March 11 • 8PM ET

Dr. Steve Lindenberg will speak about the carry over into adulthood of trauma to victims of parent alienation. Mental health difficulties, issues with self-esteem, and substance abuse are three adulthood manifestations of parent alienation. Relationships, Learning and Development, Grief and Loss, and Disconnection and Dysfunction are all attributes of parent alienation exhibited in adulthood. Dr. Steve will conclude by suggesting coping, healing through resilience, and attempting reunification with the target parent. Steven P. Lindenberg Ph.D. received his doctorate in counselor education with honors from the University of Georgia in 1977. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Kappa Delta Pi. His dissertation was based on research performed at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. It proved the efficacy of group therapy for terminally ill cancer patients. He wrote a book on the subject, Group Psychotherapy With People Who are Dying. Springfield IL: Thomas, 1983. Among his many honors Dr. Lindenberg has received Jesse S. Heiges Distinguished Alumnus Award (1996), Shippensburg (PA) University, Professional Service Award - American Mental Health Counselor's Association (1989 & 1991) Pennsylvania Counseling Association Eminent Practitioner Award (1988) and American Spirit of Honor Medal, a civilian award received while in the United States Air Force (1968). Dr. Lindenberg is the Founder of the Alliance of Parent Alienation and Family Reunification Practitioners (Alliance). He has also hosted Clinical Seminars by Dr. Bill Bernet and Lynn Steinberg, Ph.D. He has been interviewed as a parent alienation expert by Dr. Petra Deeter, Victim to Hero, and participated on a panel that included himself, Ashish Joshi, Esq., and Dr. Amy Baker moderated by Dr. Deeter. Dr. Lindenberg has been in practice for almost 46 years. He began his practice in Hershey Pennsylvania on June 15, 1977. He has performed hundreds of custody evaluations. He has testified under oath for over 1500 hours many of which have focused exclusively on parent alienation. In addition, he has provided therapy in dozens of reunification therapy cases. He has participated in 100 hours of basic and advanced family mediation training. He has be trained as a collaborative divorce neutral and is a past member of Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania, a collaborative law practice group. He was trained as a parenting coordinator. He has also consulted on behalf of alienated parents in Texas, North Carolina, and New Jersey. Since retiring after 14 years as a school psychologist in 2011, Dr. Lindenberg returned to his full- time practice. His work has focused on evaluations in case of severe parent alienation and reunification therapy. He conducts evaluations and provides expert testimony, consultation, reunification therapy in Pennsylvania, and consultation nationwide. Dr. Lindenberg is a charter and lifelong member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association and a retired member of the National Association of School Psychologists, the National Education Association, and the Pennsylvania State Education Association. He belongs to the Parent Alienation Study Group as well. He lives in Central Pennsylvania with his wife of 56 years, Linda, and their pets. He has three daughters and four grandsons. His hobbies are music, gardening, and reading. He can be reached at Drspl5@ptd.netand 1-717-269-8032.

March 18 • 8PM ET

This presentation will provide a summary of research into grandparents’ experience of being alienated from their grandchildren. Grandparents’ experiences of being exposed to parental alienating behaviours will be discussed. The types of losses associated with being alienated from their grandchildren will be described along with the ways grandparents cope with their experiences.

 Dr Mandy Matthewson is a senior lecturer and head researcher in the Family and Interpersonal Relationships Research Lab at the University of Tasmania. She is a clinical psychologist in private practice. Dr Matthewson has worked with many families and individuals affected by parental alienating behaviours. She has published numerous peer reviewed papers on parental alienation and is co-author of the book Understanding. and Managing Parental Alienation: A guide to assessment and treatment. Mandy Matthews, Ph. D Mandy.matthewson@utasedu.au

March 25 • 8PM ET

In this presentation, Dr. Baker will explore some of the hardest questions that targeted parents most frequently ask her, how targeted parents can avoid feeding into the alienating parent's agenda by psychologically taking care of themselves, and how the concept of ambiguous loss may be helpful to alienated parents who are faced with the only option of walking away. 

 Kelley A. Baker, PhD, LPC Dr. Baker graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 with a doctorate degree in Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology and a master’s degree in Program Evaluation. She also holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Dr. Baker has over 25 years of clinical experience serving families going through separation and divorce. As a forensic consultant in the Austin area of central Texas, she serves primarily as a court appointed guardian ad litem, a court appointed custody evaluator, and an expert on topics related to high conflict divorce. Her professional career includes teaching as an adjunct professor of undergraduate and graduate psychology and counseling courses and providing continuing education and training to mental health and legal professionals. She has presented training for local and state Bar Associations. Her publications include co-authored chapters in The Litigator’s Handbook: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology and in Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal Practice and Intervention Reforms. She has also contributed articles to the National Parents Organization. Dr. Baker is an active member in the American Counseling Association (ACA), The Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts (AFCC), Parental Alienation Study Group where she serves on the membership committee, and the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP), where she served for two years as the vice-president of family professions. www.kelleybakerphd.com.