Resolving Religious Trauma
A 90-Minute Personal Growth Workshop
Presented by Jon Connelly, PhD, MSW, LCSW
For some, religion was experienced as comforting, grounding, and meaningful.
For others, certain messages surrounding judgment, condemnation, shame, fear, worthiness, punishment, morality, or eternal consequences may continue influencing emotional responses, identity and self-perception.
Through the lens of Rapid Resolution Therapy, the mind responds powerfully to perceived threat, exposure, judgment, and fear-based conditioning, especially when tied to authority, survival, morality, belonging, or eternal consequence.
For some people, this can cause the experience of ongoing impact on their:
Self-worth
Emotional well-being
Identity
Feelings of safety
Relationships
Anxiety and emotional reactivity
Persistent guilt, shame or fear
A Compassionate Exploration Through The Lens of RRT
This workshop is not an attack on religion, spirituality, faith, or personal belief systems. This is a personal growth workshop exploring how fear, shame, judgment, guilt, and condemnation can have affect what we are experiencing.
Participants will be introduced to the RRT perspective on:
How emotionally charged events can persistautomatically
Why logical understanding alone often does not resolve emotional responses
How changes in perception can rapidly alter emotional experience
This workshop is designed for:
Individuals exploring the emotional impact of religious experiences
People struggling with lingering guilt, shame, fear, or self-judgment
Mental health professionals and helping professionals interested in the RRT perspective and it’s application to religious trauma
Anyone seeking greater emotional freedom, clarity, or internal peace
“All of the anecdotes leading up to the processes were well formed and provided perspective shifts before going into the processes which I feel made them more effective. The processes felt great! I really felt a lot releasing and shifting during them.
— Alex Gutierrez
What Makes the RRT Perspective Unique?
Rapid Resolution Therapy focuses on how the mind organizes and responds to information emotionally, not on repeatedly revisiting painful experiences. RRT views distress as the result of the way experiences have been processed and perceived internally.
When perception changes, emotional responses can change.
Many participants describe feeling:
Calm
Clear
Less emotionally reactive
Relief from persistent fear, shame, or emotional tension
Less internal conflict
Workshop Details
Date: July 7, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST
Location: Live on Zoom
Registration: $47
Member Rate: $27
