A. Damianakis

Author · Counselor · Course Creator

A. Damianakis

Every book in one place, each with its workbook, audiobook, app, Substack and course. Published by Ugly Duckling Series.

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BLACK SWANS UNDERCOVER™

“N”

Covert Psychological Manipulation Finally Explained

The complete clinical analysis: 116 tactics of covert psychological manipulation, named, explained and answered.

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BookBlack Swans Undercover “N”: Covert Psychological Manipulation Finally Explained
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WorkbookBlack Swans Undercover: The Tactical Field Ledger · paperback
AudiobookBlack Swans Undercover “N”: Covert Psychological Manipulation Finally Explained (Audiobook)
AppBlack Swans Undercover “N”: Digital Workbook & Tracker
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Read & watchSubstackYouTube
CourseBlack Swans Undercover “N”: Self-Study Workshop · Ugly Duckling Workshops
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Connecting the Dots

A Counselor's Toolbox for Better Relationships

The frameworks, metaphors and breakthrough strategies applied successfully in session, distilled into a practical guide anyone can use.

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BookConnecting the Dots: A Counselor's Toolbox for Better Relationships
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WorkbookConnecting the Dots Workbook: Practice and Application · paperback
AudiobookConnecting the Dots: A Counselor's Toolbox for Better Relationships (Audiobook)
AppConnecting the Dots: A Counselor's Toolbox for Better Relationships Companion App
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ReadConnecting the Dots on Substack
CourseConnecting the Dots: Self-Study Course · Ugly Duckling Workshops
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Orthodox Psychotherapy Applied

The Interior Campaign

The Church's account of the person carried into the counseling room: the passions, spiritual combat, the Great Canon, and the path of healing.

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BookOrthodox Psychotherapy Applied: The Interior Campaign
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WorkbookOrthodox Survival Tactical Guide: The Practical Companion to Orthodox Psychotherapy Applied: The Interior Campaign · paperback
AudiobookOrthodox Psychotherapy Applied: The Interior Campaign (Audiobook)
AppOrthodox Survival Guide: Tactical Guide Companion App
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CourseOrthodox Psychotherapy Applied: Self-Study Course · Ugly Duckling Workshops

Courses

Courses by A. Damianakis

Each course is built from one book and taken online, one lesson at a time, through Ugly Duckling Workshops. Start with a free five-day course, then take the full course at your own pace. Educational only; not a substitute for counseling.

Black Swans Undercover “N”: Covert Psychological Manipulation Finally Explained

Self-study · $119

39 video lessons in the author’s voice. Names 116 tactics in six phases and builds a private Pattern Map.

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Connecting the Dots: A Counselor’s Toolbox for Better Relationships

Self-study · $119

23 written lessons. One tool per lesson for connection, communication and calling.

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Orthodox Psychotherapy Applied: The Interior Campaign

Self-study · $119

37 written lessons in eight parts, putting the Orthodox understanding of the inner life to work on everyday struggles.

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Free five-day starts

One question a day, about ten minutes, for each book. No sign-up.

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Professional courses

$170

For counselors and helping professionals. Certificate of completion; not CE credit.

For professionals

Couples and Groups editions

Groups $95 per person · Couples $137 per partner

Each person has their own login and a shared step in every lesson. Couples editions for Connecting the Dots and Orthodox Psychotherapy Applied.

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Sites

Each book, each home

Every book has its own site or page, its own Substack, and its own place to take the course.

Black Swans Undercover “N”

The book, the Tactical Field Ledger, the audiobook, the Field Companion app and the podcast.

blackswansundercover.comSubstackYouTube

Connecting the Dots

The book, workbook, audiobook and app.

Connecting the Dots pageSubstack

Orthodox Psychotherapy Applied

The Interior Campaign, the Orthodox Survival Tactical Guide and the audiobook.

orthodoxpsychotherapyapplied.comSubstackYouTube

Ugly Duckling Workshops

Courses, free starts, member resources and the Workshops app.

uglyducklingworkshops.com

About

A. Damianakis

A. Damianakis is a counselor with more than thirty-five years of clinical practice and the creator of the OrthoPraxis Method™. She writes about close relationships from three directions: how hidden control works, how people connect and repair, and how the Orthodox Christian understanding of the inner life can be put to practical use.

Her books are Black Swans Undercover “N”: Covert Psychological Manipulation Finally Explained; Connecting the Dots: A Counselor's Toolbox for Better Relationships; and Orthodox Psychotherapy Applied: The Interior Campaign. Each has a workbook or companion guide, an audiobook, an app, a Substack and a self-study course, taught through Ugly Duckling Workshops. Published by Ugly Duckling Series.

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