required learning. Email: [email protected]. Chaim Steinberger, an attorney in New York, New York, is an experienced specialist in family law. He is the author of an important law review article, “Father? What Father? Parental Alienation and Its Effect on Children.” Website: www.thenewyorkdivorcelawyers.com. Email: [email protected]. Kimberly A. Stenson, M.A., LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Greensburg, Pennsyl- vania. Ms. Stenson helps clients work through blended family issues in family therapy. Ms. Sten- son says there has been little training, education, and experience for mental health professionals regarding parental alienation. She hopes to take a different approach with education and training, so that she can improve conversations about parental alienation with colleagues and potentially improve therapeutic outcomes for her clients. Email: [email protected]. Richard K. Stephens, a historian in New York, New York, specializes in the history of family dismember- ship, i.e., the removal of a child from a family context either by a relative or an unrelated agent. Email: [email protected]. Mairead Stewart, B.Ed.(Hons), is engaged in postgraduate study, using evidence to inform practitioners and organizations, in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Ulster, Jordonstown, North- ern Ireland. Ms. Steward also works with the Faculty of Social Work at Queen’s University, Parental Alienation Study Group, page 75

Belfast, to teach students about parental alienation. She works with domestic violence partnerships to raise awareness regarding parental alienation and she coaches parents post-separation to bring awareness of the risk of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Rebecca Stewart, Master’s in Counseling Psychology, is pursuing a doctorate in Counselling Psychology at Wolverhampton University, England, United Kingdom. She is interested in understanding more about parental alienation to aid her research and professional work. Email: [email protected]. Byron Stone, a screenwriter and targeted parent, originally from California, is now living in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently working on a feature film script about divorce and parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Jan M. J. Storms, M.A., an expert in the field of consciousness from the Netherlands, guides people in recovering from the damage they have incurred in destructive relationships and trains professionals in recognizing and managing psychopathy. His book, Destructieve Relaties op de Schop – Psychopathie Herkennen en Hanteren (Turning Around Destructive Relationships – Recognizing and Handling Psychopathy) helps people recognize psychopathy and protect themselves from it. He is founder and director of the child protection organization, AMBAjeugd. Website: https://ambajeugd.org. Email: [email protected]. Kay Suppes, R.N., MSN, ACNS-BC,OCN, an oncology nurse in Kansas City, Missouri, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She is interested in obtaining more information about reconnecting with adult children of alienation and educating others about this devastating topic. Email: [email protected]. Orhideja Surbanovska, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. She teaches family psychology and educational psychology. Dr. Surbanovska has adapted the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Ques- tionnaire (PARQ) for use with the Macedonian population. She is interested in conducting research regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Larken Sutherland, M.S., L.P.C., is a licensed professional counselor in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is also a parenting facilitator, which leads her to work with families in divorce litigation. Ms. Sutherland has worked with families experiencing parental alienation, and she seeks training, information, knowledge, and research that will be helpful while working with these families. Email: [email protected]. Endre Szücs, M.D., an internist in Wiesbaden, Germany, has experience parental alienation in his own family. He said that two years ago the court suspended his parenting time with his son because of false accusations by the mother. It was eventually confirmed that the child had been manipulated, but now he is alienated from his father. Dr.Szücs hopes to find options for having a relationship with his son again. Email: [email protected]. Jeannine Tait, B.S., M.B.A., an executive from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a targeted parent, alienated from her son with no contact over five years. However, Ms. Tait’s younger son maintains loving relationships with her, his father, and all family members. She wants to learn and promote awareness about: helping PASG members cope with alienation or support reunification; alienation by emancipated, young adults; alienation as a form of domestic violence by proxy; and “false prophets” who worsen alienation. Email: [email protected]. Inyang Takon, M.D., MRCPCH, is a consultant paediatrician at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Hertford- shire, United Kingdom. Dr. Takon has a special interest in neurobehavioural and Parental Alienation Study Group, page 76

