Religious Trauma Therapy in Winston-Salem, NC

Harmful experiences in religious settings can wound the spirit and have a significant impact on mental health. In religious trauma therapy, you will find a compassionate, non-judgmental space to process painful experiences, explore beliefs that may no longer serve you, and begin to heal. Together, we’ll work toward reconnecting with a sense of spirituality and meaning that honors who you are.

Religious trauma can happen in an instance or develop over a lifetime.

Traumatizing spiritual experiences often involve fear-based teachings about damnation and sinfulness, moral condemnation, social shunning, abuse of authority, guilt and manipulation, LGBTQ+ rejection and anti-gay messaging, purity culture and sexual shaming, among other abuses. Ongoing mistreatment in spiritual settings often increases feelings of internal discord until it is too much to bear. Our pain can show up in many forms, often influencing who we are and our relationships in tangible ways. If you are not sure where to turn for support, this is a space to receive secular and LGBTQ+ affirming help without an agenda.