Cult Recovery Services
I’d be curious if anyone had any experience with any of the places listed below
Directory of Cult Recovery Resources
Professional Counseling Services
Arizona
Terry Kurtz, MA
Phoenix
Email: cultcounselor@cultcounselor.com
A licensed counselor that specializes in cult recovery
California
Rachel Bernstein, MSEd, LMFT
Encino
Email:rbbernstein@socal.rr.com
Specializing in working with former members, and the families of those in cults.
Phone: (818) 907-0036
John Hochman, MD
Los Angeles
Email:hochmanmd@eurekamail.net
Psychiatrist: since 1980, short term consultation to former members, families and attorneys
Phone: (310) 277-4199
Randy Rand, EdD
Mill Valley
Email: rand@caseassist.com
Specializes in recovery from false memory syndrome and counseling severely alienated children.
Phone: (415) 485-5991
Colleen Russell, LMFT
Mill Valley
Email: crussellmft@earthlink.net
Specializes in cult recovery counseling and post-traumatic stress
Phone: (415) 383-7721
Web site: TherapyHelp/Colleen Russell, MA, LMFT, CGP
Marlene Winell, Ph.D.
Berkeley
Email:mwinell@gmail.com
Specializes in recovery from authoritarian religious organizations.
Phone: (510) 292-0509
Venice Family Clinic
604 Rose Ave., Venice, CA 90291
Email: VFCinfo@mednet.ucla.edu
Assistance for Los Angeles residents that have left cults, controversial groups and movements.
Phone: (310) 664-7522
Web site Venice Family Clinic
Colorado
Rosanne Henry, L.P.C.
Denver area
Email:Rosanne@CultRecover.com
Specializes in recovery from cults, trauma, and abuse.
Phone: (303) 797-0629
Web site: Rosanne Henry, L.P.C.
Georgia
Erika Van Meir, LMFT
Atlanta
Email:erikastille@bellsouth.net
Specializes in treating people that have been in questionable groups
Phone: (770) 660-0229
New Jersey
Bill Goldberg, MSW, BCD, LCSW
Lorna Goldberg, LCSW, BCD
Englewood, NJ
Specializing since 1976 in working with people involved in cults and destructive groups
Web site: Bill and Lorna Goldberg
New York
New York Cult Clinic
New York City
Mental health professionals providing services to former cult members and families
Web site: Cult Hotline and Clinic
Daniel Shaw, CSW
Mental health professional that treats cult abuse victims.
New York City
Web site: Daniel Shaw, CSW
Ohio
Wellspring Retreat
Albany
Paul Martin, Ph.D.
Specializing in the rehabilitation of individuals who have suffered in abusive religious groups, relationships and organizations.
Web site: Wellspring Retreat.org
Pennsylvania
Steven Eichel, Ph.D., ABPP
Philadelphia
Specializes in harm done by exploitive, coercive and/or destructive movements and groups.
Web site: dreichel.com/Dr._Steve
Texas
Doug Duncan, MS, LPC and Wendy J. Duncan, MA, LBSW
Dallas
Specializing in cult recovery counseling with support group for former cult members.
Phone: (214) 607-1065
Email:info@dallascult.com
Web site: I Can’t Hear God Anymore: Life in a Dallas Cult, Book by Wendy Duncan, Expose of Trinity Foundation
Washington
John D. Goldhammer, Ph.D.
Seattle
Recovery from destructive groups and religious cults
Email:john@goldhammer.com
Web site: John D. Goldhammer, Ph.D., Jungian oriented counseling and psychotherapy services, Seattle, Washington
Cult Recovery/Rehabilitation Facilities
United States
Wellspring Retreat
Albany, Ohio
The only licensed residential treatment facility in the US specializing in the rehabilitation of former cult members
Web site: Wellspring Retreat.org
Germany
The Odenwald Residence
A temporary home for people who have been affected in some way, as a result of belonging to a cult or controlling group.
Web site: Odenwald Residence
I hired John Knapp and highly recommend him. He offers a free consultation to see if it feels that the client and he will be compatible. His services are very reasonably priced, on a sliding scale. A few things I like about John’s approach:
1 – understands everyone is an individual and not all approaches work for everyone
2- his goal is for the client to fire him; ie: the client develops their own inner resources
3- is careful and watchful that the client doesn’t make John their next guru
I’ve also interacted with Marlene Winell in a support group that she facilitates. She respects where people are along the journey and has great tools to offer for self-empowerment.
Great least you have here!
Cheers!
~carol welch
Thanks Carol that’s good info!
Hi Admin,
I posted previously, but the comment hasn’t appeared. My apologies if this is a double post.
Unfortunately, I can no longer endorse John M. Knapp, LMSW. On August 2, 2010, his and my relationship ended in an abrupt, harmful, and unexpected manner. I have taken recourse since that time. In the future I may (or may not) publicly share the events surrounding the circumstance.
Thank you for your time and for either approving this comment or deleting my previous endorsement.
To life,
~carol welch
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Hi Admin,
Unfortunately, I currently can no longer endorse John M. Knapp, LMSW. Our relationship ended in an abrupt, harmful, and unexpected manner on August 2, 2010. At some point, I may, or may not, publish the details surrounding part of the circumstances that led to and the reasons for my retraction.
Thank you,
~carol welch
Hi again Admin,
Just an FYI. I posted this similar retraction at my blog here:
http://tossandripple.blogspot.com/2011/01/john-m-knapp-lmsw.html
Thank you,
~carol