neurodevelopmental problems in children. He frequently assesses children for child abuse and neglect including children who have suffered parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Bita Tebyani, Psy.D., a clinical and forensic psychologist in Beverly Hills, California, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has worked on child custody cases, including high-conflict cases involving parental alienation. Dr. Tebyani is dedicated to helping families suffering from parental alienation, as well as working to create change in the legal system, particularly with judges and family law attorneys. Email: [email protected]. Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh, a lecturer at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago, initiated International Men’s Day on 19 November 1999, which hopes to improve gender relations and promote positive male role models. Approximately 80 countries have observed International Men’s Day. On 16 May 2018, Dr. Teelucksingh began the observance of World Day of the Boy Child, an effort to provide a safe environment for the physical and emotional growth of boys. Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Men’s_Day. Email: [email protected]. Asunción Tejedor Huerta, Ph.D., a forensic psychologist in Asturias, Spain, studied parental alienation in Spain, Columbia, and Mexico. She taught courses for the Official College of Psychologists in Spain. Website: www.dialogogabinetepsicologico.com/. Email: [email protected]. Robin Tener, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Ohio, provides the following services: custody evaluations, judicial/legislative activities, court education, and training for attorney guardians ad litem. Dr. Tener has a strong interest in the assessment of parental alienation, interventions that can assist children and families affected by parental alienation, and ways in which the court can intervene to promote healthy parent–child relationships. Email: [email protected]. Nicola Tew, B.Sc. (Hons), is a counsellor, psychotherapist, and registered member of the British Associa- tion of Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP) from Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. She has personal experience with parental alienation as the wife of a targeted parent. Ms. Tew wants to draw on her life experiences and her training to work with families experiencing alienation. She hopes to raise awareness of the issue and appropriate treatment routes among legal, social work, and mental health practitioners. Website: www.couragetherapies.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Ole Texmo, a writer and critic in Oslo, Norway, is a scholar in the fields of practical philosophy and applied ethics. An activist on behalf of fathers since 1995, he was the founder of a program for men, Forum for menn og omsorg (Forum for Men and Caring). Mr. Texmo is a writer regarding legal and psychological issues (including parental alienation), textual analysis, and philosphical topics. Website: http://joepzander.nl. Email: [email protected]. Amy Theusch is a graphic designer who lives in St. Louis, Missouri. She has experienced alienation in her own family. Ms. Theusch has an interest in learning more about parental alienation, reconnecting with her daughter, and connecting with like-minded people to influence legislation. Email: [email protected]. Michael P. Thomas, president of Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., Springfield, Illinois, has published several titles regarding parental alienation, including: The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome (2006), Parental Alienation, DSM-5, and ICD-11 (2010), Parental Alienation Syndrome: A Family Therapy and Collaborative Systems Approach to Amelioration (2012), Paren- tal Alienation: The Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals (2014), and Parental Al- ienation – Science and Law. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 77

Cherie Thorpe, a targeted parent and domestic violence abuse survivor, resides in Perth, Western Aus- tralia. She has a strong interest in parental alienation itself, the psychological aspects concerning it, and the pathological complexity that is behind it. Ms. Thorpe offers a one-on-one, not-for- profit counselling service for targeted, alienated parents, empowering them with help, advice, education and knowledge. Website: pathogenicparentingsite.wordpress.com. Email: [email protected]. Jozef Tinka, Ph.D., works at the University of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Slovakia, where he teaches social science methodology. Dr. Tinka is a representative of the Council for the Rights of the Child in Slovakia and has promoted the issue of parental alienation in Slovakia and also in the Czech Republic. He organized the 1st World Conference “Children in the Net” in Bratislava, which dealt with parental alienation and emotional abuse of children. Email: [email protected]. Anna J. Tivade, LSW, a social worker in Chatham, New Jersey, was the founder of Parental Alienation Support & Awareness NJ (PASA-NJ). As an adult child of parental alienation, Ms. Tivade saw the need for in-person support groups for families experiencing high conflict and parental alienation. She facilitates monthly support groups through PASA-NJ, organizes educational programs for the public, and is a parent coach. Website: www.pasanj.org. Email: [email protected]. Alex Tjoa, a mother from Indonesia, has been alienated from her son by the child’s father, who is Swe- dish. Although the appellate court in Sweden decided in 2014 that Ms. Tjoa should be reunited with her son, that has not occurred. Website: savejonatan.blogspot.com. Email: [email protected]. Dean Tong, MSc, CFC, who holds a degree in psychology and law in Child Forensic Studies, is a forensic consultant and author in Port Richey, Florida. He provides expert defense assistance in cases of false child abuse allegations. Mr. Tong specializes in high-conflict and protracted child abuse, child sexual abuse, child custody, and sex crimes, as well as parental alienation. His most recent book was Elusive Innocence: Survival Guide for the Falsely Accused. Websites: abuse-excuse.com and https://port.academia.edu/deantong. Email: [email protected]. Terje Torgersen, M.D., a psychiatrist in Norway, published articles regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Alison Torres, a wildlife biologist in Granite Bay, California, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has seen firsthand the damage that parental alienation does to the children, the targeted parent, and the targeted parent’s entire extended family. Ms. Torres has a scholarly interest in epidemiology, and she hopes to support an epidemiological approach to the study of parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Fuat Torun, M.D., a psychiatrist in Istanbul, Turkey, identified parental alienation in Turkey. He published a paper, “Ebeveyn Yabancılaştırma Sendromu” (“Parental Alienation Syndrome”) in the Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry. Email: [email protected]. William M. Tucker, M.D., an ophthalmologist in Syracuse, New York, is board certified in internal medicine and ophthalmology. Email: [email protected]. Christine Turner, M.S.W, J.D., from Friendsword, Texas, blends her educational training in social work and the law to meet the needs of clients as a TMCA Distinguished Mediator. In collaboration with Dr. Mary Alvarez, Ms. Turner is the co-developer of Resetting the Family, an educational program for families in high conflict. Through ongoing research and child-centric parent education, she works to alleviate the long-term impact of high conflict on children. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 78

