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Religious Trauma Recovery

Heal from Religious Trauma with

Compassionate, Confidential Virtual Therapy in Colorado

Religious trauma can deeply affect your identity, sexuality, relationships, and sense of safety. If you've been harmed by spiritual teachings or religious institutions, you're not alone—and you deserve a path to healing.

At Colorado Sex Therapy, I specialize in virtual sex therapy for individuals in Colorado who are recovering from religious trauma, purity culture, and spiritual abuse. As a fully licensed dual-Certified Sex Therapist provides a supportive, judgment-free space to explore your experiences and reconnect with your authentic self.

What Is Religious Trauma?

Religious trauma refers to the psychological, emotional, and sometimes sexual harm caused by rigid religious environments or teachings. You might be experiencing religious trauma if you:

  • Were raised in a high-control or fundamentalist faith community

  • Were taught to fear sexuality, pleasure, or your own body

  • Feel shame, anxiety, or guilt around sex or relationships

  • Were rejected for your gender identity or sexual orientation

  • Experienced coercion, spiritual abuse, or religious-based manipulation

  • Struggle with boundaries, self-worth, or decision-making due to religious conditioning

 

How Virtual Therapy Can Help

I understand that talking about religious trauma—especially when it intersects with sexuality—can feel vulnerable. That’s why our secure, HIPAA-compliant virtual therapy sessions are designed to meet you where you are, both emotionally and geographically.

Whether you're in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, or a rural part of the state, you can access professional therapy without leaving home.

In therapy, we help you:

✅ Deconstruct harmful beliefs and internalized shame
✅ Explore your identity—sexual, spiritual, or otherwise—in safety
✅ Reclaim agency over your body, choices, and boundaries
✅ Heal from purity culture and reimagine a healthier relationship with sex
✅ Address trauma responses like anxiety, dissociation, or avoidance
✅ Set boundaries with family or religious communities

Why Work With a Sex Therapist?

Sexuality is often one of the first areas impacted by religious trauma. Our licensed therapist is trained not only in trauma but also in sex therapy, helping you:

  • Understand and heal sexual shame

  • Rebuild intimacy and trust

  • Explore pleasure without guilt

  • Navigate sexual orientation, gender identity, or kink in affirming ways

Serving All of Colorado – 100% Online

As a Colorado-based therapy practice, we’re proud to offer virtual religious trauma therapy to adults throughout the state, including:

  • Denver

  • Aurora

  • Fort Collins

  • Boulder

  • Colorado Springs

  • Grand Junction

  • Greeley

  • Pueblo

  • Rural and mountain communities

All you need is a private space and an internet connection.

Start Your Healing Journey Today

If religious trauma has left you feeling disconnected from your body, identity, or sense of worth, there is help—and there is hope. Reach out today to schedule a free consultation or book your first virtual therapy session.

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I work with individuals and couples offering virtual sex therapy across Colorado, including Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Aurora, Grand Junction, Lakewood, Westminster, and Broomfield.
 
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