CULTS, GANGS, & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIGH-INTENSITY GROUPS (1+-hour multi-media talk)

• Take Your First Step to Recovery: Contact Me
• How Mental Health Providers Can Consult with Me

I am a licensed therapist and cult counselor. Read about my approach here.

Suggested Audiences

• College & High School Students
• Church Groups
• Community Groups

What You Will Learn (Topics Covered)

• Personal Stories Of Group Veterans (Including My Own)
• How Do You Define A "Cult," A "Gang," Or A "High-Intensity Domestic Abuse Family"?
• Who Joins High-Intensity Groups & Why?
• Wouldn't Jesus Have Been Called A "Cult Leader" Today?
• What About Freedom Of Religion?
• What Questions Should I Ask Any Group I Join?
• What If I Suspect A Loved One Is In A Cult?
• What Warning Signs Should I Look For?
• Where Can I Learn More?

Materials You Will Receive

• Resource List, including books, articles, web sites, cult counselors, and more
• Frequently Asked Questions about High-Intensity Groups (& Answers)

Fees

• $200 for presentation, plus ample Q&A time (travel to be negotiated)

Your Next Step

• Call John M. Knapp, LMSW, (518) 651-6490, to get answers to your questions

Bio:

John M. Knapp is a licensed master social worker, therapist, and cult expert. He has counseled over 2,000 former cult members in the last 13 years. He founded three web sites well known in cult recovery: TranceNet.net", TMFree.blogspot.com, and KnappFamilyCounseling.com.

A former member of an Eastern Meditation Cult himself, he brings a wealth of experience, expertise, and first-hand stories to the study of cults, gangs, and high-intensity domestic abuse relationships.

News organizations world-wide have interviewed him, including: Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo), Bras-Notiacute;cias (Brazil), Des Moines Register, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Washington Post, New Yorker Magazine, The Weekly Standard, 60 Minutes Australia, CNN-India, CBC Radio, among others.

John enjoys offering lively presentations and workshops to government agencies, churches, schools, and colleges.

He currently practices privately as Knapp Family Counseling in Malone, NY. He is also working on academic research projects and a book on meditation. He makes his home on a picturesque Upstate New York farmstead, surrounded by his extended family, chocolate labs, cats, and cockatiels.