Spiritual thriving after a big faith change is possible
Introducing the Spiritual First Responders Project: a new resource for navigating faith change with evidence-backed processing groups led by licensed mental health professionals.
Faith change is hard. Spiritual First Responders is here to help you navigate it.
Our program cultivates healthy spirituality and healing for people who have left a religious community, using methods supported by psychology.
Religious “deconstruction” is a worldwide social experience being studied by experts in both psychology and religion.
Our project is devoted to providing access to mental health care, and spiritual health is a big part of that. We’re creating spaces where meaningful spiritual work can be done, tailor-made for those who feel done with religion.
We believe those experiencing deconstruction deserve access to the healthy spiritual meaning they desire.
What we provide
The resources for you to succeed
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Assessment and consultation
The program is designed to fit your needs, and the initial assessment will provide crucial information to see how the spiritual process groups fits you.
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A program designed for you
Many of those who have left a faith community still struggle with a lack of spiritual fulfillment. If you no longer identify with the religious group you once did, our program is designed to help you resolve this sense of spiritual yearning.
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You control the outcome
Our science-informed program offers an environment that nurtures spiritual health and certain key values. But we’re not invested in getting you back to where you were before. What progress looks like will be unique to you.
Getting Started
Join a group to process your experience of faith-change
We have a few ways to get started, but we understand you might still have questions. Check out the FAQ page to see all the ins and outs of how the project works.
Feeling ready to take the next step? Sign up with your interest and we’ll get back to you soon!
Who you’ll be working with
Preston Hill, PhD
(Theologian/Therapist, Project Leader)
Assistant Professor, Richmont Graduate University
Mary Plisco, PhD
(Clinical Psychologist)
Professor, Richmont Graduate University
Amanda Blackburn, PsyD
(Clinical Psychologist)
Professor, Richmont Graduate University
Mentally-healthy spirituality is possible after religious deconstruction.
Stay in touch.
We take pride in helping people from all walks of life achieve peace.