Expert guide to love-bombing: signs, psychology, and recovery. Insights from clinicians, peer-reviewed research, and survivor case studies.
Michael Stokes
Dr. Michael Stokes, EdD, LMHC, CST, is a licensed mental health counselor and AASECT certified sex therapist based in Rhode Island, licensed to practice in multiple states. He holds a doctorate in Professional Counseling and Supervision and is the founder of Rhode Island Sex Therapy. Dr. Stokes contributed original expert insights on the behavioral signs of narcissistic personality presentations to Narcissistic Abuse Rehab, including his identification of grandiosity, entitlement, the need for constant reinforcement, and the absence of remorse as key early diagnostic signals.
Dr. Michael Stokes shares 4 Signs of Dysfunctional Narcissism for people seeking to avoid getting entangled in relationships with narcissists.