Typical safety advice teaches parents to look for feelings.
I teach parents to look for patterns.
Grooming is not a gut feeling. It’s a behavior sequence you can learn to see- access, influence, structure, exceptions, reward systems, secrecy. Once you know the patterns, the grooming process becomes observable and interruptible.
Whether you’re here because you’re worried about grooming, healing after abuse, seeking prevention tools, or looking to collaborate, you’re in the right place.


















Anna Sonoda, LCSW
1849 Clairmont Road, Decatur, Georgia 30033, United States