Religious Trauma +
Cult Abuse Recovery
Making recovery from toxic groups approachable for therapists and survivors
Religious Trauma +
Cult Abuse Recovery
Making recovery from toxic groups approachable for therapists and survivors
(TRAUMASTERY: LIKE MONASTERY BUT FOR TRAUMA)
We help therapists and survivors make sense of religious and cult trauma.
CALLING ALL THERAPISTS
Want to start learning more about religious or cult trauma but don't know where to start?
Get our free exclusive book list to start your education.
Are you a therapist or clinician wanting training in religious trauma or cult abuse?
Do you feel completely lost when it comes to supporting clients with religious trauma?
Most graduate programs don't focus on the nuances of religious trauma and cult abuse, leaving us feeling lost and overwhelmed when these clients walk through our therapy doors. We sit with our religious trauma or cult abuse clients and think... Could I be doing more for them? Am I helping them enough?
You no longer have to feel so alone in treating religious or cult trauma clients.
We train you how to provide excellent trauma care for religious trauma and cult survivors.
Do you feel completely lost when it comes to supporting clients with religious trauma?
Most graduate programs don't focus on the nuances of religious trauma and cult abuse, leaving us feeling lost and overwhelmed when these clients walk through our therapy doors. We sit with our religious trauma or cult abuse clients and think... Could I be doing more for them? Am I helping them enough?
You no longer have to feel so alone in treating religious or cult trauma clients.
We train you how to provide excellent trauma care for religious trauma and cult survivors.
grow your clinical skills
We combine education with consultation to help you become a competent religious trauma therapist.
Introducing... A Year of Non-Magical Thinking for Therapists
A monthly program of training & consultation focused on becoming a religious trauma and cult abuse recovery expert.
*California psychologists are eligible for up to 24 hours of Continuing Education credit with A Year of Non-Magical Thinking for Therapists.*
Are you a survivor of religious trauma or spiritual abuse?
Are you a survivor of religious trauma or spiritual abuse?
CALLING RELIGIOUS TRAUMA SURVIVORS
Not sure if you experienced religious trauma or cult abuse?
Our free quizzes can help.
Take our religious trauma quiz and learn if you have any religious trauma symptoms.
Take our cult abuse quiz and learn if your group was cultier than you thought.
Are you a survivor of religious trauma or spiritual abuse?
Are you a survivor of religious trauma or spiritual abuse?
Are you feeling lost in knowing how to recover from your experience? Feeling overwhelmed in recovery is the most common experience amongst survivors. You are walking away from a world where you were completely submerged in the rules, rigidity and demands of that group, so it totally makes sense to be feeling this way. Now you're out in a different world trying to stay safe, heal your nervous system, and find a healthy way forward.
You are not alone. We offer two ways to get religious and cult trauma support.
A Year of Non-Magical Thinking
This monthly membership walks you through your recovery from religious trauma and cult abuse. Led and taught by a psychologist that specializes in helping people get out of cults, Dr. Quincee curates a healthy experience of recovering from spiritual abuse by walking you through important topics each month.
Religious Trauma Recovery Courses
Need help regulating your nervous system, understanding attachment styles in your relationships, or battling perfectionism in the aftermath of religious trauma? We've got courses created to help you navigate these tough dynamics that happen in the wake of religious trauma or cult abuse.
manage your overwhelm
Religious trauma and cult groups takes our traumatic experience to a whole new level because god, a higher power, or a higher good becomes the traumatizing figure. Yikes.
Stop trauma in its tracks with educational tools and skills-based training. Join our budget-friendly monthly membership for ongoing education and support, or get personalized intensive coaching with a trauma expert.
We’re here to help you feel a little less overwhelmed and a little more confident in your religious trauma healing journey.
Stop trauma in its tracks with educational tools and skills-based training. Join our budget-friendly monthly membership for ongoing education and support, or get personalized intensive coaching with a trauma expert.
We’re here to help you feel a little less overwhelmed and a little more confident in your religious trauma healing journey.
our students say
"I'm a mental health professional and this has helped me so much." - Kristy
our students say
"I'm a mental health professional and this has helped me so much." - Kristy
"This was beyond helpful. For well over 40 years I have been in search of why I block things out, if my life depended on it I could not remember. I have seriously worried that there is something wrong with my brain and that I have dementia. I blamed it on ADHD. Listening to this has released feelings I did not know I had. I now recognize I have suppressed feelings in order to survive and keep things in order. I can't thank you enough for sharing this. I am not stupid, I am a survivor. God bless you."
I can't thank you enough for sharing this.
Eleanor, Traumastery Student.
