Carol A. Lambert, MSW

About

Carol A. Lambert, MSW, is a psychotherapist and domestic violence expert with three decades of clinical experience helping individuals and groups, and a career-long commitment to women’s psychological health. Since 1993, she developed a unique approach and cofounded the Recovery Groups for Women with Controlling Partners that bring together insights from mental health, trauma recovery, and domestic violence. At McLean Hospital, a psychiatric hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School, she provides domestic violence training and consultation. Over the years, her expertise took her from educating volunteers in a domestic violence program affiliated with local police to providing training and consultation to the National Football League. In all her endeavors, she brings critical attention to psychological abuse and the major losses to women’s mental and physical health. She’s currently in private clinical practice in Belmont and Concord, MA.

Recent Posts

Denial for the Perpetrator and Survivor of Intimate Partner Abuse

In intimate partner abuse in a couple, both perpetrator and survivor are in denial. It's almost always upon the survivor to ultimately say "no more" for change to take place.

Self-Compassion: A Must for Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse

Feeling for ourselves and our suffering is a necessary part of fully healing.

How Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse Take Back Control

To take back agency, survivors of intimate partner abuse need to identify the coercive tactics and psychological impact, and then embark on trauma recovery.

Domestic Violence: Some U.S. States' Residents at Higher Risk

Domestic violence rose before and after the pandemic. A 2023 study identifies the U.S. states with highest percentages. More education and resources are needed.

Victims of Abuse Penalized for Victimization

It's hard to believe that intimate partner victims with children can be held responsible for the violence they endure and risk losing custody.

Intimate Partner Abuse Often Causes Adverse Physical Health

Intimate partner abuse not only harmfully affects mental health, but also creates a serious risk to declining physical health, underscoring the need to recognize and treat both.

Guns Make Domestic Violence More Deadly

Since domestic violence wasn’t identified 200 years ago, the 1994 federal law "protective order" for DV victims is deemed unconstitutional by one appeals court, so far.

Exposure to Intimate Partner Abuse Requires Healing

After leaving an abusive intimate partner, recovery is necessary to heal from self-blame, low self-esteem, and loss of trust in your own judgment and get back safety and agency.

Coercive Control Weighs Heavily on Children

New data about coercive control in the home reveals that children need protection.

Identifying Signs of Coercion When Dating

Dating can be less stressful when you're aware of the potential red flags of a coercive partner.