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
Internalized Religious Oppression / Self-hate
Accepting negative religious messages about oneself as true, leading to chronic self-criticism and low self-worth
You believe you're inherently evil or broken because of your gender or sexuality.
You criticize yourself for having doubts or questions.
You avoid self-care because it feels selfish or sinful.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Deep self-hatred and low self-esteem may develop around identity and worth.
Healthy boundaries can be hard to form due to conditioning around submission.