{"id":372,"date":"2020-04-12T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T14:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultedchild.com\/?p=372"},"modified":"2020-06-05T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T13:36:04","slug":"icsa-zoom-coping-with-stress-of-corona-virus-free-two-week-virtual-events-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"ICSA ZOOM Coping with Stress of Corona Virus Free Two-Week Virtual Events Series now on You Tube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cult Stories recordings and other resources for ICSA members<strong> International\nCultic Studies Association<\/strong> Mar 24, 2020, 3:37 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ICSA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" width=\"185\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ICSA.jpg 840w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ICSA-300x133.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ICSA-768x340.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ICSA-210x93.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We write in the hope\nthat you are coping well with the stress of the corona virus pandemic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because many of us are\nhunkering down at home, we thought that this is a good time to remind ICSA\nmembers about the interesting resources available to them on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/icsahome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">icsahome.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the member\nportal:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icsahome.com\/memberelibrary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.icsahome.com\/memberelibrary<\/a>&nbsp;(bookmark\nthis page)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There you will find,\namong other resources, links to the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Recordings of events, such as the recent\nseries of cult stories in which the following persons were interviewed about\ntheir personal stories: Joe Szimhart; Paul Lennon; Pat Ryan; Dan Shaw; Nori\nMuster: Charlene Edge and her daughter Rachel Chase.&nbsp; You\u2019ll also find\nrecordings on JW recovery and interviews of key people discussing ICSA\u2019s\nhistory.<\/li><li>Topic collections, including collections on\nacademic disputes and dialogue, Catholic aberrations, children, cults and sex\ntrafficking, exit counseling, governments and public policy, hypnosis, new age\nmovement, second-generation adults (born-or raised), spiritual abuse, trauma.<\/li><li>An annotated book list<\/li><li>Free E-books<\/li><li>Back issues of all ICSA periodicals from 1979\nto the present.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>ICSA held a free two-week virtual events series streamed over Zoom. Many sessions had an expert available for Q&amp;A at the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We especially hope\nthat some of these videos can provide comfort for those who may be dealing with\na reexperiencing of their cult trauma and a resulting reactivation of cult\nmemories and ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will not run out\nof interesting readings and recordings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay well during this\ndifficult time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.O. Box 2265<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonita Springs, FL 34133<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: 1-239-514-3081<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>fax:&nbsp; 1-305-393-8193<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E-mail<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mail@icsamail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mail@icsamail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Web site<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icsahome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.icsahome.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icsahome.com\/idx_events.conferences.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Conferences and\nworkshops<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.icsahome.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.icsahome.com\/events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Become a<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>member of ICSA and gain access to an e-Library\nwith over 23,000 items.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icsahome.com\/membership\">http:\/\/www.icsahome.com\/membership<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All talks listed are in US Eastern Time. Some sessions will\noffer the opportunity to ask questions (talk-back).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ICSA: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/icsahome.com\"><strong>icsahome.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:mail@icsamail.com\"><strong>mail@icsamail.