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
Faith Crisis in Adolescence
When young people begin doubting their religious teachings, often in secret
As a teenager, you secretly researched other beliefs because something didn’t feel right.
You felt alone and scared after telling your parents you no longer believed certain teachings.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Trust in parental or religious authority figures may be lost.
Identity confusion can emerge during a critical stage of development.