Patricia Evans

Website : www.verbalabuse.com
Residence : Alamo, CA

Biographical information
Featured in O THE OPRAH MAGAZINE, Patricia Evans has single-handedly brought the subject of verbal abuse to the forefront of American consciousness. Hundreds of thousands of people have thanked her for liberating them from the confusion of this insidious and pervasive form of control.

Evans has spoken on this secret form of control to thousands of men and women in keynotes and workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada, including The Commonwealth Club and the Medical Society in Connecticut. She has been interviewed on more than two hundred radio programs, and twenty national television shows, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, Sally Jessy Raphael, CNBC and News Talk. She is the author of four books, entitled THE VERBALLY ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, VERBAL ABUSE SERVIVORS SPEAK OUT, CONTROLLING PEOPLE, and TEEN TORMENT: Overcoming Verbal Abuse at Home.

Acclaim for her books:
"THE VERBALLY ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP-A groundbreaking new book!" - NEWSWEEK
"CONTROLLING PEOPLE reveals the mind of the controller. Human kind urgently needs this, both on an individual and a collective level. Nothing else seems to be working very effectively."- Dr. David L. Quinby Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Psychology, Youngstown State University.
"TEEN TORMENT: Overcoming Verbal Abuse at Home and at School is…a great book on verbal abuse that has application to all people who seek to gain a greater understanding of verbal abuse, and particularly for parents who desire to spare their children…" - John M. Haroldson Chief Deputy District Attorney. Benton County

Acclaim as a public speaker:
"Riveting"-Keay Davidson, San Francisco Examiner
"Enlightening"-Dr. R. Jamison, Dir., Productivity, Rutherford, NJ
"Excellent"-Antoinette Michaels, Hope Counseling, Sayville NY,
"Powerful & Life-changing"-Don Adams, Pres., Psych. Resource Center, Cary, NC

Patricia is an interpersonal communications specialist, consultant, President of Evans Interpersonal Communications Institute (EICI, Inc.). She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her website www.verbalabuse.com is an outstanding source of information and support for every sector of society.

Discussion topics

• What Is Verbal Abuse & What Can You To Do About It?--Hidden verbal abuse can subtly define you, zapping your energy and impairing your health. Protect yourself with the knowledge and tools that help you deal with it.
• Communications at work!--Become a force and a friend at work. Are all your communi-cations effective? Are you being heard? Do you have to put up with someone who puts you down? Make your work environment mutually beneficial.
• What's really wrong with people who try to control you?--Once you know about controllers you can break the spell they're under.
• Verbal Abuse, The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence--Many people search everywhere to find out what is wrong in their relationship, never realizing that when they hear, "You're too sensitive," they're hearing verbal abuse. Find out how to recognize and deal with this subtle assault to personal freedom!
• "For Safer Schools: Seminars for Teachers & Students--Afraid to stand on their own, some children "pretend" to know who and what other people are. Find out how to help them understand what is real and what is not and how name calling and other abuses demonstrate fear, not power.

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