Overview

This book seeks to educate counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, and other professionals about the benefits and challenges of a fundamentalist religious upbringing and the impact on adult wellbeing. There is a lack of research-based literature on this topic, which can often be disregarded and overlooked in clinical work.

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Author:   Gill Harvey
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783032201393

ISBN 10:   303220139
Pages:   217
Publication Date:   01 June 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: The introduction.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Definitional challenges and contextual information.- Part II: The method of inquiry.- Chapter 3 The research project.- Chapter 4 A sense of belonging that can be found within religious families and communities.- Chapter 5 The gaining of knowledge about religious matters from a young age, and foundational beliefs and practices enabling resilience.- Chapter 6 The ‘them and us’ culture and imposed ‘all or nothing’ rigid rules.- Chapter 7 Power, control, and authoritarian fearmongering.- Chapter 8 The impact on mental health, wellbeing, and spirituality in adulthood.- Chapter 9 Healing and recovery.- Chapter 10 Implications for counsellors, psychotherapists, and other related professionals.- Chapter 11 Further implications.- Chapter 12 Concluding thoughts.

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Gill Harvey is a therapeutic counsellor/psychotherapist, supervisor, researcher, and trainer from the UK, working mainly in private practice. Her specialist interest is in working with those affected by strict religious groups and/or cults and providing clinical supervision for therapists who work in this area. Gill also provides qualitative research supervision for Master’s and Doctoral students.

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