Healing Trauma from Religious and High-Control Groups Faith and spirituality can provide meaning, community, and comfort for millions of people around the world. But for some, involvement in highly controlling religious environments or authoritarian spiritual groups can become deeply harmful — leaving lasting emotional wounds long after that chapter of life ends. In recent years, professionals and survivors alike have started to talk openly about religious trauma and the need

Maria Diaz, LMHC, LPC, EMDR Certified Therapist Licensed to Practice in NY, NJ, CT and FL Throughout the past few weeks, the theme around perspective has been yelling in my ear loud and clear. As a wife, mom of two very active children, therapist and business owner it's one of the many things I had to lean on when I recently fell, fractured my ankle and had to have surgery all within the same week. Talk about perspective when chaos appears to be erupting all around you. And a