Dawn McCarty

Dawn McCarty is a Criminologist, award-winning Cybersecurity Strategist, Expert in Cult Dynamics, and childhood abduction survivor. She operates at the intersection of forensic intelligence and behavioral threat assessment. Her platform systematically dismantles coercive control, pathogenic parenting, and the sophisticated grooming networks targeting families.

Her analytical methodology relies on a robust academic foundation. She holds an MBA in Cybersecurity, a Master of Science in Criminal Justice focusing on Crime Scene and Evidence Management, and dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and the Psychology of Victimology. Bolstered by world-class SANS forensic training, she applies rigorous evidence management protocols and behavioral audits to identify digital threat actors and dismantle the architecture of domestic coercive control.

McCarty possesses an experiential, decoded knowledge of severe child psychological abuse related to "parental alienation" and abduction (CPA-PAA). Having survived a hostile abduction, violent abuse, pathological enmeshment, and familial captivity, she translates the clinical mechanics of manipulation into preventative education. She rejects institutional attempts to minimize these threats. Her foundational frameworks align firmly with established behavioral science to aggressively reverse cycles of intergenerational trauma.

She is the author of Unsealing the Crime Scene: A Forensic Roadmap for Survivors of Child Psychological Abuse and Coercive Control. This foundational text secured the #1 Hot New Release designation in Medical Forensic Psychology in April 2026. The book operates as the clinical investigation behind The Unsealed Trilogy. The forthcoming premier volume, Sealed to My Abductor, serves as the experiential use case. This unapologetic memoir documents her survival of a violently abusive childhood, pathogenic enmeshment, religious-based coercion, and her definitive journey to reclaim her identity.

Her literary portfolio is expanding into The Digital Defense Series™ and an innovative children's book on trauma entitled "Octavia" the Purple Octopus. The Octavia Project explores the connection between a highly intelligent giant Pacific octopus and the humans who discover her. Octavia actively translates the chaos of human social dynamics into logical patterns. This narrative framework provides both the characters and the readers with the scientific distance required to process and conquer their challenges. Octavia stands as the vital signal cutting through a world of noise.

As the Founder of Securing Everything and the Thrivers Speak® platform, she actively engineers systemic reform. She co-founded the strictly survivor-led Nothing About Us, Without Us! (#NAUWOU™) conference to guarantee experiential experts drive the clinical narrative. Her unyielding advocacy earned her dual 2025 honors, including the Humanitarian Impact Award and the Catalyst for Change Award.