Recognizing controlling behavior in relationships can be challenging, especially when it develops gradually over time. Many controlling behaviors might initially appear as expressions of love or ...

Relationships should ideally be a source of comfort, love, and mutual respect. Yet, sometimes actions that seem loving may cross a line into being controlling. It's important to recognize these red ...

Dating should feel like a fun, open road trip, right? Not like being locked in the trunk! But sometimes, what starts as intense affection can slowly morph into something seriously unhealthy: control.

We’ve all been there—trapped in a relationship where the walls slowly close in, as your partner’s grip tightens like a vice. Maybe you’re feeling like a supporting character in your own life story or ...

I’ve sat across from countless clients in my therapy office, hearing the same heartbreaking whisper: “I never saw it coming.” ...

Control struggles between partners are often the ruin of a couple. But what is a battle for “control” in the context of a relationship? When I introduce this concept in couple’s therapy, there is ...

In intimate relationships, what feels like love to one person can be, in reality, a series of steps into being controlled by a partner. Coercive control is now illegal in the U.K. and emphasizes ...

Deeply caring people provide support, make kind gestures, and positively influence the lives of others. Controlling people can use these tactics as ways to seek authority over another person’s life ...

Members of Parliament have revived calls for Canada to criminalize the concept of coercive control as a way of combating ...