Events

Past Webinars

• Consultations with Families of Cult Members   Bill Goldberg

• The "Golden Child" in Cult Recovery   Helena Lofgren

• Working with Shame in Cult Recovery!    Cathrine Moestue

• SECURE – Essential Principles to Understand and Recover from Religious or Spiritual Abuse  Patrick J. Knapp, PhD

• Applying Neuroscience to Clinical Work With Cult Survivors   Doni Whitsett, PhD, LCSW, MFT

  • Lessons Learned: Therapy with Survivors of Cult Groups or Relationships.  Lorna Goldberg

  • The Heart of Cult Recovery: Finding Compassion for the Self.   Daniel Shaw

  • The Drama Triangle and the Power & Control Wheel Walk Into a Church.  Kathryn Keller

  • Counseling LGB+ Individuals Coming Out of Religious Cults.  Cyndi Matthews

  • The Cult Pseudo Identity and the Phases of Recovery and Growth. Gillie Jenkinson

  • Understanding Trauma Theory.  Gillie Jenkinson

  • Therapy with Former Cult Members.  Lorna Goldberg

Wounded Faith Webinar Series

ICSA’s program, Spiritual Abuse Resources (SAR), hosted a series of webinars during the 2022-23 season. In these webinars Rev. Dr. Neil Damgaard, editor of ICSA’s book Wounded Faith, interviewed authors who wrote chapters for the book. 

Webinars from the series are listed below. We recommend that you read the Wounded Faith book (available on Amazon).  Recordings of these webinars are available on our YouTube channel. 

Making Your Church Spiritually Safe (Neil Damgaard interviewed by Ken Garrett). 

Spiritual Abuse: Women's Issues (Judy Pardon) 

Forgiveness (Doug Duncan) 

Marital Damage and Recovery Following Religious Abuse (Pat and Heidi Knapp) 

The Stages of Recovery (Pat Knapp) 

Healing Your Image of God (Wendy Duncan) 

When the Walking Wounded Walk into Church (Ken Garrett) 

Recovery for Former Group Members

Selected Videos From Past Events

• The Cult Pseudo Identity and the Phases of Recovery and Growth.  Gillie Jenkinson

• Ken Garrett's Story

• The Impact of Cults on Childhood Development. Eva Mackey

• How to Choose a Therapist.  Bill Goldberg

• Stage 5: Escaping Exploitation.  Dylesia Barner

• Former Jehovah's Witness Recovery Series: Interview with Michael Shemwell   

• Recovery and the New Age.  Joseph Szimhart

• Spiritual manipulation in pseudo-Christian cults: A panel discussion with former members

• Leaving and Recovering From Cultic Groups and Relationships.  Michael Langone; Patrick Ryan

• Explore more than 125 videos on ICSA's YouTube Channel

Research Events

Selected Videos From Past Events

• Malignant Narcissism as the Core Madness of the Cult Leader.  Charles Zeiders and Peter Devlin

• The Psychology of Coercive Control Online Masters Program Overview. Linda Dubrow-Marshall; Rod Dubrow-Marshall

• Widening the Frame: What Understanding Coercive Control Can Mean for the Larger Discussion.  Ragan Schriver

• ICSA Conversations - Brainwashing - Scientific Concept or Mere Label.  Benjamin Zablocki.

• Overview of Cultic Studies Research.  Rod Dubrow-Marshall

• Explore more than 125 videos on ICSA's YouTube Channel

Workshops for Families

Selected Videos From Past Events

• Meet the Author! Interview With Livia Bardin

• Self Care and Resilience.  Rod and Linda Dubrow-Marshall

• Coercive Control & Cults: An Overview .  Steve Eichel

• Building Bridges; Leaving and Recovering From Cultic Groups and Relationships.  Patrick Ryan; Joseph Kelly

• Religious Conflict Resolution: A Model for Families.  Michael Langone

• Four Approaches to Helping Families.  Lois Svoboda, Moderator; David Clark; Joseph Szimhart; Joseph Kelly; Patrick Ryan; Steve Hassan

• Explore more than 125 videos on ICSA's YouTube Channel

Selections from Other Events

• View videos in the 2021-22 "Meet the Author" Playlist

• Cults & the Law: A Practical Guide .  Phil Elberg + Interactive Roundtable Discussion

• ICSA History Collection: Interview with Michael Langone

• Parent to Parent: Keeping Your Teen Safe and Prevention Before Recruitment: Where do we Begin?  Robin Boyle-Laisure and Andrea Laisure

• Why Attorneys do not Accept Cult Related Litigation.  Peter Georgiades

• Explore more than 125 videos on ICSA's YouTube Channel