The Freedom Train Project Incorporated, Lake Elsinore CA | October 2020 – Current

Executive Director

As Executive Director of The Freedom Train Project, Inc., a nonprofit victim advocacy outreach agency, I provide visionary leadership and strategic direction to programs serving survivors of coercion, including cult involvement, human trafficking, and domestic violence. I oversee organizational operations, program development, grant writing, and community outreach to ensure effective delivery of trauma-informed support services. My role involves building and managing partnerships with law enforcement, mental health professionals, and community organizations to expand resources for survivors, as well as training staff and volunteers in best practices for victim advocacy. I also engage in public speaking, policy advocacy, and media outreach to raise awareness of coercive control and victimization, while ensuring compliance with nonprofit governance, financial stewardship, and reporting requirements.

• Conceived and launched a 501(c)(3) non‑profit to support victims of coercive control and cultic abuse after surviving the NXIVM cult. The organization collaborates with experts across the fields of psychology, sociology, anthropology, and victimology
• Developed public‑education initiatives on coercive control and cultic abuse, such as International Cult Abuse Awareness Month, victim‑centred media guidelines and a directory service for professionals working with cult victims
• Oversees peer‑support groups and readiness‑support programmes that help victims rebuild their lives; emphasises unity, transparency, empowerment and inclusivity in all services
• Manages fundraising, grants, staff/volunteer recruitment, strategic planning and community outreach for the organization.

Victim Advocate

As a Victim Advocate, I worked directly with survivors of coercion, trafficking, cult involvement, and domestic violence to provide individualized, trauma-informed support. I guided clients through crisis intervention and recovery processes by helping them create safety plans, navigate the legal system, and access essential services such as emergency housing, medical care, and counseling. My role involved accompanying clients to court hearings and law enforcement interviews, ensuring their voices were heard and their rights protected. I also built trusting, supportive relationships that empowered survivors to make informed decisions and regain control over their lives. Beyond one-on-one advocacy, I contributed to prevention efforts by facilitating workshops, providing community education, and raising awareness about the dynamics of coercive control.

Sonia Gonzini Counseling Services, Temecula, Ca | February 2024 | Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

As an associate therapist I provided comprehensive one‑on‑one therapy, beginning with biopsychosocial assessments and diagnostic evaluations to understand clients’ presenting issues and develop a coherent case conceptualization. I collaborated with clients to create individualized treatment plans that defined the problem, established clear goals and objectives, outlined interventions and timelines, and identified strategies for responding to triggers. I conducted thorough risk assessments and developed safety plans that identified warning signs, coping strategies, support contacts and professional resources. These plans emphasized empowerment and proactive coping, ensuring that clients had practical tools for navigating crises while maintaining agency in their treatment

Life Source Affordable Counseling Services, Riverside, Ca | June 2021– April 2024 | Associate Marriage and Family Therapist

At the nonprofit counseling center I was part of a collaborative training environment that prioritized ongoing group supervision and clinical skill development. In weekly group supervision meetings, I presented cases and received feedback from peers and supervisors, while participating in specialized trainings that sharpened my diagnostic assessments, treatment planning and therapeutic techniques. The organization embraced cultural humility, encouraging clinicians to engage in continuous self‑reflection, recognize power imbalances in the therapy room and approach every client with genuine curiosity and openness. I was trained in Comprehensive Resource Modeling, a model similar to Brainspotting. I ensured clients felt seen and respected, misunderstandings were reduced, and individuals were empowered to guide their own treatment. I provided individual, group and family therapy to clients across the lifespan and from diverse cultural, socioeconomic and trauma backgrounds, tailoring interventions to their unique needs while integrating evidence‑based practices and the nonprofit’s commitment to cultural humility.

• Provided compassionate, trauma‑informed therapy to individuals, couples and families, applying Comprehensive Resource Modeling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other modalities to address mental‑ and emotional‑health and relationship healing
• Created a safe, supportive environment that empowered clients to explore relationship dynamics, communication problems and personal growth; fostered empowerment and self‑efficacy
• Focused on making mental‑health care accessible and inclusive through low‑cost sessions and community outreach.

Life Source Affordable Counseling Services, Riverside, Ca | June 2020 – June 2021 | Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee

During my graduate practicum at the nonprofit clinic I gained hands‑on clinical experience under the supervision of licensed therapists. I completed a 500‑hour practicum that included both direct contact (intake screenings, individual counseling, group counseling, psychoeducational groups and family or couples therapy) and indirect activities such as treatment planning, record‑keeping, staff consultation and other administrative duties. Each week I attended 2-6 hours of group supervision, during which we reviewed recorded sessions, discussed case conceptualizations and received feedback to hone our clinical skills. Supervisors at the organization served as teachers, consultants, coaches and mentors—observing sessions, offering case consultations, modeling interventions and fostering an atmosphere that promoted learning, self‑motivation and professional growth. I also participated in continuing education workshops, prepared case presentations and ensured timely completion of all clinical paperwork and documentation. This practicum allowed me to refine my therapeutic techniques and cultural humility while working with a wide variety of clients and presenting problems, laying a strong foundation for my subsequent clinical work.

