Cult documentaries are shining the light on how common it is to find ourselves impacted by spiritual abuse and religious trauma. The leaders we have followed hand us messages that we make meaning of and incorporate into our lives, identities, behaviors, and relationships. It is a lot to pull these things a part and heal when the light illuminates how we became “Shiny Happy People”.

Realizing you have some religious residue?

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“A cult is a group, religious organization or family structure of any size led by a charismatic leader. Cults control their members through manipulation, abuse, and coercion. These groups feature transcendent belief systems, and create self-sealing systems from which followers find it difficult to escape.”

Dr. Janja Lalich, a leading expert on cult dynamics

Hi! I’m Jillian

I'm an ex-evangelical psychotherapist who not only deconstructed & recovered from my own culty religious upbringing, but now I use my clinical skillset to help others do the same!

For over a decade, I practiced therapy rooted in compassion and truth. And as client after client shared their stories, I began to question the belief I had once held tightly—that we are inherently broken or evil. Their lives told a different story.

I started to see how fear had been used to control behavior, how spiritual bypassing disconnected people from their intuition, and how religious messaging moralized our disconnection from self.

So I began to pull apart the things that once held me together—and slowly, I started living in alignment with my embodied life.

That’s what led me to coaching.

From Cult Survivor to Spiritual Recovery Coach

What Does religious harm recovery coaching help with?

SPECIALIZED SUPPORT

WORKING WITH SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY “GETS IT” IS ONE LESS BARRIER TO YOU DISCOVERING HOW THE EXPERIENCE IMPACTS YOUR LIFE.

Religious Trauma

Release the trauma stored in your nervous system from prolonged exposure to chronic stress.

Purity Culture Trauma

Develop a healthier relationship with your body, sexuality and  identity.

Cult Mind Control

Make sense of your culty experiences and deprogram from harmful internalized beliefs.

Complex Family Relationships

Process family of origin issues and learn to show up as your authentic self.

WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

Individual Coaching

Find out more about Spiritual Recovery Coaching and how to start working with me.

Collaborations & Consultations

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