Credentials & Related Experience:

  • MSc Psychology of Coercive Control*. Salford University, UK

  • Cult & Religious Recovery Practitioner*. Hope Valley Counseling. Trained in a specialized approach by Dr. Gillie Jenkinson

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 2 Practitioner*. IFS Institute

  • Certified Integrative Trauma Coach*. Aura Institute

  • Research Associate. Salford University, England

  • Expert Witness for cases of Coercive Control (for CV click here.)

 

  • ICSA (International Cultic Studies Awareness) Research Committee Member

  • Certified Human Rights Consultant. US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights

  • Consent Awareness Advocate (CAN)

  • University Accredited DASH (Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Harassment and Honor Based Violence) 2009-2003 Risk Training Certification. Laura Richards.

  • Coercion Coalition Member

  • Helping Professional with Dr. Marlene Winell
    (Dr. Winell coined the term Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) and primarily serves those recovering from fundamentalist Christian backgrounds)

Recent Speaking Engagments:

 
 
 

2023

  • Monthly consultation services for a group representing parents & partners with a loved one in a cult. 2023-present.

  • Conference on Religious Trauma (CORT). A Specialized Approach to Religious Recovery. Co-presented with Dr. Gillie Jenkinson and Claire Alison Hams.

  • International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA). Identifying patterns of harmful behavior. The invisible thread revealing connections between domestic abusers and cult leaders.

  • International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA). Exploring the Fine Line of Culty in the Online Self-Help Industry. Co-presented with Jean Brown and Callie Sorensen.

  • British Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy. Exploring the therapeutic experience of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy clients who have self-identified as experiencing coercive control: a qualitative study. Co-presented with Dr. Linda Dubrow-Marshall and Dr. Rod Dubrow-Marshall.

  • International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) Research Committee. Self-Care for Researchers.

2022

  • Conference on Religious Trauma (CORT). Recognizing coercive control in religious communities.

  • International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA). Leaving family to join a cult, getting out, & healing. The power of connection.

*Please note: Jennifer French Tomasic is not a psychotherapist.
Due to the nature of Jennifer’s educational work with survivors of spiritual abuse, religious abuse, and often narcissistic abuse found in unhealthy groups of high control, she herself abides by the commitment she encourages all spiritual teachers and leaders to abide by.  Jennifer is a member of the Association of Spiritual Integrity and abides by the ASI Honor Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Individuals.
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Jennifer is also an educator affiliated with Seek Safely, an organization whose mission it is to guide the Self-Help community toward a responsible future. She is committed to the promise of the organization that a person’s journey to self-empowerment and personal improvement is deeply personal, emotional and often times spiritual. She acknowledges and supports every individual’s right to a safe and constructive journey so that each person might find the personal growth and change they seek.
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