41 Clayton St Suite #300, Asheville, NC 28801
102 Commonwealth Ct, Suite B, Cary, NC 27511
You can keep what is meaningful to you and let go of what harmed you.
Who it’s for
People healing from high-control religion, purity culture or spiritual abuse. Ages 12 and up (varies by therapist).
Where
In person in Asheville, or online anywhere in North Carolina.
Insurance
Aetna, BCBS, MedCost, AmeriHealth Next, UnitedHealthcare, TRICARE or private pay. Limited sliding scale. Plans vary by therapist.
Fees
$175 first appointment (intake) · $150 per 60-minute session.
How to start
Free phone consultation: call or text (828) 515-1246 or request an appointment.
Religious trauma can follow you long after you leave a church, a community or a set of beliefs.
Maybe you grew up being told your body, your questions or your identity were sinful. Maybe leaving cost you family, friends or the only community you knew. You might still feel fear, shame or guilt that doesn’t match what you believe today.
Religious trauma is especially common for LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent people raised in high-control religion, and it can be hard to find a therapist who understands it. Our therapists who specialize in religious trauma meet you without judgment, whatever you believe now.
Do you feel anxious, ashamed or stuck when religion comes up?
Do any of these sound familiar? If so, you are not alone, and religious trauma therapy can help.
You don’t need to have left religion to seek help. Some people are rebuilding a healthier faith; others are building a life without it.
Healing is possible. Imagine being able to
Your therapist will never push you toward or away from faith. Together you’ll untangle what you were taught from what you believe now, using trauma-informed approaches, and EMDR with therapists trained in it.
Read more on our blog: 10 signs you may be experiencing religious trauma, religious trauma and neurodivergence and queer in the Bible Belt.
Every therapist below lists this as a specialty on their profile. Not sure who fits? Book a free consultation and we’ll help you choose.
Clare BoltonLCMHC, LCMHCS, MSAsheville · OnlineView profile →
Grace ParsleyLCMHC, NCCAsheville · OnlineView profile →
Jennifer GarrettLCMHC, MAAsheville · OnlineView profile →
Jemma BattagliaLCSWAsheville · OnlineView profile →
Elizabeth SpanburghEMDR Certified, LCMHC, NCCOnlineView profile →
Dr. Zack KampfLCSW, MSW, PhDOnlineView profile →Ready to stop carrying this alone? Our therapists who specialize in religious trauma see clients in person in Asheville and online across North Carolina. To get started, follow these three steps:
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Our therapists also offer trauma therapy, anxiety treatment, depression treatment, LGBTQIA+ therapy and neurodivergent-affirming therapy, in person in Asheville and Cary and through online therapy for all residents of North Carolina.
We accept payment through a HIPAA compliant payment processing software.
This ensures that your financial information remains encrypted and protected.
Therapy can be vulnerable and new, so it’s natural to be nervous. It can be scary to think of opening up or crying in front of someone new, perhaps fearing that it will be awkward and uncomfortable. The fear around that can feel overwhelming. Getting the counseling we need can be challenging. And although it’s normal to be nervous, that doesn’t make it feel great. It takes courage to continue getting the help you need.
Therapy is a space where you can be yourself and feel safe from judgment, including feeling nervous. We’re committed to finding a way to care for your nervousness and ensure sessions are as comfortable as possible.
We’re here if you want to talk about it during a free phone consultation.
Take your time to read through this website. If you sense that we may be a good fit based on what you are reading, you can call us.
During a free phone consultation, you can ask one of our therapists about how they have helped other people like you before, ask how they work as a therapist, or any other questions you may have that are specific-to-you. You’ll also be able to tell them what’s up, and you and one of our therapists can decide together how they can help.
It will usually take a couple of sessions to feel comfortable and develop a relationship. During the sessions, you’ll be able to understand how comfortable you feel in sessions. Our approach is not going to work for everyone. What’s most important is that you find someone who you feel is the right fit for you. We can explore that together.
If something feels overwhelming or even terrifying to discuss, that’s actually very normal. It can often feel difficult to talk about some things. During sessions, your therapist will never push you to talk about things that are too painful for you to talk about. They will be there to guide you towards discovering what feels comfortable for you to share. Working at your pace, together you can look at the tough stuff if you’re ready.
You can also share with them that you are nervous to open up about something, and you and your therapist can talk about that too. Whatever is present for you. Whatever you are going through. Bring that to session and you can explore that together.
If you open up, we will not think you are crazy. We will think you are someone who’s very courageous. Many clients have had the same fear (that people would think they are crazy).
Through our own life journeys and working with clients, we know how “normal” your experience is.
You’re not being dramatic or “too much.” Nothing you can say will cause us to judge you.
We know nobody’s perfect. We all struggle. We all suffer in different ways.
Whatever it is you’re going through, we provide a safe space where you can feel heard and supported without judgment.
You might already know that you want to share sensitive information about your loved ones and you don’t want them to find out what you’ve said. So we want you to know that unless there is an imminent danger to yourself or someone else, everything you share is completely confidential.
There is nothing more important than your privacy.
You can rest assured that you can talk about anything without fear of that information getting out.
If you have specific questions about how confidentiality works, you can ask during your free phone consultation or anytime during your work with your therapist.
Overall, you can think of the first session as a structured assessment that helps your therapist get to know you and the challenges that brought you into treatment. They’ll invite you to share more about yourself, and you can also talk about what’s worked or not worked for your mental health in the past.
Some questions that your therapist might ask during a first session include:
You can ask your therapist questions as well. You might be curious about their experience or how future sessions work.
The most important part of a first session is that you see if you feel your therapist is a good fit for you. If you feel supported, seen, and at ease with them, you can discuss if you’d like to meet again.
Sometimes the hardest part is getting started. We’re here to make it easier with a free consultation—just a conversation, no pressure, only support.
