Tactics of Abusers: DARVO
From Voices Against Violence by Harmony House
May 8, 2026 · 24 min · Season 2 · Episode 17
About this episode
Kirstyn and Charity discuss the tactics used by abusers to discredit and blame victims, focusing on the DARVO method.
Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. Kirstyn and Charity discuss the ways abusers and abusive systems work to discredit and blame victims.
People in this episode
Hosts: Kirstyn, Charity
Topics covered
- abuse
- victim blaming
- DARVO
- psychological tactics
- discrediting victims
Keywords
- DARVO
- abusers
- victims
- psychological abuse
- victim discrediting
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Tactics of Abusers: DARVO
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