Steven Alan Hassan (born 1954) is a licensed mental health counselor and an exit counselor. Hassan was an early advocate of exit counseling, and is the author of two books on the subject of "cults", and what he describes as their use of mind control, thought reform, and the psychology of influence in order to recruit and retain members. Himself a former member of the Unification Church, after spending one year assisting with involuntary deprogrammings, … Wikipedia
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In Hassan's "legal" world, his kinder and gentler "non-coercive exit counseling"is exactly what he accuses cults of, and more. www.barnabasministry.com/hassan5.htm
Paper describes Hassan's strategic interaction approach to help families and former members of cultic groups. www.csj.org/infoserv_articles/hassan_steven_strategicinte...
With over 30 years of frontline activism exposing destructive cults, providing counseling and training, Steve Hassan appears in major media including 60 Minutes, Nightline, Dateline, Larry King Live, and The OReilly Factor. www.freedomofmind.com/
Steven Alan Hassan, cult expert and mental health counselor provides counseling and extensive information on cult groups, terrorist organizations, and mind control. www.freedomofmind.com/stevehassan/video-audio/
