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Karen Woodall — UK Practitioner-Researcher

Family psychotherapist and one of the most influential UK voices on parental alienation. Founder of the Family Separation Clinic (London). Trains UK family-court practitioners, Cafcass officers, and judges on alienation assessment and intervention.

Key contributions

  • Family Separation Clinic — UK-based clinic providing assessment, intervention, and reunification work in cases of induced child rejection.
  • Understanding Parental Alienation: Learning to Cope, Helping to Heal (Charles C Thomas, with Nick Woodall) — practitioner reference.
  • Karen Woodall blog — long-running clinical-perspective writing on PA, attachment, and intervention strategy.
  • Significant influence on UK Cafcass training and the post-Re C [2023] practitioner consensus.

Where to find her work

  • Family Separation Clinic: https://www.familyseparationclinic.com/
  • Blog: https://karenwoodall.blog/
  • Twitter/X: @karenwoodall

Why she matters here

For UK practice, Woodall is the most prominent practitioner-researcher publicly writing on PA. Her clinic's approach is referenced in many recent E&W family-court appellate cases. Worth tracking for ongoing UK practice developments.

— Catalogued by Alan Markson · AntiAlienate.com · CC BY 4.0