Dr. Grisel Lopez-Escobar, PhD (Counseling)
Licensed Mental Health Counselor offering virtual therapy to adult clients in 19 U.S. states
Working with people who are questioning, deconstructing, or leaving high-control religions, groups, or cults
Degree of Religiosity
The intensity of an individual's personal religious beliefs, behaviors, and identity integration
You don’t base decisions on religious teachings (low degree of religiosity).
You believe in a deity, attend services occasionally, and follow some but not all religious practices (medium degree of religiosity).
You believe a deity is involved in every aspect of your daily life (high degree of religiosity).
Potential clinical implications (for high degrees of religiosity in high control settings)
May lead to rigid thinking and intolerance of ambiguity or doubt.
Can create conflict with secular environments (school, therapy, work).
Can contribute to scrupulosity or compulsive moral checking.