Spirituality

I understand how challenging it can be to struggle with your religion and religious experiences, especially if you live in an area where your spiritual beliefs are not the dominant religion. I work with individuals to explore their values and how that plays into their behaviors and lives. Spirituality is an important part of everyone's wellbeing, but it can look different for everyone. This is a safe space for you to explore what matters to you.

Healing from religious trauma? Find inner peace. Listen to your inner wisdom.

The importance of spirituality in ones life can help a person cope through difficult times. I want to help you use your own spirituality to help you and only if you want to use spirituality. I want you to be able to use practices that help you to find hope and healing in your life.

In my practice, I integrate mindfulness, somatic practices, and client-centered exploration to honor the intersection of spirituality and the mind-body connection in sexuality. Through compassionate inquiry and tailored interventions, I help individuals cultivate awareness, acceptance, and connection with their bodies, enhancing their sexual well-being and overall sense of wholeness.

My master's degree included special training to support clients who would like to integrate the strengths of their faith tradition into their healing process. I also have experience working with individuals who have experienced religious trauma, including clergy abuse.

I specialize in religious trauma, spiritual abuse, and recovery from high demand religions. I have written a workbook/journal to help individuals navigate faith transitions. I am a member of the Mormon Mental Health Association and work primarily with those on the Mormon spectrum (active to ex members). I am especially passionate about helping fellow members of the LGBTQIA+ community find healing in this area. I love helping my clients find new meaning after experiencing these transitions.

I grew up in a Christian Church where great joy and fulfillment were also saturated with abuse and control, and in grad school, I pursued an MA in Clinical Counseling. With a new understanding of life, people, and trauma, I also pursued an MA in Religion to open my understanding of spirituality and research spiritual/religious abuse in the Christian Church. No matter where you stand, I'm here to support you, your unique journey, and the healing you deserve.

I often work with clients by integrating faith and psychology in sessions, I help clients navigate many aspects of their identity and their understanding of themselves and their place in the world.

I believe that spirituality is a concern for everyone. What do you value? What do you worship? As David Foster Wallace wrote, "there is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship...If you worship money and things ... then you will never have enough, never feel you have enough."

I believe the integration of one's Christian faith can allow therapy to be more effective, which is something I myself have experienced in my own healing journey. But I welcome those from other faith backgrounds and completely respect those who wish to leave their faith at the door.

I am familiar with earth-based spiritual traditions, and use Tarot for personal growth. I respect all religious traditions, and recognize that you can be spiritual whether or not you consider yourself religious. I can help you reflect on your previous experiences with religion, and explore what role you want spirituality to play in our life. I have experience supporting clients who have left the religion they were raised in or have different values from their family.

I was raised in the church, but it wasn't until I was in the thick of raising children that I discovered I was not a born-again-saved Christian. I considered myself a Christian because I attended church and believed in the teachings that there was a God and that he had a son named Jesus. I never truly understood what the word BELIEVE meant. But God is merciful and kind, revealing what it really means and now I pass this knowledge to all of my clients -- with our bibles open.

I have a passion for helping clients navigate what their own spirituality looks like and how they can incorporate it into their lives. I have experience with helping clients overcome religious trauma and explore and cultivate their own unique connection to themselves and others -- no matter what that looks like. I rely on my own spirituality to guide me in work with clients and offer a warm and open space to explore beliefs and connection to oneself and others!

During our time together, we will explore beliefs and practices related to meaning, existence, and spiritual health and healing. I often speak about spirituality in terms of the Universe and our connection to ourselves and the connection to something larger than ourselves. I will support you in exploring what your unique sense of spirituality means to you.

During our time together, we will explore beliefs and practices related to meaning, existence, and spiritual health and healing. I often speak about spirituality in terms of the Universe and our connection to ourselves and the connection to something larger than ourselves. I will support you in exploring what your unique sense of spirituality means to you.

I have a long-held interest in working in the area of spirituality and enjoy working with clients who are well-established in their own spiritual journeys or those who may have trouble connecting with this part of their lives for varying reasons.

My own unique journey through religion and spirituality has helped to inform my work in this area. People often come to me seeking clarity around their purpose and beliefs. It is typical for every human to want to understand and question their relationship to a higher power. I support people through this exploration process by helping them to ask important question and find the answers that are best for them.

I often work at the intersection of trauma, spirituality and chronic pain. How we make meaning of our suffering and what it means to be a human at this time in our evolution are huge questions we humans grapple with. I believe and have seen how incorporating your own spirituality into healing can be profound (this can also be, I believe in nothing - that this is just it.) Other-times, folks have trauma around spirituality and/or their religion. Together we can slowly unpack this.