Golden West College, Huntington Beach, Ca | Aug 2017 – Dec 2023 | Adjunct Instructor

As an adjunct professor in the Computer Science department, I designed and delivered lecture and lab instruction in multiple programming courses across in‑person and online formats. I taught multiple courses in Computer Science. Throughout these courses I developed and designed the courses, prepared syllabi, coordinated labs, developed assessments, mentored diverse students and collaborated with the department chair on curriculum updates and marketing for low‑enrollment courses, ensuring a supportive learning environment that bridged theory and real‑world software development practices.

Courses Taught: Introduction to Computer Software Development, C#, Web Programming with .NET, Java Programming, Ruby, Web Programming and Design

Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services, Lake Elsinore, Ca | Jan 2017 – Educator | Co-Founder

As an educator and co‑founder of Gray’s Trauma‑Informed Care Services, I develop and lead training initiatives that help providers understand trauma’s pervasive impact, respond empathetically and create safe, empowering environments for survivors. Drawing on evidence‑based research, I design professional development curricula that emphasize the core principles of trauma‑informed care—realizing the prevalence of trauma, recognizing its effects, responding appropriately and actively resisting re‑traumatization. These programs equip advocates, administrators and frontline staff to support individuals affected by domestic violence, human trafficking, child abuse, cult exploitation and other forms of polyvictimization, ensuring their practices promote physical, psychological and emotional safety while fostering survivors’ sense of control and empowerment.

Mind Over Media | 2025 | Podcaster/Podcast Host/Editor

In my role with the Mind Over Media YouTube podcast, I co‑host episodes that use popular media as a gateway to talk about mental health, politics and critical thinking. For example, in a special Star Trek Day episode streamed in September 2025, my co‑host Amber and I “boldly go” into the intersection of fiction, politics and critical thinking, exploring how Star Trek’s lessons about the Prime Directive, the Mirror Universe and authoritarianism illuminate current events in the United States. We discuss how modern authoritarian politics and cult‑like loyalty affect democratic engagement and examine technology, representation and media narratives as battlegrounds for hope and resistance. Throughout the podcast we blend personal stories, media analysis and trauma‑informed insights to encourage listeners to reflect on their own mental and emotional health and to appreciate how films, games and other media can inspire strength and empathy.

Night Owl Media Group, LLC – Founder & Owner

• Operates a digital‑media company providing publishing services, WordPress development, content strategy and technical consulting to small businesses and non‑profit organizations.
• Manages client relationships, project budgets and subcontractors; design and develop custom websites and online learning platforms.
• Creates and Maintains Digital Media for Various Clients
• Manages Non-Profit Websites pro-bono as in-kind donations

• Saddleback Moms of Multiples Club Vice President of Support | Volunteer (2018-2020)
• Sunday Assembly Orange County Steering Committee | Volunteer (2016-2017)
• COVID-19 Case Manager for Students | Volunteer (2020)
• Brandman University Psychology Club Founding Student President | Volunteer (2020-2021)
• American Soccer Youth Organization (Area 51), Orange County Child & Volunteer Protection Advocate | Volunteer (2019-2020)
• Coming Out Support Community | Volunteer (2008-2016)
• Software Engineer and Website Developer
  • University of California, Irvine (Aug 2013-2017)
  • Zeek Interactive Inc (Oct 2011-Aug 2013)
  • InfoEd Global (2005-2007)
  • Girls by Design (2008-2009)
  • Sodahead, Inc (2008)
  • Vantage Media (2007)
  • Bitscribe (2006)
  • Hamon & Associates (2004-2006)
  • Northwest Nazarene University (2003-2004)

• Social Media: LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabby/
• Website: https://tabbychapman.com
• Instagram: @tabbymarie

• Doctorate of Philosophy in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law with an Emphasis in Victimology | Alliant International University | August 2025
• Master of Arts in Psychology (Dual Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy and Professional Clinical Counseling) | University of Massachusetts Global | Irvine | 2021
• Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science | Northwest Nazarene University | 2004

• APA (American Psychological Association)
  • Division 7 – Developmental Psychology
  • Division 8 – Society for Personlity and Social Psycholog
  • Division 33 – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Division 35 – Society for the Psychology of Women
  • Division 37 – Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice
  • Division 41 – American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS
  • Division 56 – Trauma Psychology
• CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists)
• AAMFT (American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists)
• CAPCC (California Association for Professional Clinical Counselors)
• CalNonProfits
• Internationl Cultic Studies Association