Faith Deconstruction and Leaving Religion
When beliefs change, therapy can offer space to grieve, rebuild, and find your own voice.
It’s Hard to Explain What You’re Going Through
Maybe your faith used to give you identity, meaning, or belonging - but something has shifted.
You’re questioning what you were taught.
You’ve stepped back, or walked away, from a belief system that no longer feels like home.
But even if leaving was the right choice, you’re left with grief, fear, anger - or a deep sense of disorientation.
You may not be able to talk about it with your family or community.
You may not even have the words for what you’re feeling.
Therapy can be a space where it’s safe to explore the emotional weight of religious change — without judgement, shame, or pressure to “get it right.”
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What You Might Be Feeling
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Loss of community, meaning, or certainty
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Fear of disappointing others or being “cast out”
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Anxiety, shame, or spiritual confusion
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Anger at what you were taught or how you were treated
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Guilt for questioning or leaving
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Grief for what faith once gave you
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Disorientation about who you are now
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Isolation in your current beliefs (or lack of them)
You’re not broken for changing. You’re human for evolving.
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Why This Hurts So Much
Faith deconstruction isn’t just an intellectual journey - it’s emotional, relational, and sometimes traumatic.
You might be grieving:
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The loss of a spiritual home
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A version of God you can’t believe in anymore
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Childhood beliefs that shaped your identity
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Being harmed, silenced, or excluded by religion
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Relationships that no longer feel safe
It’s okay to feel conflicted. It’s okay to hold both gratitude and anger.
Therapy is here to hold all of it with care.
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How Therapy Can Help with Faith Transition
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Make space for the grief, rage, and confusion of deconstruction
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Understand religious trauma or harmful spiritual experiences
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Reconnect with your voice, agency, and values
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Work through shame or fear about “going astray”
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Explore what spirituality, meaning, or belonging might look like now
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Feel less alone in your journey
This is your path. You get to walk it in your own way, at your own pace.
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My Approach
I’ve worked with people from a wide range of faith traditions - including Christian, evangelical, Catholic, Muslim, and more - who are in the process of deconstructing or leaving religion.
I hold space for:
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Religious trauma
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LGBTQ+ experiences of exclusion
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Former ministry leaders or committed believers
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Quiet doubters who feel stuck
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Those who still want to keep some connection to faith
This is a space where you don’t have to censor your story.
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Therapy for Faith Deconstruction & Religious Trauma in London and Online
You don’t have to do this alone. Whether you’re quietly questioning or completely stepping away, therapy can support your process of healing, unlearning, and reclaiming your self.