Faith Crisis Counseling in Las Vegas & Summerlin
Specializing in LDS faith transitions, faith deconstruction, and religious trauma therapy — open to all backgrounds..
Support & Therapy for Faith Crisis, Religious Trauma and Faith Deconstruction
If you're navigating faith challenges in the Las Vegas area, you're in the right place for support, hope, and healing. You didn't expect to end up here. Maybe something you read cracked something open. Maybe the doubts have been building for years and you're exhausted from carrying them alone.
A faith crisis doesn't mean something is wrong with you — it means you're asking real questions, and that takes courage.
Whether you're LDS, came from another faith tradition, or aren't even sure what label fits, you're welcome here.
For most people with a foundation of faith, it’s something you’ve drawn great strength from in the past, and have possibly even built your life around.
So when you start to question things that you’ve always believed it can feel really overwhelming.
For many people, when they start to question things that used to be basic or fundamental, it can feel like everything is coming crashing down, like “now what?!” “If I don’t believe XYZ (or I don’t know if I believe XYZ) then what does that mean about ABC?” I’ve you’re intently examining it now, I imagine you’ve had other moments where you tried not to think about it because just keeping up with the norm is actually way easier. It feels wrong or scary at first to question.
Let your faith show.
What Is a Faith Crisis?
A faith crisis is a painful and often disorienting experience in which deeply held religious beliefs begin to feel uncertain, contradictory, or no longer true. It can come on suddenly — triggered by new information, a difficult life event, or something you read — or it can build slowly over years.
It often brings grief, anxiety, confusion, and a profound sense of identity loss, even when the questioning feels intellectually necessary.
What Is Faith Deconstruction?
Faith deconstruction is the active process of examining, questioning, and dismantling a belief system you were raised in or once held. It's not the same as losing faith.
Some people deconstruct and rebuild a stronger, more personal spirituality. Others move away from religion entirely. Either path is valid, and therapy can support you through both without pushing you toward a predetermined conclusion.
What Is Religious Trauma?
Religious trauma can develop when a religious environment has caused psychological harm — through rigid control, shame-based teachings, fear of eternal punishment, spiritual abuse, or the sudden loss of a faith community.
It often looks like anxiety, depression, difficulty trusting yourself, or feeling cut off from people you love. Religious trauma is real, it is treatable, and you don't have to minimize your experience to seek help.
Healing and hope for all walks of faith.
Faith Crisis Counseling for All Backgrounds, Including LDS
I am LDS (Mormon), so a lot of the clients I work with in faith crisis are also LDS. But I’ve found that regardless of religion, most people struggling with their faith have similar battles. It’s hard to articulate or even share your doubts because of defensiveness or judgement from others.
Unfortunately, a lot of times people assume that if your faith isn’t as bright as it once was, it must be the result of some sin or slacking. Spouses, family and friends might shut down conversations or invalidate concerns because it’s scary for them.
So why would you talk to a therapist about your faith questions and not your bishop? Well, first of all, your bishop could still be a great person to talk to if you want. But my role as a therapist is to help you navigate all this stuff, find your own clarity and your own peace and figure out what it all means for you. Your level of activity or acceptance of church doctrines doesn’t personally affect me so I’m not trying to convince you to stay or to believe. I don’t have an agenda, so you get the advantage of an open, listening, trained ear and the background of someone who understands church culture and doctrines.
Our therapists have particular experience working with members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but faith crisis looks the same across many traditions. We work with people navigating doubt and transition from evangelical Christianity, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholicism, and any other faith background — as well as those who aren't sure how to label what they're going through at all.
You don't need to have left your religion to work with us. Some clients are still attending church while privately struggling. Some have already walked away. Some are somewhere in between, trying to figure out what they actually believe. All of it is welcome here.
You have more faith than you think you do.
LGBTQ Counseling in Las Vegas
Gosh, it is HARD to be a member of this church and feel same-gender attraction or have gender identity questions. Wherever you are in your journey of acknowledgement and acceptance, I would love to walk this path with you.
First, recognizing or admitting to yourself that you might be gay can bring on an identity crisis of its own. Many people experience despair, depression, and self-loathing, wishing it would just go away. Then later, when you realize it’s not going anywhere, you get to decide what to do about it. Either way, the battle ahead is tough.
On one hand, you can follow what you’ve been taught and stay true to church doctrines, refraining from acting on sexual impulses and urges. This can feel lonely and difficult, especially if you can’t see yourself ever being happy with an opposite-sex partner. It feels like all the things you’ve been taught to want your whole life aren’t available to you (getting married, having a family, etc). On the other hand, if you choose to act on your urges and embrace an LGBT lifestyle, you may feel like you don’t have a place in a church that you’ve loved. It might feel like you’re disappointing family, friends or God. I’ll help you in this pivotal part of your life.
We provide faith crisis counseling and religious trauma therapy to individuals and families throughout the Las Vegas valley, including Henderson, Summerlin, North Las Vegas, and the surrounding communities. Telehealth appointments are available for clients anywhere in Nevada.
Faith Crisis Counseling Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to be LDS to work with a faith crisis therapist at The Peaceful Mind?
No. While some of our therapists have personal and professional experience with LDS faith transitions, we work with people from all religious backgrounds — and with people who have no religious label but are experiencing a spiritual or existential crisis. What matters is that you're struggling, not which tradition you're struggling with.
What's the difference between a faith crisis and religious trauma?
A faith crisis typically refers to a period of doubt or questioning and it may or may not lead to leaving a religion. Religious trauma refers to psychological harm caused by a religious environment, including experiences of fear, shame, control, or abuse. These often overlap, and our therapists are equipped to support both.
Can I go through a faith crisis and still keep my faith?
Yes. Many people work through a faith crisis and come out with a belief system that feels more honest and more their own — sometimes within the same religion, sometimes in a different form of spirituality. Therapy here isn't about guiding you toward or away from faith. It's about helping you find your own clarity.
Do you offer online therapy for faith crisis in Nevada?
Yes. We offer telehealth sessions throughout Nevada, so you can access faith crisis counseling from the privacy of your home regardless of where you are in the state.
What if my family doesn't know I'm questioning my faith?
This is one of the most common concerns we hear. Many clients work through their questions privately before — or instead of — having difficult conversations with family or their faith community. Your sessions are confidential, and we'll move at whatever pace feels right for you.