"This was beyond helpful. For well over 40 years I have been in search of why I block things out, if my life depended on it I could not remember. I have seriously worried that there is something wrong with my brain and that I have dementia. I blamed it on ADHD. Listening to this has released feelings I did not know I had. I now recognize I have suppressed feelings in order to survive and keep things in order. I can't thank you enough for sharing this. I am not stupid, I am a survivor. God bless you."
I can't thank you enough for sharing this.
Eleanor, Traumastery Student.
meet
dr. quincee
I'm a clinical psychologist that specializes in treating religious trauma and cult abuse. Recovery is possible and we are making it more accessible.
I remember sitting in a theology class over a decade ago and realizing that my experience inside of my religion had been traumatizing and I was in need of some real support. I looked for therapists that specialized in this sort of trauma and, after weeks of searching, I realized there was no one in my area that specialized in these experiences.
Now, over 13 years later, I've worked with hundreds of therapy and coaching clients and taught over 100 therapists how to treat religious trauma and cult abuse. I feel so privileged to get to teach survivors and therapists each day and I want to make that support accessible to you.
I've taken all of the knowledge that I've learned and put together a collection of courses for survivors and therapists.
I remember sitting in a theology class over a decade ago and realizing that my experience inside of my religion had been traumatizing and I was in need of some real support. I looked for therapists that specialized in this sort of trauma and, after weeks of searching, I realized there was no one in my area that specialized in these experiences.
Now, over 13 years later, I've worked with hundreds of therapy and coaching clients and taught over 100 therapists how to treat religious trauma and cult abuse. I feel so privileged to get to teach survivors and therapists each day and I want to make that support accessible to you.
I've taken all of the knowledge that I've learned and put together a collection of courses for survivors and therapists.
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blog
Here's how we approach religious trauma and cult recovery.
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Here's a deep dive into how we approach religious trauma and cult abuse recovery on podcasts, documentaries, and articles.
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Here's a deep dive into how we approach religious trauma and cult abuse recovery on podcasts, documentaries, and articles.
01
PODCAST | THERAPY CHAT
Let's talk about religious teachings that become coercive, controlling, and traumatizing for the members of the religious groups. We talk about purity culture and how we can reimagine how groups function by paying attention to the survivors' stories and feedback.
02
PODCAST | HAPPY AS A MOTHER
'We've been featured several times on this popular podcast to discuss religious trauma, internal locust of control, and how growing up in coercive religious groups impacts our mental health when parenting our children.
03
PODCAST | SASS SAYS
On this podcast, we do a deep dive on the individual experience around religious trauma within culty groups. We share personal experiences of coming out of coercive groups and how we have made our way through the winding pathway of healing.
04
QUOTED | NEW YORK TIMES
Dr. Quincee speaks with reporter, Fortessa Latifi, to discuss chronic illness in trauma survivors and how they can begin to negotiate healthy relationships when dating. Learn some skills you can use today to become your own best advocate
05
PODCAST | CALM, COOL & COLLECTED
We discuss the many faces of narcissism and to navigate a relationship with someone with narcissistic traits. Narcissism shows up inside and outside of cult groups and it's important to see narcissistic dynamics and respond in healthy ways.
06
PODCAST | THE LOVE FIX
Understand the difference between "big T" and "little t" traumas and how they impact the brain and body. Understand the ways in which regulating our nervous system is the most important way to begin to recover from overwhelming trauma experiences.
blog
Here's how we approach religious trauma and cult recovery.
Coaching vs Therapy. How do I know what’s right for me?
When you decide that you need additional support, it can be very overwhelming to decide what kind of support you want and who you want to work with. We want to make that decision a little easier for you. First off, let’s dive into the differences between therapy and coaching.
Our staff offers two options for support: we offer therapy through Woven Together Trauma Therapy (California residents only) and coaching here at Traumastery.
Therapy: Therapy sessions and the course of therapy treatment is very collaborative and relational. If you work with one of our therapists, they will help you identify your goals for therapy. It takes time to build a therapeutic relationship, especially if you have experienced relational trauma, but it is a crucial part of trusting your therapist as you work to reach your goals. We offer weekly therapy sessions with our therapists at Woven Together Trauma Therapy, and the schedule can be adjusted to suit your needs (bi-weekly, weekly, bi-monthly. Your therapist will help you decide on the schedule that works best for you.)
Therapy tends to be more long-term than coaching. We don’t have specific timelines for what therapy will look like, but it will take time to build trust, identify goals, and process through trauma. Because of licensing regulations, Woven therapists can only work with clients who are located in the state of California.
Coaching: Here at Traumastery we offer 1:1 intensive coaching. This coaching experience is short, intense, and goal-oriented. To start with, we schedule two coaching sessions. In the time between your sessions, you will work on the curriculum that your coach created specifically for you. The two areas we primarily focus on are Religious Trauma & Cult Recovery Coaching and Family support for Cult Survivors. Our intensive coaching is available for individuals anywhere in the US. We offer examples of the coaching experience below.
