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
Deliverance Ministry
A practice in some groups where people try to cast out demons or evil spirits from others
You were told your mental health struggles were caused by demons.
You went through a deliverance session that felt scary or confusing.
You were afraid that something inside you was spiritually wrong.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Trauma or shame may result from spiritually intense or coercive experiences.
Seeking medical or mental health support may feel unsafe or forbidden.
Anxiety or guilt may be reinforced through supernatural explanations.