Rebuilding a life after high-control religion asks a lot of you. My role is to make the process less lonely, and to make sure the ground you find is genuinely your own.
Maybe you've recently walked away. Maybe you left years ago and are only now feeling the aftershocks. Maybe you haven't left at all, and you're just beginning to let yourself ask the questions. However you arrived here, you're in a fitting place.
My personal backstory: I grew up in the LDS (Mormon) church. I did all the right things — I served a mission, went to BYU, married in the temple. I then left the church, and experienced firsthand all the challenges that come with leaving a high-control religion.
What I can promise is the kind of relationship that may have been missing before: one where your questions are welcome, your pace is respected, and your conclusions are entirely your own.
I want to be clear about something, because it matters: I have no destination in mind for you.
My work isn't to move you toward faith, away from it, or anywhere in particular. Whether you land in a new spirituality, a settled agnosticism, a reclaimed version of your old tradition, or somewhere you don't have words for yet, that is yours to decide, and yours alone.
What I offer is a space with no agenda but your own well-being: unconditional regard for you exactly as you are, and a steady belief that you are the authority on your own life. After leaving an environment where someone else held that authority, you deserve a relationship where the ground is finally, fully yours.
I lean on two evidence-based approaches, but you'll never need to learn the jargon. Here's what they really mean in the room.
A way of loosening the grip of fearful, absorbed beliefs — so they stop running the show — and gently turning toward what you value. Less "control every anxious thought," more "make room for your humanity and live by your own compass."
After that, we figure out who YOU are. Not what anyone else thinks you should be — who you actually, truly are.
Insight alone rarely heals trauma; the body and the emotions have to be part of it. We'll create a safe container to actually feel and process the grief, anger, and anxiety at a pace your nervous system can trust.
I also draw on trauma-informed and parts-based ideas as they fit you. Therapy here is collaborative and tailored, never one-size-fits-all.
Transparency matters, especially when trust has been broken before. Here's the plain information so you know exactly who you'd be working with.
There's no rush and no wrong way to begin. When it feels right, reach out for a free, no-pressure consultation.