What does coaching look like?
Ruth Gatt, PhD offers both therapy and coaching sessions. She is a skilled coach and a warm, relational therapist. You can read more about Ruth here.
“In a nutshell, therapy with me is highly process-oriented, and coaching is highly goal oriented. In therapy, we start by laying a comprehensive foundation and engaging in deep, exploratory processing of your identity development, trauma, and pain points. In coaching, I generally recommend starting with two intensive sessions so that we can identify your goals right away and get right down to it. We might role-play, practice boundaries, map your nervous system, or do other activities together. We do this so that you walk away from that first session with tangible skills and knowledge to empower you in moving toward your goals. Then I create a “curriculum” for you based on your particular goals and send those materials to you to work on before our next intensive coaching session. We process through the work that you did and what you found helpful, confusing, inspiring, etc. After processing, we figure out the next steps so that you can continue your growth. This might mean additional coaching sessions, exploring other types of support, or developing a plan for you to carry out independently. My favorite thing about coaching is how we get right down to business so you can start seeing real change in your life and relationships.”
Curious about the details of the coaching that we offer?
Religious Trauma & Cult Recovery Coaching:
Two personalized and private 2-hour coaching sessions: We break up our coaching intensive into two parts so that you can digest and put skills into practice before coming into the second coaching session. These intensive sessions are packed with goal-setting, behavior modification, boundary practice, and other necessary skills for recovering from religious trauma and cult abuse.
Deconstruction Mini-Course: We walk you through the basics of religious trauma symptoms and the five stages of deconstruction.
Trauma assessment at the beginning of coaching: This helps us know your starting point and the issues you’d like to address in your religious trauma coaching experience.
Unlimited emails for two weeks: This helps you stay on track and get your questions answered between your two separate intensive coaching sessions.
Family support for Cult Survivors:
Two personalized and private 2-hour coaching sessions: We break up our coaching intensive into two parts so that you can digest and put skills into practice before coming into the second coaching session. These intensive sessions are packed with goal-setting, behavior modification, boundary practice, and other necessary skills for recovering from religious trauma and cult abuse.
Features of Extremist Beliefs Mini-Course: We walk you through the basics of religious trauma symptoms and the five stages of deconstruction.
Discounted access to future cult and religious trauma courses: We are constantly creating education to help people understand these dangerous and traumatizing experiences. If we create something in the future that speaks to you, we’ll give you a 20% discount to register for that course.
Unlimited emails for two weeks: This helps you stay on track and get your questions answered between your two separate intensive coaching sessions
Not interested in coaching through a religious trauma lens? We also offer codependency coaching and can personalize a coaching intensive just for you. You can schedule a free 20-minute coaching consultation call with our coaching matchmaker here. She will help you answer any questions you may have, and will help you find the best coaching match.
We have therapists that specialize in helping people leave traumatic communities and recover from their impact. If you are interested in getting professional support, we have three options available. If you are looking for ways to get both education and support, we’ve created our no-pressure community led by a clinical psychologist that specializes in religious trauma and cult recovery. You can read more about and register for A Year of Non-Magical Thinking here.
media
Here's a deep dive into how we approach religious trauma and cult abuse recovery on podcasts, documentaries, and articles.
01
PODCAST | THERAPY CHAT
Let's talk about religious teachings that become coercive, controlling, and traumatizing for the members of the religious groups. We talk about purity culture and how we can reimagine how groups function by paying attention to the survivors' stories and feedback.
02
PODCAST | HAPPY AS A MOTHER
'We've been featured several times on this popular podcast to discuss religious trauma, internal locust of control, and how growing up in coercive religious groups impacts our mental health when parenting our children.
03
PODCAST | SASS SAYS
On this podcast, we do a deep dive on the individual experience around religious trauma within culty groups. We share personal experiences of coming out of coercive groups and how we have made our way through the winding pathway of healing.
04
QUOTED | NEW YORK TIMES
Dr. Quincee speaks with reporter, Fortessa Latifi, to discuss chronic illness in trauma survivors and how they can begin to negotiate healthy relationships when dating. Learn some skills you can use today to become your own best advocate
05
PODCAST | CALM, COOL & COLLECTED
We discuss the many faces of narcissism and to navigate a relationship with someone with narcissistic traits. Narcissism shows up inside and outside of cult groups and it's important to see narcissistic dynamics and respond in healthy ways.
06
PODCAST | THE LOVE FIX
Understand the difference between "big T" and "little t" traumas and how they impact the brain and body. Understand the ways in which regulating our nervous system is the most important way to begin to recover from overwhelming trauma experiences.
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