Carmen Almendros, PhD is a clinical and health psychologist and associate professor at the Faculty of Psychology at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain. She developed an early interest in the study of coercive groups, which began before and continued throughout her undergraduate studies in Psychology. She was also a founding member of the Association for Psychosocial Research and Counseling – Counselling in Madrid, which provided support to individuals and families affected by psychological manipulation (2003–2010). Carmen lectures on courses such as Psychological Assessment, Ethics and Professional Deontology, Gender and Psychology, as well as various subjects related to violence in different contexts, including coercive groups.