Group Therapy

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Religious Trauma Support Group

This group is designed as a space where you can come together with others who have experienced religious trauma or spiritual abuse and find a supportive community to process experiences, and discover new ways to heal and recover from the harm that was experienced. As a therapist with my own lived experience of religious trauma, it is my desire to create this space of support as you move through the challenges and complexities of this journey.

Community-based healing and support can help us feel less lonely and isolated in our experiences. A broad spectrum of emotions, as well as major life and relationship changes can result from this type of complex trauma. Coming together with others who share similar experiences can make a meaningful difference in not only surviving, but learning to thrive after religious traumas and harmful experiences.

Sessions will combine open and guided discussions, psychoeducation, coping tools, and reflective activities to help participants build comfort, safety and resilience, normalize their emotions, and discover pathways to personal growth and peace.

Topics May Include:

  • Feelings of loss or grief about your beliefs or religious community

  • Processing and letting go of feelings like shame or guilt 

  • Lingering fear, anxiety or doubt about leaving your religion or faith system

  • Navigating relationships with people in your life who still believe

  • Anger about being spiritually gaslit, manipulated, coerced, or held back by your previous beliefs or high-control religious community

  • Opportunities for education, self-compassion and personal growth

  • Reclaiming your autonomy, power, and confidence after existing in oppressive structures

  • How to support one another in meeting personal goals and finding new sources of peace and comfort

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Cost of group therapy sessions varies based on number of participants, ranging from $45-50 per 90-minute session. Groups are conducted virtually to allow for participants to join from anywhere in WA state. Please contact me at the link below or by sending an email to jenna@samamentalhealth.com to find out more about the current group and how to join.

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*Due to the unique experience that belongs to women and other minorities in commonly male-dominated, patriarchal religious organizations, this group is currently open to female-identifying, queer, and non-binary folks. If you identify as male and are seeking support with with religious or spiritual trauma, please contact me below as I would love to discuss how I could support you on an individual basis.

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