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
Narrative Fragmentation
The disruption of one’s personal story due to religious or spiritual disillusionment
You no longer recognize the person you were when you were deeply religious.
You struggle to explain your life’s journey without using religious terms.
Your past feels like someone else's story.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Identity confusion or dissociation may occur.
PTSD-like symptoms can arise from narrative collapse.
Struggles with forming a cohesive sense of self may happen.