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>**<strong>Video Sessions are now available<\/strong> on the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/internationalculticstudiesassociationicsa\"><strong>ICSA Youtube Channel<\/strong><\/a><strong>**<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ashley Allen, <\/strong>MSW, LMSW, completed her Master\u2019s in Social Work at Monmouth\nUniversity where she was also selected to coordinate and present the School of\nSocial Work\u2019s Annual Clinical Lecture Series. Her lecture series focused on\nchildren born and\/or raised in cultic groups with a special focus on issues of\nhuman rights. She has presented on cults, with a particular focus on\nsecond-generation adults (SGAs) at various mental-health agencies,\nuniversities, and at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) annual conference\nin New Jersey. Ms. Allen gained a breadth of experience volunteering at the\nCult Clinic of JBFCS in NYC for three years and has gone on to work as a\ntherapist with former cult members in community mental health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dylesia\nBarner,<\/strong>\nLCSW,&nbsp; is a licensed clinical social worker and a second-generation adult\nsurvivor. She received a Master of Social Work from Norfolk State University in\n2013 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication from Old Dominion\nUniversity in 2011. From ages 15-18, Dylesia was a member of a cult of\nChristianity in Virginia. Having the perspectives of a survivor and a mental\nhealth provider, she is passionate about raising awareness about spiritual\nabuse and how to counsel those who are experiencing or have experienced it. Dylesia\nowns Existence, Consciousness, Bliss Counseling, Psychotherapy &amp; Wellness\nCenter in Nashville, TN and is a Doctorate of Social Work student at\nMillersville University.&nbsp; Existence, Consciousness, Bliss Counseling,\nPsychotherapy &amp; Wellness Center, 1033 Demonbreun St., Suite 300, Nashville,\nTN 37203. dylesia@ecb-nashville.org.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecb-nashville.org\"> www.ecb-nashville.org<\/a>.&nbsp; 615-212-8955<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel\nBernstein, MS, LMFT&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16255\nVentura Blvd., Suite 806 Encino, CA 91436 818-907-0036 &nbsp;rbpsychology@gmail.com RachelBernsteinTherapy.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IndoctriNation: A weekly podcast covering\ncults, manipulators, and protecting yourself from systems of control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ron Burks<\/strong>, PhD, holds an MDiv and an\nMA in counseling from Asbury Theological Seminary and a PhD in Counselor\nEducation from Ohio University. He worked for many years at Wellspring Retreat\nand Resource Center in Albany, Ohio. He and his wife Vicki wrote Damaged\nDisciples: Casualties of Authoritarian Churches and the Shepherding Movement,\npublished by Zondervan. His other publications include a chapter on a\nconnection between cults and addiction in the medical reference, Substance\nAbuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, published by Williams and Wilkins. He and\nVicki now live near Tallahassee, Florida where both are licensed mental health\ncounselors and operate an intensive outpatient substance abuse program at\nTallahassee Memorial Hospital. Ron is a former president of the Wellspring\nboard and is a clinical advisor to both Wellspring and Meadowhaven, a treatment\ncenter near Boston. Email: ron@ronburksphd.com Phone: 850-273-6678. Florida\nPhone\/Electronic Consultation Possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Linda\nDubrow-Marshall<\/strong>, PhD, Reg. MBACP (Accred.), is Chair of the Mental Health Network\nfor ICSA, is Research Co-editor of ICSA Today, and a member of the Research\nNetwork for ICSA.&nbsp; She is a co-founder of RETIRN (please also see<a href=\"http:\/\/www.retirn.com\"> www.retirn.com<\/a>), a private practice that provides services to individuals and\nfamilies who have been affected by cultic influence and abusive relationships.\nLinda has developed a new MSc Psychology of Coercive Control program at the\nUniversity of Salford and is leading the program with Dr. Rod Dubrow-Marshall.\nShe is also the Programme Leader of the MSc Applied Psychology (Therapies)\nProgram at the University of Salford. She is registered with the Health and\nCare Professions Council, United Kingdom, as both a clinical and a counselling\npsychologist, and she is a registered counsellor\/psychotherapist with the\nBritish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is a licensed\npsychologist in Pennsylvania, USA, and a registered psychologist with the\nNational Register of Health Service Psychologists, USA. She attends as\nco-representative of RETIRN\/UK as correspondent to the General Assembly of\nFECRIS (European Federation of Centres of Research and Education on Sects). Dr.\nDubrow-Marshall is a Consultant in Clinical Hypnosis (advanced certification)\nwith the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and is certified by the Eye\nMovement Desensitization and Reprocessing Institute. She is certified as a\nMaster Addiction Counselor with the National Certification Commission for Addiction\nProfessionals. Website:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.retirn.com\/Dr._Linda.htm\">\nhttp:\/\/www.retirn.com\/Dr._Linda.htm<\/a> Email: LJDMarshall@aol.com Phone: +44 7973 310599\/ United Kingdom\nPhone\/Electronic Consultation Possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rod\nDubrow-Marshall<\/strong>, PhD, MBPsS, is Professor of Psychology and Visiting Fellow,\nCriminal Justice Hub, University of Salford, United Kingdom. Rod is a Social\nPsychologist who has been researching the psychology and aetiology of undue\ninfluence and cults or extremist groups for over twenty years, and he has\ndeveloped the Totalistic Identity Theory as an evidence-based theory to explain\nand tackle ideological extremism and ideologically driven violence. He is also\nan active researcher