70 International Journal of Cultic Studies ■ Vol. 8, 2017
Jenkinson, G. (2008). An investigation into cult pseudo-
personality: What is it and how does it form? Cultic Studies
Review, 7(3), 199–223.
Jenkinson, G. (2011). Time away in the Peak District program.
(conference presentation conducted by Hope Valley Counselling,
Hope Valley, UK.)
Kunsman, C. M. (2015). My unexpected journey. ICSA Today,
6(1), 8–12.
Kunsman, C. M. (2014, July 3–5). The efficacy of post-traumatic
stress disorder research for former high-demand group members
(Abstract of poster presentation at the ICSA Annual Conference,
Washington, DC.)
Lalich, J. (2004). Bounded choice. Berkeley &Los Angeles, CA:
University of California Press.
Lalich, J., &Tobias, M. (2006). Take back your life: Recovering
from cults and abusive relationships. Berkeley, CA: Bay Tree
Publishing.
Langone, M. (2015). Afterword by Michael Langone, ICSA Today,
(6)1, p. 12.
Lifton, R. J. (1989). Thought reform and the psychology of
totalism: The study of brainwashing in China. Chapel Hill, NC &
London, UK: University Of North Carolina Press.
Mabel, T. (2007). The adjustment process of ex-Buddhist monks to
life after the monastery. Journal of Religion and Health, 46(1), 19–
33.
Martin, P. R., Langone, M. D., Dole, A. A., &Wiltrout, J. (1992).
Post-cult symptoms as measured by the MCMI before and after
residential treatment. Cultic Studies Journal, 9(2), 51–72.
McFall, M. E., Murburg, M. M., Roszell, D. K., &Veith, R. C.
(1989). Psychophysiologic and neuroendocrine findings in post-
traumatic stress disorder: A review of theory and research. Journal
of Anxiety Disorders, 3(4), 243–257.
Ogden, P., Pain, C., &Fisher, J. (2006). A sensorimotor approach
to the treatment of trauma and dissociation, Psychiatric Clinics of
North America, 29(1), 263–279.
Rosen, S. (2014). Cults: A natural disaster—Looking at cult
involvement through a trauma lens. International Journal of Cultic
Studies, 5, 12–29.
Siegel, D. (2002) Attachment: From early childhood through the
lifespan. Paper presented at a UCLA conference on attachment.
Siegel, D. (2011). Mindsight: The new science of personal
transformation. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Singer, M. T. (2003). Cults in our midst: The continuing fight
against the hidden menace. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
van der Kolk, B. A., Pelkovitz, D., Roth., S., Mandel, F. S.,
McFarlane, A., &Herman, J. L. (1996). Dissociation,
somatization, and affect dysregulation: The complexity of
adaptation of trauma. American Journal of Psychiatry 153(7
Suppl.), 83–93.
van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score. New York,
NY: Viking.
White, M. (2004). Working with people who are suffering the
consequences of multiple trauma: A narrative perspective. The
International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work,
1, 45–76.
Whitsett, D. (2006) The psychobiology of trauma and child
maltreatment. Cultic Studies Review, 5(3), 351–353.
Whitsett, D. (2010). Overview of mental health treatment:
Consequences of cult involvement: Assessment and treatment.
Paper presented at Cult Information and Family Support
Conference, Queensland, Australia, March 12–13.
Whitsett, D. (2014). Why cults are harmful: Neurobiological
speculations of interpersonal trauma. ICSA Today, 5(1), 2–5.
About the Author
Denis Patrick Healy, BA, Grad Dip
(Counselling), M (Counselling and Applied
Psychotherapy), has specific expertise in
working with senior executives individually, in
“corporate couples,” and in teams, to get beyond
the “noise” of current dysfunctional behaviors
and illuminate their underlying causes. He
brings a unique set of skills through his own
career in senior-management roles, extensive
coaching experience with senior executives, and
formal qualifications in counselling, coaching,
and psychotherapy. Over the past 25 years,
Denis has become one of Australasia’s most
experienced executive counsellors. His clients
have included Federal cabinet ministers
chairmen and CEOs of publicly listed
organizations partners and managing partners of
the Big 4 accounting firms secretaries and
deputy secretaries within both state and
Australian public-service organizations and a
chief judge. He has more than 10,000 hours of
one-on-one development sessions with senior
executives. Denis’s other credentials include
Fellow, Australian Human Resources Institute
(FAHRI) member of CAPA PACFA
registered accredited coach and Fellow,
Australian Institute of Management (FAIM).
Website: www.the executivewhisperer.com.au
Email: denis@theexecutivewhisperer.com.au
Phone: (61) 41146-3534.
Jenkinson, G. (2008). An investigation into cult pseudo-
personality: What is it and how does it form? Cultic Studies
Review, 7(3), 199–223.
