Karen Woodall

We are coming up to Christmas. In London the lights are twinkling all around us and the music floating out of the shop doorways reminds me of my own childhood…

There is a new dawn breaking in the field of parental alienation, especially in Europe where we continue the work of the European Association of Parental Alienation Practitioners.  This new…

Working with children who reject a parent after family separation is the most toxic environment for any practitioner to be involved in.  At times I find myself having to step…

One of the biggest problems in coping with being rejected by your children is the manner in which you are forced into a mirroring of the good/bad splitting which is…

We are coming close to the holiday season in the USA and for us in the UK the Christmas lights and sounds already begin to permeate the dark November nights.…

I continue my work with families affected by parental alienation and as I do so I find myself learning at the deepest level, about the splits in the internal landscape…

Working as I do in the Family Court I come across what I call the Parallel Universe Principle (PUP) on many occasions.  The PUP is that which is suffered by…

I was sent this yesterday, I listened to it this morning and felt it’s love and lightness might resonate with so many of you who come here regularly. Thanks Tom…

This week I continue my work with young people who have suffered the pathologically split state of mind.  These young people have reunited with a parent but continue to struggle…

The outcome of the CAFCASS Child Impact Assessment Framework is starting to show in the UK. This week news reaches us of cases where severe alienation is found but CAFCASS…

Our workshop in London in December has almost sold out and so in response to the call for more workshops across the UK I am pleased to announce three further…

Our next workshop for parents in the UK will be held in central London on December 8th. This one day intensive workshop is focused upon helping parents to more deeply…

I am currently working with a group of young people who suffered the pathological splitting reaction in their early teens and who have reunited with their parent in their early…

This week CAFCASS have released their High Conflict Pathway, which is guidance for practitioners which includes what to do when children reject a parent.  Originally entitled the High Conflict Pathway,…

There is a more than a little bit of disarray in the UK at the moment around the subject of parental alienation.  From CAFCASS and Nagalro who are busy peddling…

This Be The Verse BY PHILIP LARKIN They fuck you up, your mum and dad.     They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults…

One of the startling features of reunification work is the way in which the child’s psychologically split state of mind is mirrored by the rejected parent.  This is a problem,…

Ahead of the next meeting of EAPAP in Strasbourg in November we will be delivering a two day training for professionals which is approved by EAPAP.  Anyone who is considering…

As we move into the Autumn months in the UK and Europe we are preparing for the next stage in our work to regulate practice in the field of parental…

One of the greatest difficulties when a child is being alienated is the manner in which the witnessing of the harm being done and the helplessness to prevent it, can…

Monday morning and I am on my rounds again. As I zig zag across the country, meeting family and friends between working with families affected by parental alienation, I am…

Having spent five days in the company of the world leading authorities in parental alienation, I am reminded again of the depth of the scientific field and both the passion…

One of the themes which is bubbling up from the media reporting of parental alienation in recent weeks is the ideological viewpoint that children have the right to decide whether…

Arriving back home from Switzerland last night I was woken by Nick to see the short piece on parental alienation on the BBC News at ten last night.  Having fallen…

Five days after the European Association of Parental Alienation Practitioners Conference in London, at which eighteen of the world’s leading authorities on parental alienation delivered what Sir Paul Coleridge, (a…

For all enquiries please email office@familyseparationclinic, for bookings please email us for a booking form and an invoice will be sent to you. We have six places left for this…

Day two of the EAPAP Conference was focused upon the mental health interventions which are seen to be effective around the world with alienated children and their families. In the…

Chaired by Sir Paul Coleridge, Day One of the European Association of Practitioners Conference was attended by 140 delegates from eleven countries around the world, including Hong Kong, New Zealand,…

Today we launch the internationally recognised standards of practice in the field of parental alienation. Today we pledge to families in Europe that you will have the choice and chance…

Parental alienation is the unjustified rejection, by a child, of a parent who was seen to be loved dearly.  It occurs in the post separation landscape and it is often…

We are just back from Skeppenholmen in Stockholm where the second international conference of the Parent Alienation Study Group was held on the 24th and 25th August. Although our trip…

Today marks the beginning of a major phase of change in which many of the leading authorities in the world are coming together to create change for abused children of…

Here in London we are busy preparing to fly to Sweden for the PASGNordic Conference in Stockholm on Friday and Saturday of this week. At the same time we are…

I work daily with children, young people and adults who are affected by parental alienation.  In doing so I come to notice those things which are similar as well as…

The EAPAP Conference will hear from leading UK legal people on best practice in dealing with cases where children reject a parent after separation.  Leading UK Barristers will speak about…

The Internationally Recognised Standards of Practice in the field of Parental Alienation will be introduced by the European Association of Parental Alienation Practitioners at the EAPAP 2018 Conference on August…

We continue to build the structures for significant change for children and families affected by parental alienation.  With only two weeks to go now until we welcome delegates to the…

Exciting news today that Jennifer Harman, writer, researcher and expert in the field of parental alienation, will join us to present at the Conference on day two. Jennifer is a…

The title of the EAPAP Conference 2018 is ‘Moving Upstream’ and focuses upon the internationally recognised standards of practice which are being curated in preparation for regulation of this field…

The time has come to set recognised standards of practice for practitioners who work with children and families affected by divorce and family separation.  The European Association of Parental Alienation…