David O'Farrell David O'Farrell

Coercive control is formally defined as psychological abuse in intimate relationships that causes fear of violence or serious alarm or distress that has a substantial adverse impact on a person’s day-to-day life, manifesting as a pattern of intimidation or humiliation involving psychological or emotional abuse.” (Domestic Violence Act).

David has trained in this difficult and distressing area of relationship counselling and has undergone specialist training in Coercive Control and Intimate abuse in Adults and Adolescents.