Speaking & Training

Hi, I’m Emily, a licensed psychotherapist helping smart, sensitive people recover from Religious Trauma and high control religious systems.

I was raised at the intersection of Evangelical and fundamentalist Christianity, and I love talking about the ways we can rewrite the harmful stories, and build meaningful lives after religious harm and family dysfunction.

I can help your community better understand the dynamics of high control systems that play out in churches, organizations, and families.

Survivors are speaking up about the harm done in white Evangelical and fundamentalist Christian culture, and I bring personal and professional knowledge to conversations on deconstruction and recovery.

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Podcasts

The Bodies Behind the Bus (Part I, Part II)

Welcome to Group Therapy (Purity Culture & Religious Trauma)

Hello Deconstructionists (Chipping Away at High Control Religion)

A Certain Wandering (Healing and Understanding Religious Trauma)

Your Friend, The Therapist (Dating & Relationships After Purity Culture, Political Solidarity and Community Care)

Focus on Your Own Family (Part I, Part II, Part III)

Psych Talk (Deconstructing Purity Culture)

Existential Happy Hour (Deconstruction Therapy)

Trainings

Not Boring CEs: Harmful Christian Communities & Workplaces

2025 CAMFT Annual Conference: When Religion Hurts - Treating Religious Trauma & High Control Group Harm

Publications

Time: How to Find a Therapist

Time: 6 Lessons About Family Dynamics We Can Learn From the Spare Drama

Women's Health: 15 Signs of a Fake Friend

Very Well Mind: What to Talk About in Therapy

MBG Health: 15 Grounding Techniques to Soothe Anxiety

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I love educating therapists, survivor communities, and general audiences about healing from Religious Trauma.

My Favorite Topics Include:

  • Real Life after Religious Trauma

  • Staying Connected to Conservative and Religious Family (without losing your cool!)

  • Life After Purity Culture - Overcoming Shame & Late Bloomer Experiences

  • What Every Therapist Needs to Know about Religious Trauma, Cults, & High Control Groups