Recover from High-Control Religion and Religious Trauma: Rebuild Your Connection to Self and Others
Psychotherapy, Groups, and Workshops in Portland, Oregon
(and statewide in Oregon and Washington State)
Heal Through Connection and Community
Kindred Holistic Therapy is a private practice offering holistic psychotherapy and mental health support to individuals in Oregon and Washington State. We believe that healing happens both in the therapy room, but also in connection to others and our community.
For those who have experienced religious trauma or emotional harm from high-control systems, it can feel overwhelming to ask for help. It can also feel daunting and scary to reconsider beliefs and traditions. Whether you’re leaving a religious tradition or trying to rebuild your spiritual practice, it can feel isolating to go on this deeply personal journey.
Who I Work With
If you’ve experienced religious trauma, or abuse, or are navigating a transition from a high-control religious system, you might be experiencing or have familiarity with the following:
People-pleasing
Perfectionism
Intellectualizing emotions
Black-and-white thinking
Lack of self-trust, self-esteem, or self-compassion
A sense of shame related to their sexuality or identity.
Negative body-image (influenced by purity culture)
Strained relationships with your family of origin
Relationship challenges with partners and friends
Insecure attachment
Grief
Social Anxiety and isolation
and more
At Kindred Holistic Therapy, I offer support to folks navigating a wide range of concerns, but I am especially passionate in my work supporting individuals who have experienced religious trauma and are seeking to live more connected to themselves, their heart, their bodies, and to all those they are in relationship with.
I also offer relational and couples therapy that offers unique support for relationships impacted by spiritual abuse, purity culture, or other ways involvement in high-control groups might be serving as a barrier to intimacy, emotional connection, trust, and other issues.
“Healing is an act of communion.” - bell hooks
connection | community | relationship to self
My Approach
At Kindred Holistic Therapy, I support individuals and couples who are navigating the impact of high-control religion and wanting to heal their relationships to self and others.
I use an integrative approach—drawing extensively from approaches such as Relational and Psychodynamic Therapy, EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and Internal Family Systems—all grounded in a Person-Centered foundation.