Email: [email protected]. Muhammad Kamal Uddin, M.Sc., Ph.D., is Professor in Psychology at the University of Dhaka in Bangla- desh. He earned his degrees from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and from Kyushu Univer- sity, Fukuoka, Japan. Dr. Kamal is working on interpersonal acceptance–rejection, rejection sen- sitivity, fear of intimacy, loneliness, cyberspace behavior, school psychology, psychometrics, and mental health. He is currently the founding president of the Bangladesh School Psychology Soci- ety and vice president of the Asia Pacific School Psychology Association. Email: [email protected]. Hilary Underwood, Qualified Solicitor of the Supreme Court UK, maintains a family law practice based in Kent, United Kingdom. She has a particular expertise within the field of complex children matters, parental alienation, and false allegations. In particularly complex cases, she has successfully obtained a change of living arrangements. Ms. Underwood was the winner of the Women in Law Awards Advocacy Solicitor of the Year (UK) 2018 & 2019. Email : [email protected]. Lalitha Vadlamani-Simmers, M.D., a pediatrician in Panama City, Florida, has a personal and professional interest in advocacy for children and families. She hopes to educate mental health and legal professionals, support targeted parents, reconnect with her daughter, further connect with her son, and influence legislation. Dr. Vadlamani-Simmers raises many questions, such as: How do you not let the alienation from your child consume your world so that you are still able to maintain the other personal relationships? Email: [email protected]. Natalie J. Valentino, M.S.W., a social worker in Denver, Colorado, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has worked for law firms and a legal services office, and she has experience in child protection, therapeutic foster care, and adoptions. Ms. Valentino participates regularly in the Colorado Parental Alienation Support Group. Email: [email protected]. Jacqueline Vanbetlehem, RSW, Acc.F.M., a registered social worker and an accredited family mediator in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, has developed expertise in the area of severe alienation. Her private practice includes consultation to attorneys, parents, and the judiciary, as well as assistance to counsel with trial planning and preparation. She is a trained team leader with Family Bridges: A Workshop for Troubled and Alienated Parent-Child Relations. Website: www.vanbetlehem.ca. Email: [email protected]. Ivo van der Kleij, who lives in The Woodlands, Texas, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has not had contact with his two children for 2 years. He said, “I know the pain to be the rejected parent; however, I refuse to give up. I know the numb feeling now that my kids have ‘erased’ any positive memories of me; however, I know I need to be there for them and create new memories.” Email: [email protected]. Erik van der Waal, B.Sc., a qualified consultant/mediator in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, has experienced parental alienation in his own life. His mediation/consulting/training company is HerVerbinden (Reconnect). He also initiated the Nederlands Expertisecentrum Hoog Conflict Scheidingen (Dutch Expertise Center for High Conflict Divorces). Mr. van der Waal has specialized in high-conflict divorce with various situations of parental alienation. He co-founded the Belgium initiative HuisvanHereniging (House of Reunion). Website: www.herverbinden.nl. Email: [email protected]. Birutė van der Weg-Bražiūnienė, a native of Lithuania and now a resident of the Netherlands, has personal experience with parental alienation. She has published articles about parental alienation in Lithuania and she has educated professional organizations, educational institutions, and Parental Alienation Study Group, page 79

government agencies about this topic. Ms. van der Weg-Bražiūnienė founded an organization in Lithuania, Asociacijos Prieš Tėvų Atstūmimą (Association against Parental Alienation). Website: www.atstumimosindromas.info. Email: [email protected]. Benoit Van Dieren, Ph.D., a psychologist, family therapist, and expert witness in Louvain la Neuve, Bel- gium, studied parental alienation in Canada and Belgium. Dr. Van Dieren worked with a family court judge and a family law professor to develop and publish articles on a legal and therapeutic intervention for parents in high-conflict separations. Website: www.separation-parentale.eu. Email: [email protected]. Hubert Van Gijseghem, Ph.D., a forensic psychologist, is a professor at the University of Montreal. Dr. Van Gijseghem has been an expert in hundreds of legal cases involving parental alienation in Canada and Europe. Email: [email protected]. Amy Van Gunst, M.A., L.P.C., is a licensed professional counselor in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ms. Van Gunst specializes in court related work such as reunification therapy. She has been practicing in the area of parental alienation and works with the courts throughout West Michigan. She is the executive coordinator of The Fountain Hill Center for Counseling, a nonprofit collective of licensed, independent therapists, including therapists specializing in court related work. Website: https://fountainhillcenter.org. Email: [email protected]. Olivier Vanhaelen is an experienced expert on parental alienation, lecturer, and coach in Belgium. Mr. Vanhaelen works for family courts and supports families, practitioners, and organizations dealing with and preventing parental alienation. He is a founding member of STER-KER, which sets up interventions and support for alienated children and their families. He is leading the STER-KER courses, workshops, and training for professionals. As a boardmember of nonprofit organizations, he lobbies with government and official institutes. Website: www.ster-ker.be. Email: [email protected]. Andries van Tonder, CF-PAAA, B.Tech., Dip.Ed., who lives in Enfield, Ireland, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. van Tonder serves as an adolescent and adult PAS (parental alienation sequelae) child therapist and a PA and PAS educator and campaigner. He was the founder of Alienated Person Support and a founding member of the Parental Alienation Aware- ness Association (PAAA), which is recognized in many jurisdictions as a certifying authority. Website: www.aps.ie/andries. Email: [email protected]. Cristina Vardi, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Wilmington, Delaware, has worked with youngsters for over 20 years and has encountered many cases of parental alienation. She treated them and their families. Dr. Vardi was a cofounder of the Italian League for the Fight against Parental Alienation LILAP (with Princess Dr. Irma Capece Minutolo). Email: [email protected]. Gabriel Vasiloiu, M.Sc., who lives in Bucharest, Romania, has a degree in international business. He is a project manager for Asociaţia Română pentru Custodia Comună (Romanian Association for Joint Custody). Email: [email protected]. Karen Vater, a professional librarian and Spanish and French interpreter, lives in Battle Creek, Michigan. She provides both community interpreting and medical interpreting. Ms. Vater has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She wants to learn about parental alienation and also contact other alienated parents for support in this difficult journey. Email: [email protected]. Karen Vaughn, who lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been personally affected by parental alienation. She is alienated from her two sons. She was in an abusive marriage for 20 years, Parental Alienation Study Group, page 80

