Criminal charges filed
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June 20th, 2018
Watauga County Police Filed with Lt. Danny Houck Boone Police department. sent link to: [email protected] Felony Psychological Child Abuse & Domestic Violence Charges Psychological Child Abuse located in the DSM-5, V995.51 Formal filing against Lyric Fitzgibbons From November 2015 without notifying Mr Gottfried (While Mr. Gottfried had Joint legal custody) Lyric Fitzgibbons counseled my 2 daughters without Mr. Gottfried's knowledge or consent. Mrs Fitzgibbons preformed counseling and EMDR (as she stated under oath Feb 5th, 2016) for trauma. Mrs Fitzgibbons testified to the court that Mr. Gottfried should have a psychological prior to having time with his children. Ms Fitzgibbons also testified to never having met Mr. Gottfried. (Exponentially compounding the child abuse and Domestic Violence) Mr. Gottfried testified to never having met or known about Ms Fitzgibbons until 2 days prior to the court date (Notification to Mr. Gottfried of children's counseling (February 3rd, 2015) (Court Date February 5th, 2015) Mrs Fitzgibbon was notified on the witness stand that when a parent has joint legal custody that a therapist is obligated to include both parents when treating minor children. Mrs Fitzgibbons also testified that she embedded delusional thoughts using EMDR ie: The thought of "manipulation" from a 17th birthday coupon book which led to psychological torture described in court by Mrs Tamera Divineri at 1:13.45 in court trial 2/5/2015 She openly admitted that she has not spoken to anyone else other that my daughters and Mrs. Gottfried while treating my daughters. 'Pergery' Mrs. Fitzgibbons testified that she was half-way done and sessions maybe another 4 months. at 1:16 in court trial 2/5/2015 Mrs. Fitzgibbons testified she was working on skills to be ready to see Mr. Gottfried when in fact she refused to include Mr. Gottfried on any and all information regarding his children. 1:18 in court trial 2/5/2015 Judge F. Warren Hughes Allowed Ms. Fitzgibbons testimony and refused Mr. Gottfried any visitation with his daughters or to get them proper help. Mrs Fitzgibbons refused to get Mr. Gottfried's consent and let Mr. Gottfried know she was still counseling his 2 daughters for over 1 more year. Mr. Gottfried refused to give consent once he was aware of Mrs Fitzgibbons still counseling his daughters 6 months later. Mrs Fitzgibbons continued to counsel Mr. Gottfried's 2 underage daughters without his consent until February 2016 (approximately 16 months). The North Carolina Board of Licensed Professional Counselors made her stop counseling Mr. Gottfried's daughters. Feb 26th 2016. North Carolina Board of licensed Professional Councelors Ethics Violations Consent order not before incredible damage was done. Mr. Gottfried has not had significant contact from his daughters. He has been blocked from phone, social, email and all other means of contact Mrs Fitzgibbons Activity and neglectfully committed Domestic Violence exactly as defined by the Department of Justice Mr. Gottfried has not had time with his daughters in over 4.5 years. Definition of Domestic Violence directly from the Department of Justice. http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/10/psychological-abuse.aspx |
Acknowledge to Boone Police Department:
As I am out of the State currently, please let me know well in advance of court dates and times. Psychological damage can have life long lasting effects please make sure there is a expert in their field forensic/clinical psychological that specializes in Attachment, Family Systems therapy, personality disorders, and complex trauma. If there is any other documentation needed please don't hesitate to ask. Thank you Mr. Gottfried's psychological below
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Note: The DOJ changed its page on April 11, 2018
The Department of Justice's original page.
October 8, 2014
Childhood Psychological Abuse as Harmful as Sexual or Physical Abuse.
Often unrecognized, emotional abuse prevalent form of child abuse, study finds
WASHINGTON — Children who are emotionally abused and neglected face similar and sometimes worse mental health problems as children who are physically or sexually abused, yet psychological abuse is rarely addressed in prevention programs or in treating victims, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.
“Given the prevalence of childhood psychological abuse and the severity of harm to young victims, it should be at the forefront of mental health and social service training,” said study lead author Joseph Spinazzola, PhD, of The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, Brookline, Massachusetts. The article will appear in a special issue of the APA journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy®.
Researchers used the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Core Data Set to analyze data from 5,616 youths with lifetime histories of one or more of three types of abuse: psychological maltreatment (emotional abuse or emotional neglect), physical abuse and sexual abuse. The majority (62 percent) had a history of psychological maltreatment, and nearly a quarter (24 percent) of all the cases were exclusively psychological maltreatment, which the study defined as caregiver-inflicted bullying, terrorizing, coercive control, severe insults, debasement, threats, overwhelming demands, shunning and/or isolation.
Children who had been psychologically abused suffered from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, symptoms of post-traumatic stress and suicidality at the same rate and, in some cases, at a greater rate than children who were physically or sexually abused. Among the three types of abuse, psychological maltreatment was most strongly associated with depression, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, attachment problems and substance abuse. Psychological maltreatment that occurred alongside physical or sexual abuse was associated with significantly more severe and far-ranging negative outcomes than when children were sexually and physically abused and not psychologically abused, the study found. Moreover, sexual and physical abuse had to occur at the same time to have the same effect as psychological abuse alone on behavioral issues at school, attachment problems and self-injurious behaviors, the research found.
“Child protective service case workers may have a harder time recognizing and substantiating emotional neglect and abuse because there are no physical wounds,” said Spinazzola. “Also, psychological abuse isn’t considered a serious social taboo like physical and sexual child abuse. We need public awareness initiatives to help people understand just how harmful psychological maltreatment is for children and adolescents.”
