Online & In-Person Therapy for Religious Trauma in Colorado

Therapy for religious trauma, purity culture recovery, and faith deconstruction. In-person in Denver and virtually across Colorado. Helping you navigate the complexities of deconstruction to rediscover your identity, shame-free. Reclaim your autonomy and build a life grounded in your own authentic values.

Holly Boulanger, LPC

  • Colorado License LPC.0016925

  • EMDRIA Certified Therapist

  • Member: Colorado Counseling Association

  • Member: EMDR International Association

  • MA in Counseling from the University of Colorado Denver

Areas of Specialty

Religious Trauma

In my religious trauma practice, I support adults through faith deconstruction and the double loss of community and identity. I addresses symptoms such as scrupulosity, moral injury, and existential anxiety, providing a clinical framework for clients to rebuild their self-concept and align with authentic, self-defined values apart from rigid dogma.

Self Esteem

I specialize in self-esteem therapyfor survivors of religious trauma, addressing the internalized unworthiness and chronic self-correction common in high-control backgrounds. Utilizing EMDR and ACT, I help clients dismantle the religious 'inner critic' and transition toward authentic self-trust and identity reclamation.

Anxiety

Holly specializes in anxiety therapy and treats the hypervigilance and chronic dread often rooted in fear-based religious conditioning. She addresses scrupulosity and perfectionism by utilizing EMDR, ACT, and building somatic resilience, helping survivors move from a state of high alert to one of genuine internal safety.

EMDR

I am an EMDR-certified therapist who integrates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to resolve the somatic imprints of religious trauma and purity culture. I utilize this evidence-based modality to desensitize fear-based triggers and reprocess the 'body-memories' of shame, helping survivors move beyond intellectual understanding into profound nervous system regulation and identity reclamation.

Faith Deconstruction

As a faith deconstruction specialist, I support adults through the existential anxiety and 'double loss' of community that often follows leaving a faith. I provide a clinical framework for navigating faith transition, helping clients rebuild their worldviews based on authentic, self-defined values.

Purity Culture

I treat the impacts of purity culture and sexual shame by helping clients unlearn harmful religious messaging about their bodies. Often utilizing EMDR, I address the somatic trauma of sexual policing, enabling survivors to reclaim their body autonomy and develop healthy, empowered relationships with intimacy.

LGBTQ+

I provide specialized support for LGBTQ+ individuals navigating the intersection of identity and religious trauma. I help clients process the institutional betrayal and shame associated with non-affirming religious environments, facilitating a path toward self-acceptance and shame-free community belonging.

We may not be a good fit if:

  • You are experiencing acute thoughts of suicide, homicide, or self-harm urges

  • You have recently been discharged from in-patient or partial hospitalization and have not done an intensive outpatient step-down program

  • You are experiencing acute eating disorder symptoms

  • Your primary concern is related to substance abuse

  • You are not a resident of Colorado and will not be located in Colorado during sessions

If any of these situation apply to you, I can provide referrals for a better fit therapist to help you get the support you deserve!

Logistics and Practical Details

Licensure: Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado

Session Format: Individual therapy only

In-Person: Denver, CO on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Telehealth: Available to clients located in Colorado on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Population: Adults only

Payment: Private pay ($175); Insurance (Colorado Access and Aetna)

Scheduling: If what you’ve seen so far sounds like a good fit for you, please take the next setp and schedule a free consultation. This is an opportunity for us to talk a bit about what you’re looking for and get some human connection before scheduling a first session. I can’t wait to hear from you!