brainwashed by her ex-husband. Recently, Ms. Vaughn began to desire to be a voice and provide awareness by sharing her story. She would love to learn more avenues to obtain her goals in trying to make a difference in any way she can. Email: [email protected]. Dennis A. Velez, M.D., a neurosurgeon and trained mediator in Missouri, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He found that mental health professionals, guardians ad litem, and other legal personnel know very little about this condition. Dr. Velez hopes to learn about parental alienation from other professionals who can help families. He sees himself as an advocate as well as guiding other professionals as to where to look for reliable information. Email: [email protected]. Venky Venkatraman, B.Tech., MBA, J.D., is an attorney in Dallas, Texas. He provides mediation services and is involved in judicial/legal activities. He experienced parental alienation in his own family, which motivated him to change his career and go to law school in order to deal with his situation and also utilize his education and experience to assist other parents who have also been subjected to parental alienation. Website: www.zenithmediatonservices.com. Email: [email protected]. José Vera Gómez, M.D., a forensic psychiatrist in Asunción, Paraguay, is a member of the Medical Faculty of the National University of Asunción. Dr. Vera Gómez is the section manager for forensic psychiatry of the Paraguayan Society of Psychiatry. He is also a member of the board of the Forensic Psychiatry Section of the World Psychiatric Association. Email: [email protected]. Julie Verner, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Glendora, California. In addition to general therapy with individuals, couples, and families, she works with families impacted by divorce, parent–child relationship problems, and general parenting concerns. Dr. Verner is a workshop leader for Family Bridges. Her website: www.thecaringparent.com. Email: [email protected]. Maria Cristina Verrocchio, Psy.D., a clinical and forensic psychologist and psychotherapist, is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Chieti, Italy. Dr. Verrocchio is the author of empirical studies about the long-term consequences of parental alienation. As a forensic psychologist she has worked on custody issues and as a psychological expert for the courts. She is a member of the Italian Association of Forensic Psychology (coordinator for the Abruzzo region). Email: [email protected]. Tammy Villines, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in Charlottesville, Virginia. She provides individual, family, and reunification therapy. Dr. Villines works closely with court-involved families, as well as their multisystemic team of legal, social services, and mental health providers. She works with clients presenting with differing levels of parental alienation and frequently provides expert testimony. She is eager to engage in organizations that facilitate her ability to provide her clients with the most informed care. Website: vitallifepsychology.com. Email: [email protected]. Emma Vinton, RMN, MPH, a mental health nurse trained in family therapy and a medical writer in New- castle Upon Tyne, U.K., has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Vinton feels that parental alienation must be recognised as a significant form of psychological abuse toward the child and the targeted parent. She wants to join PASG and assist members in their mission to support targeted parents and help people understand the complexities and challenges associated with parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 81