Nearly 3 million U.S. children experience some form of maltreatment annually, predominantly by a parent, family member or other adult caregiver, according to the U.S. Children’s Bureau. The American Academy of Pediatrics in 2012 identified psychological maltreatment as “the most challenging and prevalent form of child abuse and neglect.”
For the current study, the sample was 42 percent boys and was 38 percent white; 21 percent African-American; 30 percent Hispanic; 7 percent other; and 4 percent unknown. The data were collected between 2004 and 2010 with the average age of the children at the beginning of the collection between 10 and 12 years. Clinicians interviewed the children, who also answered questionnaires to determine behavioral health symptoms and the traumatic events they had experienced. In addition, caregivers responded to a questionnaire with 113 items pertaining to the child’s behavior. Various sources, including clinicians’ reports, provided each child’s trauma history involving psychological maltreatment, physical abuse or sexual abuse.
Article: “Unseen Wounds: The Contribution of Psychological Maltreatment to Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Risk Outcomes,” Joseph Spinazzola, PhD, and Hilary Hodgdon, PhD, The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, Brookline, Massachusetts; Li-Jung Liang, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine; Julian D. Ford, PhD, University of Connecticut Medical School; Christopher M. Layne, PhD, and Robert Pynoos, MD, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Los Angeles, and University of California, Los Angeles; Ernestine C. Briggs, PhD, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Durham, North Carolina, and Duke University School of Medicine; Bradley Stolbach, PhD, University of Chicago; Cassandra Kisiel, PhD, Northwestern Medical School, publication TBD, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
Article is available upon request from the APA Public Affairs Office.
Joseph Spinazzola can be contacted by email.
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA's membership includes nearly 130,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.
Childhood Psychological Abuse as Harmful as Sexual or Physical Abuse.
Often unrecognized, emotional abuse prevalent form of child abuse, study finds
WASHINGTON — Children who are emotionally abused and neglected face similar and sometimes worse mental health problems as children who are physically or sexually abused, yet psychological abuse is rarely addressed in prevention programs or in treating victims, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.
“Given the prevalence of childhood psychological abuse and the severity of harm to young victims, it should be at the forefront of mental health and social service training,” said study lead author Joseph Spinazzola, PhD, of The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, Brookline, Massachusetts. The article will appear in a special issue of the APA journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy®.
Researchers used the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Core Data Set to analyze data from 5,616 youths with lifetime histories of one or more of three types of abuse: psychological maltreatment (emotional abuse or emotional neglect), physical abuse and sexual abuse. The majority (62 percent) had a history of psychological maltreatment, and nearly a quarter (24 percent) of all the cases were exclusively psychological maltreatment, which the study defined as caregiver-inflicted bullying, terrorizing, coercive control, severe insults, debasement, threats, overwhelming demands, shunning and/or isolation.
Children who had been psychologically abused suffered from anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, symptoms of post-traumatic stress and suicidality at the same rate and, in some cases, at a greater rate than children who were physically or sexually abused. Among the three types of abuse, psychological maltreatment was most strongly associated with depression, general anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, attachment problems and substance abuse. Psychological maltreatment that occurred alongside physical or sexual abuse was associated with significantly more severe and far-ranging negative outcomes than when children were sexually and physically abused and not psychologically abused, the study found. Moreover, sexual and physical abuse had to occur at the same time to have the same effect as psychological abuse alone on behavioral issues at school, attachment problems and self-injurious behaviors, the research found.
“Child protective service case workers may have a harder time recognizing and substantiating emotional neglect and abuse because there are no physical wounds,” said Spinazzola. “Also, psychological abuse isn’t considered a serious social taboo like physical and sexual child abuse. We need public awareness initiatives to help people understand just how harmful psychological maltreatment is for children and adolescents.”
Nearly 3 million U.S. children experience some form of maltreatment annually, predominantly by a parent, family member or other adult caregiver, according to the U.S. Children’s Bureau. The American Academy of Pediatrics in 2012 identified psychological maltreatment as “the most challenging and prevalent form of child abuse and neglect.”
For the current study, the sample was 42 percent boys and was 38 percent white; 21 percent African-American; 30 percent Hispanic; 7 percent other; and 4 percent unknown. The data were collected between 2004 and 2010 with the average age of the children at the beginning of the collection between 10 and 12 years. Clinicians interviewed the children, who also answered questionnaires to determine behavioral health symptoms and the traumatic events they had experienced. In addition, caregivers responded to a questionnaire with 113 items pertaining to the child’s behavior. Various sources, including clinicians’ reports, provided each child’s trauma history involving psychological maltreatment, physical abuse or sexual abuse.
Article: “Unseen Wounds: The Contribution of Psychological Maltreatment to Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Risk Outcomes,” Joseph Spinazzola, PhD, and Hilary Hodgdon, PhD, The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, Brookline, Massachusetts; Li-Jung Liang, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine; Julian D. Ford, PhD, University of Connecticut Medical School; Christopher M. Layne, PhD, and Robert Pynoos, MD, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Los Angeles, and University of California, Los Angeles; Ernestine C. Briggs, PhD, National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Durham, North Carolina, and Duke University School of Medicine; Bradley Stolbach, PhD, University of Chicago; Cassandra Kisiel, PhD, Northwestern Medical School, publication TBD, Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
Article is available upon request from the APA Public Affairs Office.
Joseph Spinazzola can be contacted by email.
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA's membership includes nearly 130,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives.