SERVICES

Religious trauma IS trauma. Do you have a complicated relationship with your faith community? Did you grow up in a home that weaponized religion? Has your spiritual abuse/trauma caused you to have a crisis of faith? Have you had a religious leader use shame or guilt to “solve” problems or shut down your questions? Have you been victimized sexually by a spiritual authority or taken advantage of in other ways? Were you made to think something is wrong with you if you tried to address this with anyone in your church? Were you told you need to “forgive and forget?” Were you told it was your fault and you should have “prayed harder” or been more faithful? Has purity culture left you unable to embrace your sexuality? This is religious trauma. Some therapists will tell you the only way to get past this is to become an atheist and this may not sit right with you. We can process through your religious trauma and redefine what your faith means to you.

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• You CAN heal from spiritual or religious abuse.

• You can process these experiences in a safe place, with someone you can trust, and really move through them. You don’t have to keep running, feel haunted, or stay oppressed.

• This is what therapy for spiritual or religious abuse and trauma can do for you:

• You can break through the chains of shame, guilt, and pain caused by spiritual abuse and reclaim a healthy identity.

• You learn practical ways to engage with your abuse and perpetrators in ways that help you build peace and confidence in the path you choose.

• You create a sense of self and learn how to honor your whole self.

• You decide how you want to proceed, regardless of whether you maintain a spiritual connection or religious community.

• You can be okay with your sexuality and your faith at the same time.