I'm a licensed counselor, author, and trainer offering education and recovery tools for survivors of religious trauma, spiritual abuse, cults, and other high-control groups. I take a religiously neutral approach because it's not my job to defend or condemn anyone's chosen beliefs or religious affiliation. Instead, I focus on identifying the adverse impacts connected to spiritual beliefs, practices, or systems that were disempowering and harmful. In my experience, healing from trauma and abuse begins with identifying the wound, practicing self-compassion, and letting go of unhelpful automatic judgments.