Michelle Piper, LMFT

Coercive Control Subject-Matter Expert & Expert Witness Consultant

Coercive Control · Intimate Partner Violence · Domestic Violence · Post-Separation Abuse

Translating complex patterns of coercive control, trauma, and post-separation abuse into clear, evidence-informed language for legal, clinical, and professional settings.


Michelle Piper is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 27 years of clinical experience and specialized advanced training in coercive control, intimate partner violence, stalking, trauma, and expert testimony.

She provides subject-matter consultation, professional education, and expert-witness services to attorneys and other professionals seeking to understand patterns of coercive control and their psychological, financial, occupational, relational, and social effects.

Services include

  • Expert witness consultation
  • Attorney consultation
  • Record and pattern review
  • Coercive control and IPV consultation
  • Professional education and training
  • Speaking and organizational consultation