Consulting

Elise Heerde - A woman with long brown hair, wearing glasses and a sleeveless brown top, smiling outdoors with greenery and pink flowers in the background.
Elise Heerde - A woman with long brown hair, wearing glasses and a sleeveless brown top, smiling outdoors with greenery and pink flowers in the background.

Consultation sessions offer a focused, trauma-informed space to make sense of complex experiences related to religious trauma, coercive control, cults, and high-control systems. Together, we explore the dynamics at play, identify patterns of influence and institutional behaviour, and unpack the emotional, psychological, and relational impacts. You’ll gain clarity, language for what you’re navigating, and grounded, ethical guidance on possible next steps and referrals — whether that’s supporting others, navigating systems, or strengthening your own understanding. These sessions are practical, reflective, and tailored to your specific context.


Who Are These For

  • Individuals making sense of their own experiences in high-control religious or group environments

  • Practitioners (therapists, coaches, support workers) seeking guidance when working with clients impacted by religious trauma or coercive control

  • Advocates, journalists, and researchers exploring these dynamics in real-world contexts

  • Leaders, educators, or organisational representatives responding to concerns in high-control settings


What We Can Explore

  • Identifying and naming patterns of coercive control, spiritual abuse, and institutional behaviour

  • Understanding the psychological and relational impacts of high-control environments

  • Trauma-informed approaches to supporting those who are impacted

  • Ethical considerations around disclosure, advocacy, and organisational response

  • Role clarity, boundaries, and safe next steps in complex situations.

These sessions are not therapeutic and do not include legal advice or direct involvement in investigative or advocacy processes. Where relevant, referral pathways (legal, media, specialist services) can be discussed.