FREE WEBINAR
COUNSEL FOR PROTECTIVE PARENTS NAVIGATING THE COURT SYSTEM
Join us on March 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM PST for our powerful webinar with special guest Dr. Christine Cocchiola.
This is a unique opportunity we don’t want you to miss!
We are honored to welcome Dr. Christine Cocchiola for a powerful webinar that will speak directly to the heart of what so many protective parents face.
Dr. Cocchiola is a clinician and coach who specializes in the traumatic experiences of adult and child victims of coercive control and narcissistic abuse. Her decades of experience—supporting individuals before escape, after escape, and through the complexity of the court system—bring essential insight and practical information into a system that often feels impossible to navigate.
She has helped thousands of survivors through her work at the Coercive Control Consulting Institute, and her voice is one we’ve referred to many times at The MEND Project.
In this special webinar, we’ll cover:
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2026 Webinar Schedule
January 8
10:00 AM PST
February 12
10:00 AM PST
March 19
10:00 AM PST
April 8
10:00 AM PST
May 14
10:00 AM PST
June 11
10:00 AM PST
July 9
10:00 AM PST
August 13
10:00 AM PST
September 10
10:00 AM PST
October 8
10:00 AM PST
November 12
10:00 AM PST
December 10
10:00 AM PST
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