Dr. Grisel Lopez-Escobar, PhD (in Counseling),
Licensed Mental Health Counselor Providing Virtual Therapy to Adult Clients
in the States of AK, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, ID, IN, LA, MA, ME, NV, OR, SC, TX, UT, VT, WI & WY, USA
Specializing in Supporting Clients who are Newly Secular or Deconstructing from High Control Religions, Groups or Cults: Religious Trauma / Faith Crisis, Religious Deconstruction / Purity Culture / Religious Residue / Mixed-Faith Relationships / Secular Therapy
Cult Mentality / Cult Mindset
A belief system shaped by groupthink, authoritarian leadership, and emotional control, often discouraging independent thought.
You feared punishment for questioning doctrine.
You cut off contact with “outsiders.”
You believed your group was the only one with truth.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Identity confusion may occur post-departure.
Persistent fear of outsiders or differing beliefs can develop.