Therapist for Religious Trauma In Person in San Antonio & Online Throughout Texas
Break Free From Religious Trauma & Reclaiming Your Sense of Self
Healing is possible, and you have the power to break free from fear, shame, and self-doubt. Therapy can help you reconnect with your true self, rebuild trust in your own voice, and create a life that aligns with who you truly are.
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Untangling Religious Trauma: Healing Beyond Fear and Shame
Religion can be a source of comfort, but for many, it has also been a source of pain, fear, and shame. If you were raised in a high-control religious environment, experienced spiritual abuse, or felt pressured to conform at the expense of your own identity, you may still be carrying the emotional weight of that experience. Religious trauma can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself, struggling with anxiety, shame, or fear of judgment, even long after you’ve left that environment.
Healing from religious trauma isn’t about rejecting or replacing belief—it’s about reclaiming your autonomy, your values, and your right to feel safe in your own mind and body. Whether you’re deconstructing your faith, untangling harmful conditioning, or simply trying to figure out what you truly believe, therapy can help you find clarity and healing on your own terms.
Sign You May Be Struggling With Religious Trauma
Feeling intense guilt or fear for questioning religious teachings
Struggling with self-doubt, shame, or a sense of unworthiness
Anxiety, panic, or intrusive thoughts related to religious beliefs
Difficulty making decisions without external authority or approval
Fear of punishment or rejection for stepping away from religious expectations
Strained relationships with family or community due to changing beliefs
A sense of loss, grief, or confusion after leaving a religious group
How Therapy Can Help
Religious trauma affects both the mind and body, which is why my approach goes beyond just talking about the past—we work to reprocess, heal, and rewire the emotional and nervous system responses that keep you stuck. Using Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and mindfulness, we’ll work together to:
Unpack the Impact of Religious Conditioning – Identify harmful beliefs and patterns that no longer serve you.
Heal from Shame & Fear – Release the deep-seated guilt, anxiety, or self-doubt that religious trauma has left behind.
Rebuild Trust in Yourself – Strengthen your intuition, autonomy, and ability to make choices that align with your true self.
Regulate Your Nervous System – Learn how to calm your body’s stress responses so that triggers from the past don’t control your present.
Explore What Healing Means for You – Whether that includes redefining spirituality, embracing personal growth, or simply feeling at peace, this is your journey.
Hey, I’m Cate
Religious trauma isn’t just about what you were taught—it’s about how those beliefs shaped your sense of self, your relationships, and your ability to trust your own inner voice. I know this firsthand. I grew up in an environment where love felt conditional, questioning was discouraged, and my worth seemed tied to obedience. I learned to shrink myself to keep the peace, but those survival patterns followed me into adulthood, leaving me exhausted from trying to be "enough."
Through my own healing, I studied trauma, attachment, and nervous system regulation. Now, as a therapist, I help people break free from these cycles using somatic therapy, attachment-based work, and cognitive approaches to rewire deep-rooted patterns. Together, we’ll work through the fear, shame, and self-doubt that religious trauma has left behind, so you can feel safe in your own mind, body, and beliefs.
You don’t have to live in survival mode. Healing is possible.