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You know something happened.
You just haven't had the words to explain it.

 Maybe you’ve been walking through the woods for a while, sensing that something isn’t right. 

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 Little Red was fooled by the flowers but learned to recognise the wolf. We can too.

Recover From Coercive Control aims to provide trauma-informed insights and real-world contexts to help you recognise, process, and heal from high-control groups and relationships.

To help you recognise, process, and heal.

Flowers on the path

Individualised one to one counselling from the comfort of your home. 

Art therapy example for high-control groups

Some experiences are too difficult to put into words, that's where art therapy can help.

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A therapist who understands

Finding the right person to talk to matters. Experiences of coercive control, high-control groups and religious trauma can be difficult to explain, particularly when your counsellor has little understanding of how these environments affect people. Renée brings together professional training, years of experience and specialist knowledge of these experiences, creating a space where you don't have to spend your sessions explaining what happened before you can begin to heal from its impact.

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Was I In A High-Control group?

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Many people affected by coercive control, high-control groups, or abusive relationships ask this question—sometimes long after leaving.

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This rubric helps you explore those experiences in a structured, trauma-informed way, looking at patterns of influence, control, and psychological pressure that can occur in both groups and relationships.

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Coercive control is not limited to organised groups. In some cases, domestic violence and intimate partner abuse can function as a “cult of one”, where similar dynamics of isolation, fear, and identity erosion occur within a single relationship.

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This is not about labelling your experience. It is a reflective tool to support clarity, validation, and understanding at your own pace.

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How many groups in Australia?

Browse our database of high-control groups, search groups by category, and explore organisations associated with coercive control, cultic dynamics, and high-control systems. New groups added regularly.

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Assessments of groups on this website reflect Renée's personal opinions.

All therapeutic or psychological content presented on this website is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of a qualified mental health professional or medical provider with any personal concerns or questions you may have.

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Book an online counselling session through Recover From Coercive Control 

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Contact Australian Mental Health Support Contacts:

  • Lifeline: 13 11 14

  • Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636

  • 13 Yarn (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support): 13 92 76

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