Simona Maria Vlǎdica, Ph.D., a psychologist in Bucharest, Romania, is an authorized mediator and a lecturer of the Faculty of Psychology – Ecological University of Bucharest. Dr. Vlǎdica is a parlia- mentary advisor for the cabinet of a deputy in the Romanian Parliament and head of Health Me- dia Group in Romania, a public relations company dedicated to education and health care. She is the president of an NGO – A.P.I.S.E.T. (The Art of Innovative Project in Health, Education and Tourism). Email: [email protected]. Fred Volkmar, M.D., is chief of Child Psychiatry at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. He is also chair of the Child Study Center, New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Volkmar conducts research in autism and related disorders. Email: [email protected]. Kellie A. Voyich, J.D., is an attorney, mediator, and guardian ad litem who specializes in domestic relations law and mediation work in the Paradise and Gallatin Valleys of Montana. Ms. Voyich has conducted over 1,500 domestic relations mediations and worked with all alienation levels in children, moderate to severe. Ms. Voyich is also a trained workshop leader for Family Bridges for Alienated Children. Website: www.andersonandvoyich.com. Email: [email protected]. Christian Vrillaud, who lives near Paris, France, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He is active in the Association Contre L’aliénation Parentale (ACALPA), an important nonprofit organization that provides education regarding parental alienation. Mr. Vrillaud runs a monthly meeting where parents come, receive information and advice, and meet other parents with the same difficulties. Email: [email protected]. Stella Vroulis, DMA, an educator in New York, New York, and a military member, has witnessed the damage done to children through parental alienation. Ms. Vroulis is determined to be an advocate in order to stop causing harm in the lives of innocent children caught between their parents. She has witnessed the steps used in New York City to steal children effortlessly through the manipulation of the court system by the alienating parent. Email: [email protected]. Isabelle Vuistiner-Zuber, a teacher who is trained in psychology, nursing, neuro-linguistic programming, and hypnosis, has experienced parental alienation in her personal life. Her health practice is in Granges, Valais, Switzerland. Ms. Vuistiner-Zuber recently published Protection de l’enfance: Let- tre ouverte à tous ses acteurs (Child protection: Open letter to all its actors). She and her husband founded the Mouvement Suisse pour la Coparentalité Responsable (Swiss Movement for Responsible Co-parenting), which is at www.mscr.online. Website: www.cabinetequilibre.ch. Email: [email protected]. Pauline Wajszczak, a Polish journalist based in Barcelona, Spain, experienced parental alienation in her own family. Ms. Wajszczak hopes to raise awareness about the problem of parental alienation through her journalistic work. Email: [email protected]. Carolyn M. Waldo, M.D., a physician in Rapid City, South Dakota, has been personally affected by parental alienation in her own family. Dr. Waldo has an interest in the impact parental alienation has on health and wellness, public awareness, discussion groups, educational seminars and publications, assessment tools, collaborative consultations, therapy and treatment approaches and plans, judicial and legislative advancements, and research. Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-m-waldo-md-facep-0a7770b/. Email: [email protected]. Maria Walters, M.Ed., lives in Orefield, Pennsylvania with her husband, Scott. An elementary school teacher and an alienated mother, Ms. Walters seeks to make it her life’s mission to save her Parental Alienation Study Group, page 82

daughter and also help other innocent children and families across the world suffering from this insidious and devastating phenomenon. Email: [email protected]. Scott Walters, MBA, an information technology professional, lives in Orefield, Pennsylvania. Mr. Wal- ters has a personal interest in parental alienation as it has directly impacted his and his wife’s lives in inexplicable ways. Email: [email protected]. Kelly Wamboldt, who lives in Mission, British Columbia, Canada, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He has a son and daughter, and recently was awarded shared parenting of his son. However, he says that his former spouse is refusing to abide by the court order. Email: [email protected]. Shirley Wantland, a treatment placement consultant in Sausalito, California, is the co-founder and principal of Recovery Consultants, LLC. That organization specializes in working with alienated families to find the appropriate therapeutic programs and transportation services nationally for severely alienated adolescents and young adults. Website: www.recovery-consultants.com. Email: [email protected]. Randy Warren, J.D., a litigation attorney in San Rafael, California, has addressed child custody and parental alienation in California court cases. Email: [email protected]. Belle Watson, a student in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has an interest in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, and supporting targeted parents. She hopes to find resources for her own situation to heal the damage done to her family. She wants to connect with other people in similar situations and professionals who are familiar with parental alienation who can offer guidance and support. Email: [email protected]. Roelien Watson, LLB, an attorney in Pretoria, South Africa, was admitted as attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2009. In recent years, she has been approached by an increasing number of clients experiencing parental alienation. Her law firm’s web site: www.watsonlaw.co.za. Ms. Watson is also the director of The Parental Alienation Foundation of South Africa, a nonprofit organization established to create awareness and educate legal and other professionals regarding parental alienation. Website: www.awareness.org.za. Email: [email protected]. Robin Watts, M.S., is a licensed professional counselor and certified family life educator in Denton, Texas. She provides the following services: individual therapy, family therapy, reunification therapy, parenting coordination/facilitation, coparent coaching, and is a collaborative divorce mental health professional. Website: www.eaglecounseling.org. Email: [email protected]. Marilyn Webster, CQSW and Dip. SW, Grad. Cert. Conflict Resolution, FMCA, MBA, is a social worker and family mediator in Shifnal, Shropshire, United Kingdom. She has experience in mediating high-conflict divorce cases, often featuring “implacable hostility” and behaviors symptomatic of parental alienation. She is interested in exploring the safeguarding role of the mediator and the possibilities of therapeutic intervention. Ms. Webster is also conducting PASG-funded research regarding parental alienation. Website: www.prime-resolution.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Jaimin Weets, B.A., Ph.D., is a targeted parent living near Washington, D.C. Dr. Weets is a professor of anthropology at The State University of New York at Potsdam. He resides very near his children, but is kept from seeing them and being involved in their lives. He is a member of several parental alienation support groups in the Washington, D.C., area. He seeks to spread awareness of this devastating condition and to provide support for its victims. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 83

