Therapy for Trauma and Wounding from Religion, Cults, Fundamentalism

Did you grow up in a fundamentalist religious group, oppressive family or community which told you what to believe and how to live your life by their rules?

You may have heard:
You are a sinner.
You are going to hell.
God disapproves of your actions, identity or lifestyle.
You must follow these teachings, pursue this type of career or marriage or be a certain kind of person in order to be loved and accepted by God, the family, the church.

Whether you were involved with fundamentalist Christianity, Mormonism, or another religious, spiritual group or cult, the result often looks similar: shame, guilt, confusion, rejection, and inner criticism which you continue to carry with you.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

You can find freedom and inner peace after involvement with an oppressive religion.

You might be struggling with:

Trust

  • Trusting your ability to decide your own direction in life

  • Trusting your internal truth or intuition

  • Trusting people and relationships

  • Trusting in God, Spirit, Source, the universe or a higher power

Fear

  • Fearing punishment from God, family or community

  • Fearing death, afterlife, anything beyond this physical existence

  • Fearing leaving the church or losing the safety net that family and community provide

Connection

  • Feeling disconnected from family or former friends still involved with the church

  • Feeling ostracized, rejected or isolated

  • Wishing for a connection to something beyond yourself but struggling with anger towards anything spiritual/religious

Guilt/Shame

  • Feelings of guilt even towards behaviors that you
    objectively view as acceptable

  • Struggle to accept LGBTQ identity

  • Guilt for not-believing religious teachings or
    feeling a pull towards other religious/spiritual teachings or practices

  • Gain greater understanding of your personal truth and beliefs

  • Find an internal sense of alignment with your values

  • Feel seen and supported through your difficulties and successes

  • Experience the healing power of a relationship where you are valued for who you are

  • Gain self-acceptance, the antidote to guilt and shame

  • Feel at peace with yourself and your choices in life

  • Develop a healing, loving and reparative relationship with God, Spirit and/or your Higher Self , if desired