in a variety of other areas including organizational behaviour\nand healthiness, the social psychology of identity and prejudice, and public\npolicy and education. A graduate member of the British Psychological Society,\nRod is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Cultic Studies\nAssociation and is also Chair of the ICSA Research Committee and Network and he\nis co-Editor of the International Journal of Cultic Studies (since its\ninception in 2010). In 2006, he was awarded The Herbert L. Rosedale Award,\njointly with Dr. Paul Martin, for their psychological research on undue\ninfluence. Rod co-founded the Re-Entry Therapy Information and Referral Network\n(RETIRN) UK in 2004 with Dr Linda Dubrow-Marshall, where he serves as a\nconsultant in helping individuals and families who have been adversely affected\nby destructive or damaging cults and other extremist and high\ndemand\/manipulative groups or relationships. He operates out of offices in\nPontypridd, Wales and Buxton, Derbyshire, UK (please also see<a href=\"http:\/\/www.retirn.com\/\"> www.retirn.com<\/a>). Rod has also served on more than a dozen Governing Boards of\nSchools, Colleges and Universities over the last two decades and he is\ncurrently a governor and director of the Akaal Primary School in Derby and is\nalso a longstanding member of the Board of the homelessness charity the Wallich\n(headquartered in Cardiff, Wales). In addition, he is a member of the Board of\nDirectors of the Buxton International Festival and is Chair of the Board of the\nPreston Guild Link charity (in Lancashire, UK) which is fundraising for the\nnext Preston Guild cultural festival in 2032! Rod is also an experienced senior\nleader and manager in higher education having served for 15 years in the roles\nof Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Derby, Pro Vice-Chancellor at\nthe University of Central Lancashire in Preston and as Dean of Humanities and\nSocial Sciences at the University of South Wales and Dean of Applied Social\nSciences and Humanities at Buckinghamshire New University. United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steve K.\nD. Eichel, PhD, <\/strong>ICSA President, is Past-President of the American Academy of\nCounseling Psychology and the Greater Philadelphia Society of Clinical\nHypnosis. He is a licensed and Board-certified counseling psychologist whose\ninvolvement in cultic studies began with a participant-observation study of\nUnification Church training in their Eastern seminary (in Barrytown, NY) in the\nspring of 1975. His doctoral dissertation to date remains the only intensive,\nquantified observation of a deprogramming. He was honored with AFF&#8217;s 1990 John\nG. Clark Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Cultic Studies for this study,\nwhich was published as a special issue of the <em>Cultic Studies Journal <\/em>and\nhas been translated into several foreign languages. In 1983, along with Dr.\nLinda Dubrow-Marshall and clinical social worker Roberta Eisenberg, Dr. Eichel\nfounded the Re-Entry Therapy, Information &amp; Referral Network (RETIRN), one\nof the field&#8217;s oldest continuing private providers of psychological services to\nfamilies and individuals harmed by cultic practices. RETIRN currently has\noffices in Newark, DE, Lansdowne, PA and Pontypridd, Wales and Buxton, England\n(U.K.). In addition to his psychology practice and his involvement with ICSA,\nDr. Eichel is active in a range of professional associations. He has co-authored\nseveral articles and book reviews on cult-related topics for the CSJ\/CSR. In\n2016 he received ICSA&#8217;s Herbert L. Rosedale Award at the Annual Conference in\nDallas, Texas. [Directors]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lorna\nGoldberg, LCSW, PsyA,<\/strong> Board member and past president of ICSA, is a psychoanalyst in\nprivate practice and Dean of Faculty at the Institute of Psychoanalytic\nStudies. In 1976, she and her husband, William Goldberg, began facilitating a\nsupport group for former cult members that continues to meet on a monthly basis\nin their home in Englewood, New Jersey. In1989, Lorna and Bill received the\nHall of Fame Award from the authentic Cult Awareness Network and, in 1999; they\nreceived the Leo J. Ryan Award from the Leo J. Ryan Foundation. In 2009, she\nreceived the Margaret T. Singer Award from ICSA. Lorna joined ICSA\u2019s Board of\nDirectors in November 2003. Along with Rosanne Henry, she co-chaired ICSA\u2019s\nMental Health Committee until her term as President of ICSA from 2008 to 2012.\nLorna has published numerous articles about her therapeutic work with former\ncult members in professional journals, most recently: Goldberg, L. (2012).\nInfluence of a Charismatic Antisocial Cult Leader: Psychotherapy with an\nEx-Cultist Prosecuted for Criminal Behavior. International Journal of Cultic\nStudies, Vol. 2, 15-24. Goldberg, L. (2011). Diana, Leaving the Cult: Play\nTherapy in Childhood and Talk Therapy in Adolescence. International Journal of\nCultic Studies, (Vol.2), 33-43. She also wrote a chapter on guidelines for\ntherapists in the book, Recovery from Cults, edited by Michael Langone. Lorna\nhas co-written with Bill Goldberg, a chapter on psychotherapy with targeted\nparents in the book, Working with Alienated Children and Families (2012),\nedited by Amy J.L. Baker &amp; S. Richard Sauber. She is also co-editor of\nICSA&#8217;s Cult Recovery: A Clinician&#8217;s Guide to Working With Former Members and\nTheir Families, which is due to be published in 2017. Website: blgoldberg.com\nEmail: