Coercive Control

Recovery is possible. With time, support, and self-compassion, you can rebuild a life of freedom, choice, and dignity. This blog explores the key stages of healing from coercive control and offers guidance on reclaiming your voice, identity, and autonomy.

Uncover how coercively controlling partners use surveillance, isolation, and social manipulation to dominate their partners, leaving them cut off, hyper-vigilant, and deeply alone.

Unpack how coercive partners use finances to exert control, the long-term consequences, and ways survivors can begin to reclaim financial autonomy.

One of the most devastating aspects of coercive control is social isolation — a gradual process where the abusive partner limits your connections with friends, family, and sources of support. It rarely happens overnight.

Explore how coercive controllers rewrite reality to serve their agenda. We’ll look at the methods they use, the psychological impact on survivors, and how to begin trusting your own perception again.

Delve into the psychological motivations that drive coercive control. By understanding the mindset of the abuser — and the emotional impact on the abused — survivors can begin to untangle the web they’ve been caught in and take meaningful steps towards freedom.

Uncover the hidden nature of coercive control in intimate relationships, helping survivors — particularly women — identify the warning signs and acknowledge the profound emotional impact of this type of abuse.

Understand the psychological tools a coercive partner uses to dominate: from emotional manipulation through guilt and fear, to fostering dependence and undermining self-esteem. If you’ve ever felt like you were “losing yourself” in a relationship, these patterns may help you put a name to what you’ve experienced.

Understanding the subtle signs of coercive control is essential. The more clearly you can identify them, the better you’ll be able to trust your instincts, protect your wellbeing, and reclaim your sense of self.

Understanding coercive control is a crucial step towards naming what’s been happening, validating your experiences, and reclaiming your power. In this blog, we’ll explore what coercive control really means, how it differs from other relationship issues, and why recognising it is a vital part of healing and recovery.