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
Religious Harm Recovery
The therapeutic process of healing from spiritual abuse, manipulation, or trauma rooted in religious systems.
You’re working to deconstruct harmful beliefs you were raised with.
You’re trying to reconnect with a sense of self outside your past religion.
You’re grieving lost community while reclaiming personal power.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Potential for post-traumatic growth and rediscovered identity.
Periods of confusion, anger, and grief during deconstruction.
Need for spiritually competent or trauma-informed therapy.