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Dr. Grisel Lopez-Escobar
PhD in Counseling · Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
LPC / LMHC · Licensed Mental Health Counselor offering virtual therapy to adults
Working with people who are questioning, deconstructing, or leaving high-control religions, groups, or cults
Licensed in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, ID, IN, LA, ME, MA, OR, SC, TX, UT, VT, WI & WY
Triple Isolation

A layered isolation strategy that cuts you off from support across multiple domains: social, informational, and internal (self-trust).
• You’re separated from outsiders, and you’re discouraged from private friendships inside the group.
• You’re blocked from outside media, therapy, or criticism that could reality-check the system.
• You’re trained to distrust your own thoughts and emotions as deception or attack.
Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)
• Increased dependency and decreased ability to reality-test or seek help.
• Anxiety, depression, and dissociation from prolonged social and psychological confinement.
• Greater vulnerability to coercion because alternatives feel unreachable.