Lorna@BLGoldberg.com Phone: (201) 894-8515. New Jersey (Englewood)\nPhone\/Electronic Consultation Possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>William\nGoldberg, LCSW, PsyA<\/strong>, is a clinical social worker and psychoanalyst with over forty\nyears\u2019 experience working with former cult members. He and his wife, Lorna,\nco-lead a support group for former cult members, which has been meeting for\nover forty years. It is the oldest group of its kind in the world. In 2007,\nBill retired from the Rockland County, NY Department of Mental Health, where he\ndirected several programs and clinics. He is presently an adjunct professor in\nthe social work and social science departments of Dominican College and he is\non the faculty of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Studies. Bill has published\nnumerous articles in books and professional journals, and he is one of the\neditors of a soon to be published book, sponsored by ICSA, which will focus on\nclinical work with former cult members. Bill is a frequent speaker at ICSA\nconferences, and he and Lorna have been the recipients of the Authentic CAN\nHall of Fame Award and the Leo J. Ryan Award. In 2010, Bill was the recipient\nof ICSA\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also co-editor of ICSA&#8217;s Cult\nRecovery: A Clinician&#8217;s Guide to Working With Former Members and Their\nFamilies, which is due to be published in 2017.&nbsp; (201) 894-8515&nbsp;&nbsp; Website: blgoldberg.com\nEmail:bill@blgoldberg.com&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New Jersey\n(Englewood) Phone\/Electronic Consultation Possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ashlen\nHilliard<\/strong> is the\nAssistant to the Executive Director for the International Cultic Studies\nAssociation (ICSA). Before ICSA, she worked in Salt Lake City, Utah as a case\nmanager that helped individuals leaving polygamy out west. ICSA has provided\nher with a greater appreciation of the spectrum of coercive control and its\ninternational dimension, her current focuses are event organization and former\nmember outreach. She was also born and raised in the fundamentalist churches of\nChrist, and attended the sect\u2019s choice of higher education at Florida College,\nwhere she received her BA in Communication with a minor in Biblical Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashlen relocated to\nPortland, Oregon in March of this year, where she looking forward to connecting\nwith fellow survivors at the SAFE Meetups (Spiritual Abuse Forum for\nEducation), and focuses on building a network of survivors and helping\nprofessionals in the Pacific Northwest. This is her second year helping to\nimplement a local Portland conference that will provide resources for those who\nhave experienced spiritual abuse and high-control groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gillie\nJenkinson<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>PhD, is an accredited counsellor and psychotherapist in UK and is\nexperienced in delivering counselling face-to-face as well as on the telephone\nand Skype. She served two internships at Wellspring Retreat Center, Ohio, and\nhas many years\u2019 experience working with trauma victims, including survivors of\nspiritual and cult abuse, and sexual abuse. She has developed an approach to\ncounselling former members &#8211; &#8220;Time Away for Post-Cult Counselling.&#8221;\nGillie was a member of an abusive Bible-based cult in the 1970\u2019s. She is a\nregular presenter at conferences and a published author, including a\nco-authoring a chapter entitled &#8220;Pathological Spirituality&#8221; for a\nmedical text book entitled <em>Spirituality and Psychiatry<\/em>, published by\nRCPsych Publications in UK &#8211; 2009. She is the Mental Health Editor for ICSA\nToday. Gillie\u2019s doctoral research dissertation is entitled: \u2018Freeing the\nauthentic-self: Phases of Recovery and Growth from an Abusive Cult Experience\u2019.\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hopevalleycounselling.com\">Hopevalleycounselling.com<\/a>. &nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:info@hopevalleycounselling.com\">info@hopevalleycounselling.com<\/a>.&nbsp; +44 1433 639032<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kathryn\nKeller,<\/strong>\nPh.D.&nbsp; is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor \u2013\nSupervisor in Dallas, TX.&nbsp; She co-owns a group counseling practice, Dallas\nTherapy Collective, where she sees clients for individual therapy. She\ngraduated from Texas Woman\u2019s University with her doctorate in counseling\npsychology. She conducted her doctoral dissertation on the topic of spiritual\nabuse, resulting in the first known measure of spiritual abuse. Kathryn\u2019s\npractice is focused on clients who have experienced traumatic stress, including\nspiritual and religious trauma. She works particularly well with people who\nhave experienced high levels of control in fundamentalist and evangelical\nChristian traditions. In addition to therapy, she enjoys training, consulting,\nsupervising, and running many of the behind the scenes business aspects of her\ngroup practice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joseph\nKelly&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1300 S.\n13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 267-679-5493 joekelly411@gmail.