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About My Clients
Maybe you… Carry pain of religious or spiritual abuse, notice shame or fear from teachings, struggle with religious community, felt trapped by a high-control religion, deconstructed religious beliefs, or grieved loss after leaving a religion? Recovering from these experiences is possible. Whether that looks like in person therapy my office in Mount Juliet, virtual sessions, or connecting to the information and resources on my website- I hope you find the next steps for your own journey.
My Background and Approach
This work is personal for me. I spent more than three decades fully immersed in a high-control religious group. When my faith collapsed, I lost my identity, my community, and my sense of self — and I spent years sorting through it, often feeling completely alone. Finding others who were walking the same path was a turning point in my own healing. Deconstructing, or leaving a high-control faith is one of the most disorienting experiences a person can go through. Recovering from religious harm can shake your identity, your relationships, your sense of safety, and your understanding of who you are. A season like that deserves a therapist who genuinely understands it — not one learning alongside you. My work is trauma-informed and grounded in respect for your autonomy. It is not my role to push you toward or away from any belief or conclusion— it's to offer tools, safety, and steady presence while you do your own work. I draw on models like DBT, EMDR, IFS and tailor them to you.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe healing from religious harm isn't something you can do alone. High-control religion is held in place by a whole community, and recovery works the same way — which is why I facilitate an in-person support group alongside my practice, and why I put so much on my website for people who aren't ready for therapy or can't access it. I'm LGBTQ+ affirming, fully and without conditions. If you were taught that who you love or who you are is a problem to be solved, you won't find any version of that here. I believe your body has been keeping track this whole time. Religious harm often shows up as a clenched jaw or a racing heart long before it has words, and learning to read those signals is real work, not a warm-up. I also believe you're allowed to keep what was good and set down the rest. It doesn't have to be all one thing. Outside of work I'm usually outdoors — hiking and camping are how I come back to myself. I offer walk-and-talk sessions on trails when it's a good fit.