Laura E. Anderson

“A marker of healing from religious trauma is not simply the process of deconstructing one’s worldview and identity and rebuilding a new one; it is also the willingness to remain open to shifting and changing over the course of one’s life.”

I come from a humanist perspective of the people and I have a deep respect for people of many faith practices. Since I have a passion for peaceful connection between all people I enjoy learning from and about others’ beliefs and personal spiritual or meditative practices.

Professionally, I have experience working with Wiccan, pagan, agnostic, atheist, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jehovah’s Witness, and a wide range of Christian denominations, Catholic, including smaller and more conservative sects within these religions and sects that would fit the category of a cult or abusive group environments.

I enjoy working with couples who are navigating interfaith dynamics. I have experience with survivors of religious or cult abuse.

This feels messy…confusing.

Services provided include trauma therapy or support for:

  • loss of community due to divorce, queer identity, or values differences

  • how to find integrity in conflicting identities and roles (leader, belief, sexuality, gender, etc.)

  • survivors of religious or cult abuse

  • sudden exit from a community or public shaming

  • faith transitions between religions

  • transitioning into or out of leadership roles within your religion

  • learning to date while unlearning no longer held relationship or sexual norms

  • Deconstruction process towards integrating newly held beliefs

  • Interfaith couples relationship therapy