CatherineKnibbs

CatherineKnibbs Training and Education for Parents and Professionals in Online Harm and Cybertrauma Topics include:


Facebook friends and online grooming.

Cyber Trauma and the effects on young people

Training for staff, parents and young people. I offer educative training in and around the issue of digital technologies and their impact on mental health in young people. Traumatic and Horrific Videos and Pictures. Cyber Bullying
WHAT TO DO NOW- HOW TO HELP


Why blocking Facebook/Youtube may not be enough

VIEWING TRAUMATIC, GRAPHIC AND INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL....

Who is using social media and networking, sites, how often and how does this affect their growing brain, interpersonal connections and empathy? How to engage with young people using digital technologies. (For parents and staff)

Normal and abnormal behaviours of young people in digital, online and offline interactions. Results from my local research and real time behaviours of young people using the Internet, mobile technologies, p*rnography and social networking sites. Mental health and well being and how to recognise signs and how to deal with s*xual exploitation, online grooming, cyber bullying and peer relationships. How to build resilience and encourage safe behaviours and how to empower young people in digital technology use. All training is bespoke and tailored to your organisation. Please message me for prices and further information.

03/02/2026

This legal decision could have huge implications for U.K businesses...

Now any company that handles digital currencies could be on the hook as a UK judge rules that in-game currency in the MMORPG game 'Old School Runescape' counts as property and therefore is covered under UK theft laws.

This won't just include video game currencies like gold, Roblox 'Robux' and Fortnite 'V-Bucks' - but any digital currency that holds real world value.

If companies aren't paying attention to their online harms and data protection policies i'm predicting more legal cases will come forward from users losing their in game money from account hacks, poor account security protections and data breaches.

Let me know what you think in the comments!

22/01/2026

After decades of working in this field i'm realising that safeguarding professionals in places like schools, charities and tech companies are severely lacking training in cyber trauma.

I predict the majority of traumatic experiences for the new generation (Gen Z/A) will happen online instead of in real life...

This means without proper education and training, mental health and safeguarding adults will misdiagnose and not give appropriate treatment to those suffering.

I'm committed to spreading the word and supporting professionals and companies to become trauma informed before it's too late.

20/01/2026

What no one is realising about the latest Grok AI scandal...

Unfortunately I predict news stories like these are only going to become more common and so mental health professionals, teachers, safeguarding staff members need to be trained in Cyber Trauma for what's to come in the next 10 years...

Banning won't work. We need education and support before this gets out of hand.

I'll be in the comments!

12/01/2026

This clip is almost 10 years old. The technology, games and platforms have changed but my advice to parents still has the same core message.

It is not too late. Pay attention to your children, take an interest in their online lives and try to learn from them so you can have conversations about it from an informed perspective!

Follow me for practical advice.



08/01/2026

If we don't take Cyber Trauma seriously this year then we will see a new mental health crisis.

This video was recorded before the news came out about Grok AI being used to 'undress' images of children (and adults). And there's some unfortunate irony in there somewhere.

Cyber Trauma is unique in many ways and requires professionals working with vulnerable people (not just children) to be trained in how to identify it and support victims.

Cyber Trauma includes seeing gory/violent content, online harrassment, leaked images/videos, s3xt0rtion, and more recently - deep faked content.

If you have any questions, comment below!

19/12/2025

I predict the majority of traumatic experiences children will encounter will be online in the near-future.

Yet therapists still are barely taught about online harms and some therapists don't even think cyber trauma exists, because it's not 'in the real world'.

People are told to just 'go offline' 'turn it off' or 'just block them' - without realising the real trauma that can and has happened.

I've written multiple books and still give training on this topic but I fear without a large shift we will see a new mental health crisis for the new generation just like we did with millenials.

I'll be making a follow up video about cyber trauma, how it works so follow me to keep updated.

19/12/2025

I predict the majority of traumatic experiences children have will happen online in the near-future.

Yet therapists are barely educated about online harms and many still deny that cyber trauma even exists...

Because it didn't happen in the "real world" people are told to just 'go offline' or 'just block them' as if that solves the issue.

I'll be making a follow up video about cyber trauma, why it's different and how it affects children (and adults!)

Follow me to keep updated.

17/12/2025

Christmas is going to be incredibly difficult for many parents this year.

With all of the discourse online about smartphones and children's mental health parents are often stuck.

On the one hand they're afraid that smartphones and social media will damage their child and they don't want to buy them one.

On the other hand, they don't want their child to feel left out and many parents realise it's innevitable that their child will either use a friend's phone to access the same stuff.

The parents who are going to succeed in this era are the ones that realise that there are benefits to smartphones and social media as well as being educated on how to protect their kids from the dangers.

That's what I train parents to do and it involves not just technical solutions like parental controls and data privacy but also interrelational skills so that IF something happens online, your child feels comfortable and you feel equipped to deal with it.

Comment 'Quiz' and i'll send you a quick assessment to see what you might be missing and how I can help.

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11/12/2025

Quiz link in my bio! Let me know how it goes...

10/12/2025

How can you take back your privacy if you regret sharing images online?

In the UK and EU you have the 'right to be forgotten' and can request that your data and content be removed from online platforms and databases.

If you are under 18 or a parent of a child who's images have been posted online (perhaps innapropriate images have leaked) then check out 'Report Remove Tool'.

Ultimately, prevention is the best solution and so you might consider only posting pictures of the back of your child's face or editing the photo offline to cover them.

However in the age of AI tools to 'undress' images are already widely available and are only going to get better...

If you have any questions or want to learn more, get in touch!

08/12/2025

We want to share the things that are most important to us but before sharing that family holiday photo, slow down and ask yourself...

"Am I okay with EVERYONE seeing this?"

Because once it's posted online it's very difficult to take back.

If you guidance around tech this Christmas, comment 'Quiz' below and i'll send you a link to a short quiz to see where you can benefit from more support!

Thanks to
for being willing to have the tough conversations around this topic

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