Faith Crisis Counseling
Construct your own roadmap to happiness.
Faith Crisis or Transition Counseling
Are you contemplating or undergoing the difficult transition out of religion? Chris Anderson can help you find a new happiness outside of religion, based in Orlando, Florida and serving anyone in Florida through online therapy.
Struggling with or losing your religious faith can be a devastating experience.
You’re suddenly questioning these beliefs that have given you so much comfort for a long time. You don’t know how to voice your concerns with those in your life who still hold these beliefs.
Maybe you’ve already left your religion and now you’re thinking, “Now what?” You don’t know how to recover as you set out on this unknown road.
You might have experienced some religion-related trauma in your past, such as extremely strict rules or restrictions, or even expectations.
I will help you deal with this major transition you’re experiencing by sorting with you all the opposing messages you’re hearing.
What’s most important is that you find peace in the navigation of this journey, however that looks for you.
I will assist you in voicing your doubts or concerns to your loved ones in a truthful but respectful way.
If you do leave or have left your religion, I’ll guide you as you explore new directions your life could take so that you can set new goals and standards for happiness.
Alternatively, perhaps you yourself are happy with your faith, but it’s your loved one who is struggling, and you don’t know how to relate to them.
You want to be supportive and loving, but you’re hurt by their departure from the faith and don’t know how to talk to them about it. You feel deeply hurt or worried due to concern for their wellbeing.
I will help you find ways to relate to these important people in your life. I will help you understand their point of view so that their struggle makes more sense, even if you ultimately don’t agree with it.
While my training and education as both a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified Sex Therapist - as well as my 7 years of experience doing therapy - have prepared me to handle a number of different issues in general, it is my personal experience with religion that has largely prepared me to handle this topic.
I spent most of my life in a conservative Christian church until I experienced a faith crisis of my own and eventually left it. I learned a lot through this experience that I can use to help others.
Note: I only do this type of therapy when people specifically request it. If you’re coming to me for any of the other types of therapy and have no struggle with your faith, then it’s simply not an issue for us to work through.