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intervention101.com, Cultmediation.com: These sites offer\nresources designed to help thoughtful families and friends understand and\nrespond to the complexity of a loved one\u2019s cult involvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cultrecovery101.com: assists group members\nand their families make the sometimes difficult transition from coercion to\nrenewed individual choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr.\nColleen Logan<\/strong>\u2019s career spans decades of activism, advocacy, and diversity\ntraining. She is known in particular for her expertise in providing diversity\ntraining related to the unique needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,\nTransgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Logan\nhas been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 1994. She has maintained a\nprivate practice for over twenty years. She holds a License as a Supervisor in\nTexas. She has been recognized and commended by the American Counseling\nAssociation (ACA) and The Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender\nIssues in Counseling, a division of ACA for her contributions to the field of\ncounseling and affirmative therapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender\nindividuals and their significant others. She is co-founder of the Texas\nAssociation of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues in Counseling, a division of\nTexas Counseling Association. She is a Fellow and former past president of the\nAmerican Counseling Association (ACA). She remains active in the organization\nand currently serves as a trustee on the American Counseling Association Foundation\n(ACAF). She is also active in the Texas Counseling Association (TCA) and serves\non the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Logan\nhas authored or co-authored a number of articles and chapters as well as a book\nregarding how to work effectively with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender\nclients and their significant other. In 2016, Dr. Logan authored a document\nentitled Inclusion and Wellbeing of LGBTQ Youth, an award-winning document\ncreated for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America staff and volunteers. Moreover,\nin 2017, Dr. Logan co-authored a seminal guide to counseling the LGBTQ+\ncommunity across the lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/AboutUs\/Directory\/Counseling\/Logan\">https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/AboutUs\/Directory\/Counseling\/Logan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Cyndi\nMatthews<\/strong> is an\nAssistant Clinical Professor from Southern Methodist University and graduated\nwith a PhD and Masters in Counseling and Counselor Education from Texas A&amp;M\nUniversity-Commerce. Dr. Matthews previously worked at the University of\nLouisiana Monroe and the University of North Texas at Dallas before coming to\nSMU. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) and a\nNationally Certified Counselor (NCC) with over 17 years\u2019 experience working\nwith individuals, couples, and families. She is also a Cult Consultant who\nworks with former cult members and their families from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr.\nMatthews\u2019 research interests include religious\/spiritual abuse along with its\nlong-term effects and counseling best practices; counseling with LGBTQ+\nindividuals; and counseling individuals born and raised in religious cults. Her\ndissertation examined the long term effects of those born and raised in\nreligious cults. She has published in the International Journal for the\nAdvancement of Counselling, The Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, and the\nInternational Journal of Cultic Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is a\nmember of ACA, ASERVIC, ALGBTIC, CSJ, TCA, TxCSJ, TALGBTIC, TAMFC, and ICSA and\ncurrently serves on the ICSA, ASERVIC, and ALGBTIC boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr.\nMatthews&#8217; private practice specializes in Depression\/Anxiety\/Stress, LGBTQ+\nIssues\/Gender Identity, Addiction, Religious Abuse &amp; Cult Recovery,\nPost-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual, Emotional, &amp; and Physical Abuse,\nAnger Management, Domestic Violence, Sex Therapy, Premarital Counseling,\nCommunication Skills, Crisis Management, and Relationship Effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr.\nMatthews is trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT),\nEMDR, Couples&#8217; Gottman (Levels I and II) and Couples\u2019 Imago therapy, Sandtray\nTherapy, Online Counseling, and Psychodrama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/AboutUs\/Directory\/Counseling\/Matthews\">https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Simmons\/AboutUs\/Directory\/Counseling\/Matthews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patrick\nRyan&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1300 S.\n13th Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-467-4939 pryan19147@gmail.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intervention101.com, Cultmediation.com: These sites offer\nresources designed to help thoughtful families and friends understand and\nrespond to the complexity of a loved one\u2019s cult involvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cultrecovery101.com: assists group members\nand their families make the sometimes difficult transition from coercion to\nrenewed individual choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CultNEWS101.com: Daily news, links,\nresources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert E.