Monty N. Weinstein, Psy.D., FAPA, a forensic psychologist, has evaluated thousands of families and has testified regarding child custody and parental alienation throughout the U.S. He is the author of From the Mob to the Therapist’s Chair. Website: www.familyunity.com. Email: [email protected]. Jack C. Westman, M.D., is professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He was the former editor of Child Psychiatry and Human Develop- ment and the former president of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children. Dr. Westman is the current president of Wisconsin Cares, Inc. Emails: [email protected] and [email protected]. Helen Elliott Wheeler, LPC, NCC, a counselor in Charleston, South Carolina, specializes in families of separation and high-conflict divorce, as well as working with families impacted by parental alienation. She has served as an aftercare professional for families that participated in Stable Paths and Family Bridges for Alienated Children. With her husband, she is the co-founder of Changing Families (www.ChangingFamilies.com), a divorce education, co-parenting, stepfamily education, and support group. Website: www.helenwheelercounseling.com. Email: [email protected]. Phil Whitaker, BMedSci, BM BS, MA, is a general medical practitioner living near Bath, United Kingdom. Dr. Whitaker is an award-winning novelist with five books published to date, and he writes a fortnightly column on health matters in the New Statesman. He has become interested in parental alienation through his experience as a target parent, and hopes in due course to use his liter- ary platform to promote wider awareness and understanding of the phenomenon. Website: www.philwhitaker.co.uk. Email: [email protected]. Sue Whitcombe, DCounsPsych, is a registered psychologist in the United Kingdom. She delivers interventions for children, adults, and families and acts as an expert in family law proceedings. She provides clinical supervision to social work and psychologist colleagues and consultancy to statutory organisations working with families. Dr Whitcombe sits on the British Psychological Soci- ety’s Expert Witness Advisory Group and delivers BPS approved training in parental alienation. Website: www.drsuewhitcombe.co.uk Email: [email protected]. J. Gregory Whitten, J.D., is a lawyer in Allen, Texas, whose caseload consists of high-conflict divorces and/or custody cases. He has a particular interest in helping clients where a child has been weaponized to destroy the relationship with his client. Mr. Whitten is a member of PAS Inter- vention and is working on organizing the North Texas chapter of PAS Intervention. Email: [email protected]. Martin Widrig, MLaw, in Fribourg, Switzerland, is an assistant to Professor Eva Maria Belser, the Chair for Constitutional Law at the University of Fribourg. Mr. Widrig is interested in the protection of family life by the application of principles of human rights. Email: [email protected]. Francesca Wiley, Q.C., is a barrister in London, United Kingdom. She specializes in law relating to children and has a particular interest in parental alienation, personality disordered parents, and the consequential impact on their children. Websites: www.1gc.com and www.frances- cawileyqc.com. Email: [email protected]. Brian Williams, a father who lives in Oregon, Missouri, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. In his case, his attorneys were able to have the court address the problem successfully. Mr. Williams said, “I’ve researched this a lot and realize how serious it is to the health of the child and parent. I’d like to be able to offer my advice/opinions on how to handle it. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 84

Chelsey L. Williams, B.A., is a graduate student at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Her thesis deals with communication and conflict styles of target parents and how this may impact their relationship with their children. Ms. Williams is a formerly alienated parent who has recon- nected with her children over the past three years. She created the Parental Alienation Global Forum, which is at: www.facebook.com/paglobeldirectory/?ref=hl. Website: www.alienation- coach.com. Email: [email protected]. Dorie M. Williams, a resident of Rutherford County, Tennessee, has experienced parental alienation in her family for ten years. Ms. Williams is a legal assistant for nonprofit law firm, which serves the needs of Rutherford and Cannon County family law clients. She has turned the sorrow of being an alienated parent into a purpose for recognizing the markers of parental alienation in fact patterns for family law cases, which are turned over to counsel for their consideration. Email: [email protected]. William M. Willis, who lives in Clifton, Tennessee, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He said, “My current goal is to replace my daughter’s enabling psychologist with a counselor more sympathetic to my children’s parental alienation symptoms.” He also plans to become licensed as a private investigator, so that he can be helpful to parents who are experiencing parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Katie Wilson, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Nashville, Tennessee. Email: [email protected]. Robert Winter, who lives in Montgomery, Alabama, has been affected by parental alienation, having spent 14 years navigating the family court system. Mr. Winter’s experience has shown him the significant need for education among lawyers, judges, special masters, family counselors, and psychologists. He hopes to connect those parents and children in the throes of parental alienation to skilled professionals who understand their pain and have the proper experience, expertise and credentials. Email: [email protected]. Cathy Winterfield, MBA, MSHE, PCC, is a coach (certified by the International Coach Federation) and retreat leader in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Ms. Winterfield works with parents who are estranged and/or alienated from their adult children. Her focus is on empowering clients to move through the stages of “reflecting, reframing, releasing, and reclaiming” and thus live meaningful lives, whether or not reconciliation occurs. Website: livingforwardcoaching.com. Email: [email protected]. Susan Wojciechowski, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice near Sydney, Australia. She has spent nearly 20 years in the area of forensics. Dr. Wojciechowski had personal experience in parental alienation when her two children were alienated by their father and stepmother over 25 years ago. She has a strong academic interest in the alienation process and the recovery of target parents. Email: [email protected]. Greg Wood, MBA, an investment adviser in Kentucky, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He participates in a Shared Parenting / Parental Alienation Advocacy Support Group in Kentucky. Mr. Wood and his colleagues assisted with the recent passage of a shared parenting law in Kentucky (KRS 403.280). He hopes to continue to advocate to the legal and mental health communities and state legislatures to pass laws regarding parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. John K. Wood, a small audiophile record label executive in Sebastopol, California, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. He said, “I want to get a clear path of what I should do and I need guidance. Overall, I want what is best for my kids. I want to learn more about parental Parental Alienation Study Group, page 85

