Religious Trauma Support
Move past indoctrination into self-acceptance.
You are not broken. You are not a sinner cast from grace.
Together we explore ethics, build healthy relationships, and discover what it means to be you.
Get the Support You Need
Your past does not have to define you. Break free from the chains of ideology that told you that meaning and purpose, ethics and doing good, only come from a deity. In the end, you’ll find that all of it came from you anyway.
Why Choose Coaching
You are More than a Diagnosis
Therapy, especially insurance, requires pathologizing normal human responses to difficulty through a diagnosis. You’re not definable by a single label, and your future shouldn’t be either.
Talking with Someone Who’s Been There
I’m on this journey too, and I know what it’s like to doubt every thought and feel disgusted by myself because of the doctrine of sin. I’m here to tell you that yes, it can and does get better.
Personalized Attention for Your Whole Self
Relationships, finding and developing meaning/purpose, exploring ethics. There is no single thought, emotion, or action that defines all of you or should be used to judge the whole of who you are.
Empowering You, Not Providing a Guru
I am actively seeking, through teaching psychological principles, that you take ownership of your own life and rely on me less and less.
"And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence." - Bertrand Russell
Values Are at the Center of Your Humanity
“Values are the triggers that inspire us to action, both in outward behavior and inner emotional responses. To effect change in our lives, we want to align behavior to the Value we want to serve.”
Say Goodbye to Shame and the Fear of Doubt.
Welcome to Self-Discovery
About David Teachout
I lived and found purpose/meaning within religious fundamentalism for half my life. Questions and a deep love of our shared humanity brought me out of it, yet I am aware that the scars and old ideas still exist. With twenty years of mental health experience, I hope to help you on your journey of identifying your Values, actively take ownership of your Story, and gain a greater flexibility in your Behavior.