\nSchecter, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniel\nShaw, LCSW<\/strong>, is the\nauthor of Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation, published by\nRoutledge. He is a Psychoanalyst in&nbsp; Private Practice in New York City and\nNyack, NY; and he is Faculty and Clinical Supervisor at The National Institute\nfor the Psychotherapies (NIP), in New York City. Shaw spent thirteen years as a\nstaff member in Siddha Yoga (SYDA Foundation). There he wore many hats,\nincluding: manager of the residential Manhattan facility, educator,\nspokesperson, public relations coordinator, community organizer, and\nwriter\/director of public programs. Shaw exited Siddha Yoga in 1994, published\nan Open Letter about Siddha Yoga on the internet in 1995, and helped create the\nLeaving Siddha Yoga website, one of the first internet websites for ex cult\nmembers. Shaw is the author of Traumatic Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic\nPerspective, published in the Cultic Studies Journal, numerous psychoanalytic\npapers, and the editor of a special issue on the traumatizing narcissist in\nICSA&#8217;sInternational Journal of Cultic Studies. In 2018 Mr. Shaw received ICSA\u2019s\nMargaret T. Singer Award for for advancing the understanding of coercive\npersuasion and undue influence. Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danielshawlcsw.com\/\">www.danielshawlcsw.com<\/a> Email: danielshawlcsw@gmail.com Phone: (845) 548-2561.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michael\nShemwell <\/strong>is a\nlife coach, and started the podcast &#8220;Shunned&#8221; in which he now helps\nothers tell their stories. The 40 episodes to date cover people shunned from\nnot only Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses but other high control groups as well. For more\ninformation on Michael: <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelshemwell.com\/?fbclid=IwAR2_t0IplikmfxobU8Kl_0WOcl4cAvU9Y64ZfzEr8AQG3jMSYiPDpLPBkwg\">https:\/\/michaelshemwell.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joseph\nSzimhart<\/strong> began\nresearch into cultic influence in 1980, after ending his two-year devotion to a\nNew Age sect. He began to work professionally as an intervention specialist and\nexit counselor in 1986 on an international scale. From 1985 through 1992, he\nwas chairman of an interdenominational, cult information organization in New\nMexico. Since 1998 he has worked in the crisis department of a psychiatric\nemergency hospital in Pennsylvania. He continues to assist families with\ninterventions and former members in recovery, including consultations via phone\nand Internet. He maintains a cult informational website, lectures, consults for\nthe media, and has published articles, book reviews, and papers related to the\ncult problem. His first novel, Mushroom Satori: The Cult Diary, was released in\n2013 through Aperture Press. He has an art studio at Goggleworks Center for the\nArts in Reading, PA. In 2016 he received an ICSA Lifetime Achievement Award at\nthe Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas. Website: http:\/\/jszimhart.com\/ Email:\njszimhart@gmail.com Phone: (484) 529-1936. Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Julienna\nViegas<\/strong> was born\nand raised in Belgium. She grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of\nlatter-day saints. She left the mainstream Mormon Church in 2015 after going\nthrough a faith crisis which led her to question the foundation of her\nchildhood beliefs. Since then she has published several articles in the Salt\nLake Tribune questioning practices in the Mormon Church, she was interviewed on\nMormon Stories by John Dehlin, she participated in multiple podcasts and hosts\nher own Faith Transition Podcast. Julienna studied International Politics at\nBrigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She currently works as a business\ndeveloper in a FinTech company and also volunteers to lead a faith transition\nsupport group in North Dallas. Julienna is the mother of three children. She is\ncurrently finishing a book about faith transition. She enjoys traveling and\nstaying physically active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefaithtransitionpodcast.com\/if6oq2yk6qk6l453u5oxl38ojb66y4\">\nhttps:\/\/thefaithtransitionpodcast.com\/if6oq2yk6qk6l453u5oxl38ojb66y4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Op-ed:<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.sltrib.com\/article.php?id=3826343&amp;itype=CMSID\">\nhttps:\/\/archive.sltrib.com\/article.php?id=3826343&amp;itype=CMSID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doni\nWhitsett, PhD,<\/strong> LCSW, is a Clinical Professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck\nSchool of Social Work where she teaches various courses in practice, behavior,\nmental health, and human sexuality. She has been working with cult-involved\nclients and their families for over 20 years and gives lectures to students and\nprofessionals on this topic. She has presented at national and international\nconferences in Madrid, Poland, Canada, and in Australia, where she helped\norganize two conferences in Brisbane. Her talks have included The Psychobiology\nof Trauma and Child Maltreatment (2005, Madrid) and Why Cults Are Harmful: A\nNeurobiological View of Interpersonal Trauma (2012, Montreal). Her publications\ninclude The Psychobiology of Trauma and Child Maltreatment (Cultic Studies\nReview, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2006), A Self Psychological Approach to the Cult\nPhenomenon (Journal of Social Work, 1992), Cults and Families (Families in\nSociety, Vol. 84, No. 4, 2003), which she coauthored with Dr. Stephen Kent, and\nWhy cults are harmful: Neurobiological speculations on inter-personal trauma.