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
Moral Injury
Psychological and spiritual distress caused by actions or experiences that violate deeply held moral or ethical beliefs, often under religious pressure
You enforced harmful rules on others under spiritual direction.
You remained silent about abuse in the name of obedience.
You participated in exclusionary practices and now feel deep regret.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Persistent guilt, shame, and grief may arise from conflicted conscience.
PTSD-like symptoms can include nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and numbness.
A spiritual crisis may involve questioning core moral beliefs.