Grooming is a process, not a single event. It usually unfolds in stages: 1. Targeting The person identifies a young person through: They often choose: 2. Building trust (“gaining access”) They may: 👉 This can feel like friendship at first. 3. Emotional dependence They start to: 4. Isolation They may: 5. Boundary testing This is where manipulation increases: 6. Control, coercion, or… Read More How online grooming typically happens
🛡️ 1. “Stop Child Abuse / #StopChildAbuse” 👉 Focus: prevention + early detection, especially online 🧠 2. Government violence prevention campaigns (children & teens) 👉 Focus: making abuse visible and encouraging reporting 🏫 3. School-based prevention programmes (LOPIVI law) 👉 Focus: early prevention in education settings 🧩 4. Barnahus child protection model (expanding in Spain)… Read More Key campaigns & government initiatives in Spain
In couples work, I often say: keep family out of it, and if reconciliation is even a possibility, don’t turn separation into a fight over money. I’ve seen couples come back together because respect and care were still intact, and others separate but leave in a calmer, fairer place after doing the work. But when… Read More Couples Therapy
When I work with couples going through separation, I always say this early on: Keep your family out of it. Once outside voices come in, things escalate fast, and what could have been handled with dignity turns into sides, pressure, and unnecessary damage. And if there is any possibility of reconciliation—don’t turn it into a… Read More Keep your family out of it.
In my work with couples, one pattern becomes very clear over time: the outcome of a separation or reconciliation is rarely determined by the relationship ending itself—but by how people behave during that process. When couples reach a turning point, there are usually three broad paths I see unfold. 1. When Respect Remains Intact Some couples manage… Read More Couples Therapy, Separation, and What Really Determines the Outcome
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 