Support for Leaving High-Demand Religions and Reclaiming Your Voice
Leaving a high-demand or fundamentalist religion can be one of the most disorienting—and ultimately liberating—experiences of your life. At Recharge Psychology Edmonton, Zac Erickson, R.Psych., offers specialized therapy for individuals navigating faith transitions, religious trauma, and spiritual deconstruction. Whether you’re recovering from Mormonism, Evangelical Christianity, Jehovah’s Witnesses, or another high-control belief system, this is a space where you don’t have to explain the language—we already speak it.
We offer in-person therapy in Edmonton and virtual counselling via secure video chat across Alberta.
You Are Not Alone
People leaving high-demand religious systems often experience:
- Deep confusion, grief, or guilt about their faith change
- Fear of judgment or loss of family/community support
- Shame around sexuality, worthiness, or “sin”
- Difficulty trusting themselves, others, or their own intuition
- Religious trauma symptoms (anxiety, nightmares, panic, dissociation)
- Existential crises or identity loss
Therapy provides a nonjudgmental space to untangle these layers, reconnect with your values, and rebuild a grounded sense of self.
How Faith Transition Counselling Can Help:
- Deconstruct religious trauma in a safe, validating environment
- Navigate complex emotions like anger, grief, and betrayal
- Rebuild your identity outside of the religious box
- Explore new meaning systems (or none at all) on your own terms
- Repair trust and relationships impacted by leaving
- Heal shame and reclaim autonomy over your body, beliefs, and life
An Approach That Meets You Where You Are
Zac brings both professional training and lived experience to this work, combining trauma-informed therapy with deep empathy for the unique pain (and potential) of religious deconstruction.
Therapy modalities may include:
- Mindfulness & Self-Compassion
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Processing of Religious Trauma
- Narrative Therapy for Identity Reconstruction
- Psychedelic Integration for Spiritual Healing (when relevant)
We support wherever you land—whether you become atheist, agnostic, spiritual-but-not-religious, or something else entirely.
Why Choose Recharge Psychology for Faith Transitions?
- Lived Experience: Zac has personally walked the path of faith transition and understands its emotional complexity.
- Specialized Training in trauma, mindfulness, ACT, and existential therapy
- Safe, Nonjudgmental Space to question, grieve, and rebuild on your terms
- Flexible Counselling Options: In-person sessions in Edmonton or virtual therapy across Alberta
Therapy for Religious Trauma in Edmonton & Beyond
You don’t have to keep pretending. You don’t have to stay stuck. Healing from religious trauma is possible.
If you’re looking for faith transition counselling in Edmonton, or support with religious trauma recovery anywhere in Alberta, you’re in the right place.
