Domestic Violence
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Why Is It So Hard to Leave Abusive Relationships? (And What Can Be Done To Help?)
Why Is It So Hard to Leave Abusive Relationships? (And What Can Be Done To Help?) © 2025 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. “Why didn’t you just leave?” is one of the…
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Reducing Polarization in Divorce and Custody Cases: 7 Modest Proposals
Reducing Polarization in Divorce and Custody Cases:7 Modest Proposals © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Divorce and child custody decisions are based on the…
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Is Total Freedom the Goal?
Setting Boundaries: Is Total Freedom the Goal? © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Setting Boundaries in Relationships at Home, at Work and Online As we celebrate…
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Domestic Violence and Personality Disorders: What’s the Connection?
Domestic Violence and Personality Disorders: What’s the Connection? © 2024 by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. When I first had clients who were victim/survivors of…
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Domestic Violence vs. High Conflict Families: Are one or two people driving the conflict?
For years, there has been a tension between the terms “high conflict families” and “domestic violence” in family courts. Since the 1980s, family law professionals (lawyers, judges, mediators, and therapists) have considered most separating and divorcing families to have two fairly equal contributors to the disputes they bring to court.
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7 Tips for Dealing with Difficult People During this Crisis
7 Tips for Dealing with Difficult People During This Crisis©2020 Bill Eddy, LCSW, EsqHow are you doing during this homebound coronavirus crisis? We hope you’re…
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Spotting Dangerous Clients in 3 Steps
©2018 Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.Family law professionals were shaken to the core by the murders of 6 people by an angry ex-husband in Arizona.The victims included…
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How Effective are Restraining Orders with an HCP?
©2017 Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. Question: Based on your experience and knowledge of BPDs and HCPs, how effective are ROs if one is filed and granted against a…
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Marriage Conflict Skills: Finding the Balance
Marriage Conflict Skills: Finding the Balance© 2012 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.This week is National Marriage week.As the website…
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Handling Domestic Violence in New Ways for Families®
© 2009 By Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. The High Conflict Institute has developed a new method for handling high conflict family law cases, titled New Ways for…
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Evaluating Sexual Abuse Reports In Family Court
© 2007 Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. One of the most difficult issues which can confront parents, counselors, attorneys and judges is the concern that a child has been…