Jenkinson, G. (2011). Time away in the Peak District program.
(conference presentation conducted by Hope Valley Counselling,
Hope Valley, UK.)
Kunsman, C. M. (2015). My unexpected journey. ICSA Today,
6(1), 8–12.
Kunsman, C. M. (2014, July 3–5). The efficacy of post-traumatic
stress disorder research for former high-demand group members
(Abstract of poster presentation at the ICSA Annual Conference,
Washington, DC.)
Lalich, J. (2004). Bounded choice. Berkeley &Los Angeles, CA:
University of California Press.
Lalich, J., &Tobias, M. (2006). Take back your life: Recovering
from cults and abusive relationships. Berkeley, CA: Bay Tree
Publishing.
Langone, M. (2015). Afterword by Michael Langone, ICSA Today,
(6)1, p. 12.
Lifton, R. J. (1989). Thought reform and the psychology of
totalism: The study of brainwashing in China. Chapel Hill, NC &
London, UK: University Of North Carolina Press.
Mabel, T. (2007). The adjustment process of ex-Buddhist monks to
life after the monastery. Journal of Religion and Health, 46(1), 19–
33.
Martin, P. R., Langone, M. D., Dole, A. A., &Wiltrout, J. (1992).
Post-cult symptoms as measured by the MCMI before and after
residential treatment. Cultic Studies Journal, 9(2), 51–72.
McFall, M. E., Murburg, M. M., Roszell, D. K., &Veith, R. C.
(1989). Psychophysiologic and neuroendocrine findings in post-
traumatic stress disorder: A review of theory and research. Journal
of Anxiety Disorders, 3(4), 243–257.
Ogden, P., Pain, C., &Fisher, J. (2006). A sensorimotor approach
to the treatment of trauma and dissociation, Psychiatric Clinics of
North America, 29(1), 263–279.
Rosen, S. (2014). Cults: A natural disaster—Looking at cult
involvement through a trauma lens. International Journal of Cultic
Studies, 5, 12–29.
Siegel, D. (2002) Attachment: From early childhood through the
lifespan. Paper presented at a UCLA conference on attachment.
Siegel, D. (2011). Mindsight: The new science of personal
transformation. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Singer, M. T. (2003). Cults in our midst: The continuing fight
against the hidden menace. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
van der Kolk, B. A., Pelkovitz, D., Roth., S., Mandel, F. S.,
McFarlane, A., &Herman, J. L. (1996). Dissociation,
somatization, and affect dysregulation: The complexity of
adaptation of trauma. American Journal of Psychiatry 153(7
Suppl.), 83–93.
van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score. New York,
NY: Viking.
White, M. (2004). Working with people who are suffering the
consequences of multiple trauma: A narrative perspective. The
International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work,
1, 45–76.
Whitsett, D. (2006) The psychobiology of trauma and child
maltreatment. Cultic Studies Review, 5(3), 351–353.
Whitsett, D. (2010). Overview of mental health treatment:
Consequences of cult involvement: Assessment and treatment.
Paper presented at Cult Information and Family Support
Conference, Queensland, Australia, March 12–13.
Whitsett, D. (2014). Why cults are harmful: Neurobiological
speculations of interpersonal trauma. ICSA Today, 5(1), 2–5.
About the Author
Denis Patrick Healy, BA, Grad Dip
(Counselling), M (Counselling and Applied
Psychotherapy), has specific expertise in
working with senior executives individually, in
“corporate couples,” and in teams, to get beyond
the “noise” of current dysfunctional behaviors
and illuminate their underlying causes. He
brings a unique set of skills through his own
career in senior-management roles, extensive
coaching experience with senior executives, and
formal qualifications in counselling, coaching,
and psychotherapy. Over the past 25 years,
Denis has become one of Australasia’s most
experienced executive counsellors. His clients
have included Federal cabinet ministers
chairmen and CEOs of publicly listed
organizations partners and managing partners of
the Big 4 accounting firms secretaries and
deputy secretaries within both state and
Australian public-service organizations and a
chief judge. He has more than 10,000 hours of
one-on-one development sessions with senior
executives. Denis’s other credentials include
Fellow, Australian Human Resources Institute
(FAHRI) member of CAPA PACFA
registered accredited coach and Fellow,
Australian Institute of Management (FAIM).
Website: www.the executivewhisperer.com.au
Email: denis@theexecutivewhisperer.com.au
Phone: (61) 41146-3534.


































































