\nICSA Today, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2014. Dr. Whitsett also has a specialty in Sexuality\nand was awarded a Fulbright Specialist Scholarship in 2016 to study, teach, and\ndo research on this topic in China. Email: whitsett@usc.edu Phone: (323)\n907-2400<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark\nWingfield<\/strong> is\nassociate pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas and author of the new\nbook Why Churches Need to Talk About Sexuality. He is a regular columnist for\nthe Dallas Morning News and Baptist News Global and presented a 2016 TEDx Talk,\n\u201cThe Baptist Pastor And His Transgender Friends.\u201d He is a former print\njournalist who combines his passion for social justice with his role as a\npastor to serve as an advocate for those estranged from organized religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Website:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilshirebc.org\/about-wilshire\/ministerial-staff\/\">\nhttps:\/\/www.wilshirebc.org\/about-wilshire\/ministerial-staff\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ted Talks:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ugl5hDuaVwQ\"> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ugl5hDuaVwQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) <a href=\"https:\/\/documentcloud.adobe.com\/link\/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Af97ca82c-4397-4024-80bb-2d2132f33410\">Gillie\u2019s\nPowerpoint<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocumentcloud.adobe.com%2Flink%2Ftrack%3Furi%3Durn%253Aaaid%253Ascds%253AUS%253A9f5dde23-6cd0-4629-993d-2adb1977bf7b&amp;redir_token=Sn6AlYRKtYXQSdSCFXOwWOrDWT98MTU4NTI0NDcwNUAxNTg1MTU4MzA1&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=gCuV8uYVzbk\"> Cult\nRecovery: A Clinician\u2019s Guide to Working with Former Members and Families (pp.\n215-240)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FInfluence-Psychology-Persuasion-Robert-Cialdini%2Fdp%2F006124189X&amp;redir_token=Sn6AlYRKtYXQSdSCFXOwWOrDWT98MTU4NTI0NDcwNUAxNTg1MTU4MzA1&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=gCuV8uYVzbk\"> Influence:\nThe Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition by Robert B. Cialdini<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.somis.org%2FTDD-02.html&amp;redir_token=Sn6AlYRKtYXQSdSCFXOwWOrDWT98MTU4NTI0NDcwNUAxNTg1MTU4MzA1&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=gCuV8uYVzbk\"> The\nDiscipling Dilemma, Chapter 2: Personality assessment tool results amongst\nmembers of the International Churches of Christ (Boston Movement)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F332036519_Out_in_the_World_Post-Cult_Recovery&amp;redir_token=Sn6AlYRKtYXQSdSCFXOwWOrDWT98MTU4NTI0NDcwNUAxNTg1MTU4MzA1&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=gCuV8uYVzbk\"> Out in\nthe World: Post-Cult Recovery By Gillie Jenkinson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocumentcloud.adobe.com%2Flink%2Ftrack%3Furi%3Durn%253Aaaid%253Ascds%253AUS%253Aef19cfb8-36fb-44ab-b791-3b81ad5db6b0&amp;redir_token=Sn6AlYRKtYXQSdSCFXOwWOrDWT98MTU4NTI0NDcwNUAxNTg1MTU4MzA1&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=gCuV8uYVzbk\"> PDF of\nthis article Questions to Ask a Potential Therapist Adobe Cloud Viewing link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F172bEHlQpNOvmqajGXQFPrG_q4pTk8UEw%2Fview&amp;redir_token=Sn6AlYRKtYXQSdSCFXOwWOrDWT98MTU4NTI0NDcwNUAxNTg1MTU4MzA1&amp;event=video_description&amp;v=gCuV8uYVzbk\"> PDF of\nthis article &#8216;Leaving Psychologically &#8211; Breaking the Confluential Trance&#8217; By\nGillie Jenkinson in the latest version of the International Journal of Cultic\nStudies (IJCS)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ICSA History Collection\nInterview with Steve Eichel (Current President of ICSA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert E. Schecter, PhD,\ninterviewed Steve K. D. Eichel, PhD, on July 7, 2018 as part of a series of\ninterviews designed to illuminate ICSA\u2019s history. Dr. Eichel, who has served as\nICSA\u2019s president, discusses his early work in this field, including co-founding\nthe counseling organization RETIRN. He also discusses changes he has observed\nin the field and his views on ICSA and its future.\u200bBuilding Bridges; Leaving\nand Recovering from Cultic Groups and Relationships: A Webinar for Families and\nFormer Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Why people join groups, leave groups and stay?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Why people join groups?<\/li><li>Why people stay in groups?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Bernstein, MS, LMFT\nJoseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panel &#8211; Inside the\nTherapeutic Space w\/ Ashley Allen and Doni Whitsett<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashley Allen; Doni\nWhitsett In the Mental Health Cult field little, if anything, has been written\nabout the therapeutic process from both the perspective of the therapist and\nthe client. In contrast, much has been written by therapists and clients\nindividually about the symptomology of former members, application of\ntheoretical frameworks, case examples, and personal accounts. However, to our\nknowledge there has not been anything written or presented on the simultaneous\nexperience of both the therapist and the client. This presentation is a unique\nopportunity to hear perspectives from \u201cboth sides of the couch.