Coping with the Trauma of Parental Alienation The Life of the Alienated Parent Written by Edward Kruk, Ph.D. Narcissistic Abuse Awareness and Guidance with Randi Fine According to the work of Dr. Craig Childress, parental alienation is first and foremost an attachment-based trauma. Attachment-based parental alienation is essentially a role reversal of a normal, healthy … Continue reading The Trauma of Parental Alienation