THERAPY IN COLORADO & ONLINE COACHING NATIONWIDE
Therapy Specialty Areas
There is no way to encompass every possibility for what could be addressed or discussed in therapy together, but we hope the descriptions below can provide an overview of some of the topics that might be prevalent, and can provide validation if you are struggling in one of these areas.
If what you would like to process through falls outside this list, or you are wondering if we would be a good fit for working together, you can fill out our contact form with any questions, or ask to schedule a free consultation.
↓↓↓
Doubt & Deconstruction
Whether you’re experiencing doubt or wanting to explore different ways of understanding your faith, we would love to explore your questions with you. We will never tell you what you should or shouldn’t believe, but will instead help you go deeper into your personal exploration. An often overlooked aspect of faith shifts is the potential loss of relationships, community, or even career. So whether it’s the actual beliefs, or the fear and struggle with potential fallout, there can be a lot to work through related to both doubt and/or deconstruction.
To learn more about the topic of deconstruction and what it means, you can read more here⟶.
Church Hurt & Abuse
It’s possible that what you’re experiencing has less to do with your personal faith and more to do with the ways you’ve been hurt by the church or people inside of the church. It’s normal to feel confused, hurt, or bitter from these experiences and to need to make sense of all of it. On a societal scale, many have experienced a lack of understanding or empathy from the church when it comes to topics like racism or culture, mental health, politics, sexuality, or trauma & loss, and need to navigate feelings and beliefs following these experiences.
Sex, Purity Culture, & LGBTQ+ Issues
From over-prioritizing sexual purity, to the oppression of the LGBTQ+ community, to silencing victims of sexual abuse, the Church has often been a source of pain and trauma when it comes to sex and sexuality. For some, it may be seemingly small things that piled up, while for others their sexuality has led to total exile from their faith community, but regardless of the circumstances, sexual issues are often shrouded in secrecy, confusion, and shame. Our hope when working with these issues is to always come at them gently and with compassion, and to bring light and understanding to what you are feeling emotionally as well as within your body to move towards health and healing.
Religious Trauma
Many people who grew up in fundamentalist or Evangelical churches experience PTSD symptoms related to their experience. Some examples of this include deep, chronic shame (feeling “bad”); having triggers that lead you to panic, shut down, or experience anxiety; intense childhood fears of death/ hell/ demons; feeling like you can’t trust yourself or your body; believing or feeling that you are bad/gross/disgusting for sexual thoughts or feelings; believing or feeling that if your beliefs change God will hate you, or that you will no longer be loved by family and friends. Religious trauma is often overlooked in therapeutic settings where it is not understood or recognized as trauma.
Depression, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD
If you are not sure what the impact of your faith background has had on you, but you are currently struggling with something like Depression, Anxiety, OCD, or PTSD then it can still be incredibly helpful to work with a therapist who understands the ins and outs of Christianity and how certain aspects of your experience may have impacted or interacted with your mental health. Working in community and private practice settings, these are the most common presenting concerns for the clients we worked with, and we would love to be able to work through these issues with you.
Rebuilding
For many who have gone through a period of deconstructing their faith, there eventually comes a time when they would like to rebuild a foundation for what they do believe and find new ways of connecting to their faith and spirituality, even if it looks differently than it did before. This could include figuring out if you want to be part of a faith community (and if so, what kind), re-introducing spiritual practices, or figuring out what kind of boundaries or conversations you might need to have with friends or family.
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT