Real help for real people living with the after effects of high-control religion & purity culture.
Work with a sex therapist-turned-coach to fully unshame & reclaim yourself & your life.
Filling in the gap in the religious trauma space
There’s a growing awareness around religious trauma and spiritual abuse — & more therapists & coaches are stepping in to help people untangle the harmful effects of evangelical & fundamentalist upbringings. That is a good thing!
But here’s the truth: most people aren’t equipped to help with the sexual fallout. The shame. The aversion to sex. The disconnect from your own body. The confusion & struggle with intimacy in your relationships. This is where so many survivors get stuck — and where I come in.
I bridge the gap between religious trauma recovery & embodied sexual healing.
With 8 years of experience as a sex therapist (even longer as a general therapist), plus my own history of growing up in a high-control community, I bring both clinical expertise & lived experience to this work.
Now, as a coach & educator, I help individuals & couples undo the damage of purity culture & reconnect with their sexual selves — in ways that are healthy, shame-free, & safe.
Whether you're dealing with “low desire,” performance anxiety, aversive feelings about sex, fear of intimacy, relationship challenges, or even if you don't know where to start, I’m here to support your full healing as a human being & a sexual being.
I’m a former religious trauma & sex therapist turned coach, consultant, & guide for the real people & real relationships struggling because of religious trauma & sex-negative programming. Unfortunately, there are so many of us.
I’ve been privileged to witness many, many clients break free from the cages that rigid religion & purity culture placed their minds & bodies in. Healing is not only possible; it’s POWERFUL.
I spent over a decade working in the therapy world — and there were countless beautiful experiences in that container. While I deeply value that chapter of my life & career, I eventually could not deny the growing awareness inside of me - that the traditional model no longer aligned with my values & needs as a human being & helper.
As scary as the unknown was, I needed to step outside of the boxes of diagnosis, insurance restrictions, & fear-based liability culture — and into something more human, more liberating, & more real.
Although I could have never seen it coming at the beginning of my career, leaving licensed therapy was one of the most aligned decisions I’ve made. A significant part of my work with people involves helping people to embody & align with their inner wisdom & truth. The move from therapy to coaching is exactly that for me.
Coaching versus Therapy
Work with someone who understands
My personal experience with high control, high demand religion, patriarchal marriage, & purity culture, led to a years-long journey of healing & reclaiming myself, my sexuality, & my life.
I know what it’s like to live inside rigid systems built on shame, fear, & control. I also know how powerful it is to break free — and to rebuild your life from a place of deep self-trust.
“Raised in a conservative Evangelical setting, I had a very negative and fear-filled view of sex. I also naively thought I should just wait until my wedding night to start learning and mentally preparing myself. Thankfully, I came across Halli’s coaching services six months in advance, and she was a game changer for me. By recommending books for my specific situation, suggesting different tools, strategies, and frameworks, my entire mindset shifted for the better.”
— CLIENT TESTIMONIAL