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
Reversion
Returning to a previous faith or belief system after a period of distance or disaffiliation
You rejoin the church you left years ago.
You feel conflicted about reintegrating old beliefs.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
Guilt or shame over having left may affect self-trust.
Cognitive dissonance can occur when old beliefs do not fully align with current values.
Emotional dependency on past structures may increase during periods of uncertainty or distress.