\u201d It will open\nthe door and give participants a chance to explore the therapeutic space from\nthe point of view of a therapist, Dr. Doni Whitsett, and an SGA, Ashley Allen,\nMSW. We will share pertinent themes in the recovery process from our respective\npositions, highlight what worked and what didn\u2019t, and explore the rationale\nbehind those interventions. While each therapeutic experience is different and\n\u201cone size doesn\u2019t fit all,\u201d this presentation will provide a fuller picture of\nthe therapeutic process and jump start this important conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Building Bridges; Leaving and Recovering from Cultic Groups and Relationships: A Webinar for Families and Former Members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why do families become\nconcerned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. Notice disturbing\nbehavioral changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. Lack of contact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. Major changes of\ngoals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. Disapprove of the\ngroup\u2019s beliefs or practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>e. Don\u2019t know anything\nabout the group, so fear it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>f. React against terms:\n\u201ccult\u201d \u201cbrainwashing\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Bernstein, MS, LMFT\nJoseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Prison of Shame and Fear:\nUnderstanding the Role of Shame in Cult Indoctrination and Recovery &#8211; Dan Shaw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fear and shame are what\nbedevil all traumatized people, as they struggle to feel safe in a world where\nthey have felt the trapped, helpless, powerlessness of traumatic experience. I\nexplore in this talk how shame plays a part in successful cult recruitment; the\nrole of shame in the cult leader\u2019s psychology; the use of shame in cults as a\nmeans of control and domination; and the ways that shame haunts those who leave\ncults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building Bridges; Leaving\nand Recovering from Cultic Groups and Relationships: A Webinar for Families and\nFormer Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What approaches have\nfamilies used to address their concerns? What has worked?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. What has not\nworked?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. Sharing Ideas About What\nWorks Best?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. What can families do\nwhen these approaches are not feasible or appropriate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. Why many groups don&#8217;t\nfit the \u201ccult\u201d stereotype?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Bernstein, MS, LMFT\nJoseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building Bridges; Leaving\nand Recovering from Cultic Groups and Relationships: A Webinar for Families and\nFormer Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intervention101 (an alternative)\nApproach, and how to assess your unique situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. Do no harm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. Who wins? The group,\nfamily or Member?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. How to Assess your\nunique situation?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. Ethical issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Bernstein, MS, LMFT\nJoseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building Bridges; Leaving\nand Recovering from Cultic Groups and Relationships: A Webinar for Families and\nFormer Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World views.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. How do people adopt a\nworldview? How can families&nbsp; effectively communicate across\nworldviews?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. In our next session we\nwill discuss why relationships are so important, and how to communicate with\nyour loved one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Bernstein, MS, LMFT\nJoseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building Bridges; Leaving\nand Recovering from Cultic Groups and Relationships: A Webinar for Families and\nFormer Members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why are Relationships so\nimportant? How to improve communication?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. Developing\nproblem-solving skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. Formulating a helping strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; Rachel Bernstein, MS, LMFT Joseph Kelly, Patrick Ryan <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cult Stories recordings and other resources for ICSA members International Cultic Studies Association Mar 24, 2020, 3:37 PM We write in the hope that you are coping well with the stress of the corona virus pandemic.&nbsp; Because many of us are hunkering down at home, we thought that this is a good time to remind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":388,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions\/388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cultedchild.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}