Board of Directors, International Cultic Studies
Association
Carol Giambalvo is an ex-cult member who has
been a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984 and
a cofounder of reFOCUS, a national support
network for former cult members. She is on
ICSA’s Board of Directors, Director of ICSA’s
Recovery Programs, and is responsible for its
Project Outreach. Author of Exit Counseling: A
Family Intervention, co-editor of The Boston
Movement: Critical Perspectives on the
International Churches of Christ, and co-author
of “Ethical Standards for Thought Reform
Consultants,” Ms. Giambalvo has written and
lectured extensively on cult-related topics. In
2008 Ms. Giambalvo received ICSA's
Margaret T. Singer Award.
Carol Giambalvo is an ex-cult member who has
been a Thought Reform Consultant since 1984 and
a cofounder of reFOCUS, a national support
network for former cult members. She is on
ICSA’s Board of Directors, Director of ICSA’s
Recovery Programs, and is responsible for its
Project Outreach. Author of Exit Counseling: A
Family Intervention, co-editor of The Boston
Movement: Critical Perspectives on the
International Churches of Christ, and co-author
of “Ethical Standards for Thought Reform
Consultants,” Ms. Giambalvo has written and
lectured extensively on cult-related topics. In
2008 Ms. Giambalvo received ICSA's