Many people come to therapy upon the realization that their past or existing religion has left them with emotional trauma. They may say things like: “I feel intense guilt whenever I stray from the ...

These days, it seems like trauma talk is everywhere you turn. Looking back, signs of an approaching wave were there. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that public conversation about religious ...

The holidays can be a time of heightened emotional tension. The season yearns for connection, tradition, and togetherness. For many survivors of religious trauma, holidays can feel like walking a ...

Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS) can look like other disorders – PTSD, clinical depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders (i.e. hoarding or social anxiety), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), ...