Sorella was built from a clinical, trauma-informed lens — grounded in peer-reviewed research and in the lived experience of the people behind it.
Our founder
Julie Nee, LCSW, founded Sorella. She's a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts, with an MBA and 20 years of experience in leadership and organizational development before moving into clinical practice. Julie built Sorella to bring this kind of education and support to people navigating coercive control — not just to those who happen to live near a clinician who understands it.
Her goal is straightforward: make this knowledge reachable for survivors everywhere. That's why Sorella is building both 1:1 support, available now, and a self-paced learning center, so the same clinically grounded content can reach someone whether they're across town or across the world.
Our board
Sorella is guided by a board of directors who have each experienced coercive control in some form. Their lived experience isn't a footnote here — it shapes what we choose to build, how we write about it, and what we think actually helps.
Sorella blends clinical training, lived experience, and trauma-informed strategy. The goal isn't to hand you a diagnosis or a verdict about your relationship — it's to help you regain clarity, build resilience, and move forward with confidence.
**A note on what Sorella is — and isn't: Sorella does not provide legal advice, medical advice, or mental health treatment. Nothing here replaces consultation with a licensed attorney, physician, or mental health professional.
What we might work on together
Understanding coercive control and its impact Trauma bonding, narcissistic abuse, attachment dynamics, gaslighting — and how they affect your brain and your decisions.
Navigating the family court system How family court actually operates, how to prepare, how to document your case, and how to support your attorney in advocating for you.
Strategic communication Structured approaches to communication that help you stay clear, minimize conflict, and present yourself well under pressure.
Healing triggers and reclaiming stability Identifying what sets you off, understanding why, and building coping strategies that actually hold up.
Parenting alongside a coercive controlling co-parent — pulled the "child-focused, don't over-explain the other parent" framing from your Navigating Systems sub-modules, since that's consistent with the voice guidance to avoid disparaging the other party.
Navigating medical and workplace systems — used medical + HR together as the non-court example since you already have full sub-module content for both (mandatory reporting, what HR can/can't do), so this line has real material to link out to once those pages exist.
And much more.
