Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola, DSW, LCSW

Dr. Christine Marie Cocchiola, DSW, LCSW is a Coercive Control Educator, researcher and survivor. She is a full-time college professor teaching social work for the last 20 years and has been a social justice advocate since the age of 19, volunteering for a local domestic violence/sexual assault agency. Her expertise is in the areas of coercive control and the traumatic experiences of both adult and child victims, researching and developing training on these topics both nationally and internationally. Dr. Cocchiola, a Founding Member and a Board Member of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, has actively supported codifying coercive control, writing numerous policy briefs supporting these efforts. She is the creator of The Protective Parenting Program, guiding protective parents, adult victims of the coercive controller on their journey toward healing their children and child victims of the coercive controller. She can be found on IG and FB @dr.cocchiola_coercivecontrol and on Twitter @coercivecontrol, or at www.coercivecontrolconsulting.com or www.iknowyourheart.com.