alienation and, mostly, I want to reconnect with my kids. We were once very close. Now I feel like an outsider.” Email: [email protected]. Kaycie Wood, R.N., a critical care nurse in Seattle, Washington, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She said that her former spouse has been very effective even getting her friends and members of her church to help with his campaign. Ms. Wood wants to bring awareness to child protective services and the court system to help decrease the intensity and number of children that experience this psychological abuse. Email: [email protected]. Abe Worenklein, Ph.D., a clinical and forensic psychologist, was a professor in the Department of Psy- chology at Dawson College, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Worenklein was also an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, and at McGill Univer- sity. Dr. Worenklein has been declared an expert witness in Superior Court in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, as well as in several states in the U.S. Email: [email protected]. Kari Wright, an interior designer and photographer in Bloomfield, Indiana, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She successfully reunited with her severely alienated daughter after two years of zero contact, with the help of Turning Points for Families. She advocates in Indiana to raise awareness regarding parental alienation among judges, attorneys, and therapists. Ms. Wright says that judges should have training in how to recognize parental alienation, and then appropriately act when faced with these cases. Email: [email protected]. Susan Wright, M.A., a social worker in Kent, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Despite extensive clinical experiences in a professional capacity, Ms. Wright commented, “I just never saw this coming in my own family.” She hopes to use her personal experience and evolving understanding of such complex family dynamics to help raise awareness through her own practice and by offering workshops within local agencies. Email: [email protected]. Shawn Wygant, M.A., who lives in Oscoda, Michigan, is a forensic psychological researcher and consultant specializing in providing expert evaluation of parental alienation and other forms of child psychological maltreatment in high-conflict family law cases. Mr. Wygant devotes the majority of his professional work to the identification, assessment, treatment, and prevention of parental alienation. Website is: www.psychlaw.net. Email: [email protected]. Alan Yellin, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist who practices in West Los Angeles, California. He is an experienced clinician who works with children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Yellin provides therapy for individuals and families who are involved in the divorce process. Additionally, he does custody mediation, reunification work, and is a parenting plan coordinator. He has special interest in parental alienation and has received extensive training in this area. Email: [email protected]. Nancy Yerxa, R.N., B.S.N., a charge nurse in St. Michael, Minnesota, has experienced parental alienation in her own family. She has been alienated from her adult son for six years. Ms. Yerxa said that the legal system, the parent consultant, and the guardian ad litem did not recognize the parental alienation soon enough. She hopes to continue to work on reconnecting with her son. Email: [email protected]. Satoshi Yokoyama is the director of a facility for people with mental disabilities in Nagoya, Japan. He is interested in how parental alienation influences and creates symptoms in the child’s mind. Email: [email protected]. Henry Young, BA Classics, a business consultant in London, United Kingdom, has experienced parental alienation in his own family. Mr. Young is keen to assist in any way he can to bring greater Parental Alienation Study Group, page 86

awareness of the condition of parental alienation and clarity about the different strands of belief relating to it. Email: [email protected]. Loretta Zalansky has experienced parental alienation in her own family. Her teenage daughter is failing at academics and is in an emotionally dangerous spot. Also, she has suffered the tremendous loss of a relationship with her teenage son. Email: [email protected]. Joep Zander, is a Dutch educationalist, author, and artist from Deventer, the Netherlands. He is the author of Moeder-kind-vader: een drieluik over ouderverstoting (Mother-Father-Child: A Trilogy about Parental Alienation and editor of Verpasseerd ouderschap: loyaliteitsmisbruik en ouderverstotingssyndroom (Parenting Broken by PAS: Loyalty Abuse and Parental Alienation Syn- drome). Website: http://joepzander.nl. Email: [email protected]. Matej Zaplotnik, a mental health professional who works with divorced famlies, lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Mr. Zaplotnik is the director of Svetovalno izobraževalni Center MIT (Counseling Educa- tion Center MIT). He has developed knowledge about parental alienation in Slovenia and has shared his knowledge with lawyers, judges, criminalists, social workers, therapists, etc. Mr. Zaplotnik has arranged for professional materials from the United States to be translated into the Slovenian language. Website: www.centermit.si. Email: [email protected]. Christi S. Zerega, Master’s of Psychology, Clinical Counseling, is a licensed professional counselor in Charleston, South Carolina. She provides individual therapy, family therapy, reunification therapy, parent coaching, co-parenting counseling, and parenting coordination services. Ms. Zerega has also experienced parental alienation in her family and has an interest in advocacy for children and families, educating mental health and legal professionals, supporting targeted parents, and influencing legislation. Website: www.awarecounselingcharleston.com. Email: [email protected]. Tony Zerega, founder and owner of Murray Tree Care in Charleston, South Carolina, has experienced parental alienation in his family. Mr. Zerega has an interest in advocacy for children and families, supporting targeted parents, learning more about parental alienation, and maintaining connec- tion with his adult child. Website: www.murraytreecare.com. Email: [email protected]. Xiaojie Zheng, an alienated parent from San Francisco, California, is a professional artist educated in China, the Netherlands, and the United States. Ms. Zheng is working to expose parental alienation and corruption of the family legal system through her artwork in painting, mixed media, and site-specific installations. She has a special interest in developing art projects and educational workshops with professionals and targeted parents for healing and advocating awareness to the community. Email: [email protected]. Nelson Zicavo Martínez, Master of Clinical Psychology, works at the Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile. He is the author of Crianza Compartida, SAP, Padrectomía (Shared Parenting, PAS, Parentectomy) and Padres Separados: Cómo Criar Juntos a Sus Hijos (Separated Fathers: How to Raise Their Children Together). Website: www.nelsonzicavo.com/. Email: [email protected]. Claudia Zimmermann, M.A., M.Ed., is an educator who lives in Maui, Hawaii. She has seen the challenges that children face due to parental alienation, as a former humanitarian aid worker for the United Nations and teaching in other countries such as Italy, Indonesia, and Pakistan. She hopes that PASG will be a place for people to come together and evaluate on a professional level how we can support those who experience parental alienation. Email: [email protected]. Parental Alienation Study Group, page 87

