Consultation
One to One Appointment
For family members experiencing Coercion and Alienating Behaviours or Parental Child Abduction (PCA), and practitioners working with families in these complex situations.
Accurate, up-to-date information about:
- Psychoeducation on alienating behaviours (including coercion, indoctrination, emotional manipulation, trauma bonding, learning and conditioning)
- How these behaviours affect children, parents, and other family members
- Coping skills for parents
- Situations to avoid
- Communicating and preparing for reunification & reintegration
- After alienation: moving forward together
- The latest research and resources
- Assistance with documenting and presenting family dynamics to professionals
Please note that there are circumstances where contact between parent and child is not possible, especially when safety concerns exist, making it unsafe for the parent and child to contact one another, or when restraining orders or court orders are in place that do not permit contact. These situations will not prevent parents from learning about coercive control, alienating behaviours, and the alienated child's perspective, or preparing to reunite when it is safe to do so, or if and when orders permit contact later.
Amanda cannot offer legal advice, crisis support or offer mental health services.
Australian emergency and crisis numbers are listed below.
Speaker/Presentations
Conferences, Private or Public Events
If you would like Amanda Sillars to speak at your next event, whether private or public, please inquire below. The price is upon application and does vary depending on the type of presentation and travel costs.
Examples of presentations
- Generational lived experience + Q & A
- Identifying coercion and alienating behaviours (PABs)
- Identifying alienators, targeted parents and alienated children
- Coercion and alienating behaviours, the harm they cause, interventions & assessments
- Coping and preparing for reunification
- Custom presentation
Psychoeducation
- alienation dynamics
- self-care practice
- establishing healthy boundaries
- critical thinking skills
Crisis support
Amanda does NOT offer emergency or crisis support
In an EMERGENCY situation if you are located in Australia call: 000
Call Triple Zero (000) only in life threatening emergencies. When you call:
- They will ask... Do you want Police, Fire or Ambulance
- Stay calm, don't shout, speak slowly and clearly.
- Tell them exactly where to come. Give an address or location
Stay focused, stay relevant, stay on the line
AUSTRALIAN HELP LINES
- Lifeline on 13 11 14 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 (24hr/7 days a week)
- MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Headspace (Age 12 to 25) on 1800 650 890 (9am to 1am chat with clinicians)
- 1800RESPECT Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence on 1800 737 732 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Griefline on 1300 845745 (8am to 8pm AEST)
- QLife LGBTI peer support on 1800 184 527 or webchat (3pm to midnight/7 days a week)
EMMM Petition
Parental Alienating Behaviours are Child Abuse & Family Violence
This serious form of abuse and family violence can no longer be ignored. Parental alienating behaviours must be acknowledged in Australia as it is in other parts of the world. We need legislation that not only acknowledges its existence but firmly and clearly legislates against it.