Psychotherapy for Spiritual Struggles
Help for when faith shifts from an answer to a question.
At times, what once felt certain can start to unravel. A place that once provided belonging may now bring pain. Psychotherapy for spiritual struggles can focus on meaning, identity, purpose, and belonging rather than just religion. You might be facing a quiet crisis of faith or grieving a spiritual home, struggling with feelings of anger, guilt, or confusion. Therapy creates a safe space to explore these feelings without judgment. You don’t need to have all the answers or know where your journey will lead.
How Spiritual Struggles Might Show Up
Many people keep their spiritual pain silent. It can feel hard to explain.
You may be experiencing:
– Grief or disconnection after leaving a religious community
– Anger or shame related to past beliefs or teachings
– Isolation from family or faith-based relationships
– Anxiety or guilt about questioning long-held values
– A sense of spiritual burnout or moral exhaustion
– Longing for meaning, connection, or transcendence
– A desire to rebuild trust in yourself or something greater
– You might still believe. You might not. You might be somewhere in between.
What Happens in a Free Consult?
Your 20 minute consult is a no-pressure conversation.
– Talk about what’s weighing on you
– Learn how I approach recovery and what sessions will be like
– Decide if we’re the right fit
You’ll leave with clarity on your next step, whether we work together or not.
Spiritual Support that Respects The Depth Of What You’re Carrying
I work with individuals who are navigating faith transitions, spiritual wounds, and existential questions. Some have left organized religion. Some are still involved but wrestling internally. Others are caregivers or leaders who have held faith for others and are now unsure of what they hold themselves.
In therapy we can:
– Name and grieve what has been lost
– Unpack religious messages that shaped your identity
– Explore values and spiritual questions in a safe space
– Heal from spiritual abuse or betrayal
– Discern what you want to carry forward
– Begin to reconnect with meaning on your own terms
I offer a non-directive, trauma-informed, and deeply respectful approach. My background includes chaplaincy, spiritual care education, and psychotherapy.
Spiritual Psychotherapy That Meets You In-Between
I work with clients who are navigating all kinds of change. You might be stepping away from a caregiving role, leaving a ministry position, retiring, returning to work after a loss, moving to a different community or entering a new season that feels unfamiliar. Or you might be needing to make a shift in how you relate to yourself, because your patterns aren’t producing good things in your life.
The work we will do will involve some of the following:
– Name and release what has been lost or left behind
– Explore what is emerging and who you want to be
– Understand thow the change is impacting your relationships
– Discuss identity goals and experience grounding
– Practice being present to uncertainty
My work draws from narrative therapy, values-based reflection, spiritual care principles, and evidence-based approaches to master self-regulation and acceptance.
Who This Work is For
– Spiritual struggle is often experienced by:
– Former or questioning members of religious communities
– Helpers, clergy, or caregivers who are burned out from holding others
– Professionals navigating values misalignment or moral injury
– People leaving high-control faith traditions
– Those recovering from spiritual trauma or religious rigidity
– Anyone grieving a shift in identity, meaning, or spiritual connection
– Those considering Medical Assistance in Dying
If you have felt disoriented, ashamed, or alone in your spiritual questions, you are not the only one.
Why Online Psychotherapy for Spiritual Struggles?
You do not have to find an in-person specialist to receive thoughtful care. I offer online therapy for spiritual struggle across Ontario, including Toronto, Mississauga, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge, and rural areas. You can meet with someone who understands the language and weight of these experiences without needing to explain everything from the beginning.
Permission to Begin Again
You do not have to arrive with answers or pretend. You are allowed to be in-between, to feel ambivalent, to not know what you believe anymore. Therapy gives you a place to be honest without fear.
Book a session if you are walking through spiritual confusion, grief, or change. You may also want to visit the identity, grief, or transitions pages if your struggle touches multiple layers of life.
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