Trent Zimmerman, MSW, BCL, LLB, has a law practice exclusively in family law within Southwest Ontario as well as Alberta, Canada. His training additionally includes the areas of mediation and parenting coordinator. He is a legal panel member of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer, where he represents children in domestic and child protection judicial proceedings. Mr. Zimmerman also represents parents involved in high-conflict custody and access dispute claims in courts at the provincial, federal, and appeal levels. Email: [email protected]. Richard M. Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC, is a mental health and addictions counselor in New York, New York. He is a consultant and presenter to the federal and state courts and other government and non-government group. Mr. Zwolinski is the author of Therapy Revolution: Find Help, Get Better, and Move On, a patient education and advocacy guide. Mr. Zwolinski is a regular contributor to PsychCentral.com. Email: [email protected].

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DECEASED MEMBERS OF PARENTAL ALIENATION STUDY GROUP

E. James Anthony, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist, was a former president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (Deceased, December 2014) Eduard Bakalář, C.Sc., a psychologist who studied parental alienation in the Czech Republic, was the author of Průvodce otcovstvím, aneb bez otce se nedá (dobře) žít (A Guide through Fatherhood: One Cannot Live Well Without a Father). (Deceased, February 2010) Terence W. Campbell, Ph.D., a forensic psychologist near Detroit, Michigan, began doing child custody evaluations in 1972 as a result of co-founding the Psychodiagnostic and Family Services Clinic of the Macomb Circuit Court in suburban Detroit. (Deceased, April 2015) Douglas Darnall, Ph.D., a clinical and forensic psychologist in Youngstown, Ohio, was an expert witness in many cases involving parental alienation. He was the author of Beyond Divorce Casualties: Re- unifying the Alienated Family. (Deceased, July 2017) Maria Elena Iribarren Maguregui, a psychologist in Mexico City, D.F., conducted custody and visitation evaluations for family court judges. She worked with Projecto Antenas, a foundation that has developed a way for psychologists to communicate with severely traumatized children through a virtual puppet. (Deceased, prior to February 2020) Mireille Lasbats, a clinical psychologist in Lille, France, was an expert at the Administrative Court of Ap- peal of Douai. Ms. Lasbats wrote extensively regarding parental alienation in the professional literature of France, for example, “Etude du syndrome d’aliénation parentale à partir d’une expertise civile.” (Deceased, September 2018) David L. Levy, J.D., an attorney in Hyattsville, Maryland, was co-founder and president of the Children’s Rights Council (1985-2009), a national child-focused non-profit organization aimed at promoting joint custody and identifying parental alienation as emotional abuse of children. (Deceased, De- cember 2014) Ludwig F. Lowenstein, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist in Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom, studied parental alienation in the United Kingdom. He was the author of Parental Alienation: How to Understand and Address Parental Alienation Resulting from Acrimonious Divorce or Separation. (Deceased, April 2016) Jayne A. Major, Ph.D., a consultant and educator in Los Angeles, California, the founder of Breakthrough Parenting Services and Stop Parental Alienation of Children. (Deceased, March 2012) John E. Meeks, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Rockville, Maryland, was the author of books regarding adolescence. He was the founder and senior medical advisor of The Foundation Schools, Rockville, Maryland. (Deceased, September 2016) Ulrich C. Schoettle, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist who practiced in Seattle, Washington, was a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Washington. (Deceased, September 2011) Margreeth van Haaften, M.A., a psychologist with a clinical practice in the Netherlands (near Amster- dam), experienced parental alienation in her own family. (Deceased, June 2020) James S. Walker, Ph.D., a forensic psychologist and neuropsychologist in Nashville, Tennessee, was experienced in conducting child custody evaluations. (Deceased, October 2019)