Sybil is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has specialized in working with victims and survivors of coercive control and domestic violence for the last decade, including the child victims in these families. She owns a small group therapy practice in Colorado and after witnessing the constant ethical issues survivors experience in the family court system trying to protect their children she created Rising Beyond Power and Control (often referred to as The Rising Beyond Community) to help close the gaps in support for this population. Sybil hosts The Rising Beyond Podcast and is active in legislative changes in Colorado for family court reform.

Important Links for Sybil

www.risingbeyondpc.com, instagram.com/risingbeyondpc https://www.linkedin.com/in/sybil-cummin-lpc-acs-50537791/

Key Takeaways

• Moral injury is a profound “soul wound” that occurs when you’re forced to act against your core values (e.g., sending a child to an unsafe home).


• Labeling the abuse (coercive control, gaslighting, narcissistic abuse) gives you the knowledge needed to break the cycle.


• Safety planning must be holistic: physical (go‑bag), financial (budget, separate accounts), emotional (therapy, peer support).


• Document everything—screenshots, timestamps, PDFs, and keep a separate, court‑ready journal. Present facts, not diagnoses.


• Teens need felt safety: consistent, non‑judgmental spaces where they can ask questions on their timeline.


• Regulate the nervous system with micro‑movement, breath, or music; freeze = pause → small, doable action.


• Community matters: Isolation fuels control; a survivor network speeds recovery and provides practical legal/parenting hacks.


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