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Professional Counseling Services

Arizona

Terry Kurtz, MA
Phoenix
Email: cultcounselor@cultcounselor.com
A licensed counselor that specializes in cult recovery

California

Rachel Bernstein, MSEd, LMFT
Encino
Email:rbbernstein@socal.rr.com
Specializing in working with former members, and the families of those in cults.
Phone: (818) 907-0036

John Hochman, MD
Los Angeles
Email:hochmanmd@eurekamail.net
Psychiatrist: since 1980, short term consultation to former members, families and attorneys
Phone: (310) 277-4199

Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP
38 Miller Avenue, #139, Mill Valley, CA 94941
Email: crussellmft@earthlink.net
General Psychotherapy, Specializing in Cult Recovery and Education and facilitating Group for Former Cult or High-Demand Group Members.
Phone: (415) 847-4103
Web site: www.ColleenRussellmft.com

Marlene Winell, Ph.D.
Berkeley
Email:mwinell@gmail.com
Specializes in recovery from authoritarian religious organizations.
Phone: (510) 292-0509

Colorado

Cathleen A. Mann, PhD, LPC
1880 South Pierce Street, Unit 6, Lakewood, CO 80232
Email:cathleenmann@comcast.net
Counseling for children, families and adults affected by cults and also attorney-requested evaluations.
Phone: (303) 934-2828
Web site: http://psyris.com/cultspecialist

Georgia

Erika Van Meir, LMFT
Atlanta
Email:erikastille@bellsouth.net
Specializes in treating people that have been in questionable groups
Phone: (770) 660-0229

New Jersey

Bill Goldberg, MSW, BCD, LCSW
Lorna Goldberg, LCSW, BCD
Englewood, NJ
Specializing since 1976 in working with people involved in cults and destructive groups
Web site: Bill and Lorna Goldberg

New York

New York Cult Clinic
New York City
Mental health professionals providing services to former cult members and families
Web site: Cult Hotline and Clinic

Daniel Shaw, CSW
Mental health professional that treats cult abuse victims.
New York City
Web site: Daniel Shaw, CSW

Ohio

Wellspring Retreat
Albany
Greg Sammons, Director
Specializing in the rehabilitation of individuals who have suffered in abusive religious groups, relationships and organizations.
Web site: Wellspring Retreat.org

Oregon

Colleen Russell, LMFT, CGP
70 SW Century Drive, Suite 100-363 Bend, Oregon 97702
Email: crussellmft@earthlink.net
General Psychotherapy, Specializing in Cult Recovery and Education
Phone: (541) 306-6081
Web site: www.ColleenRussellmft.com/

Pennsylvania

Steven Eichel, Ph.D., ABPP
Philadelphia
Specializes in harm done by exploitive, coercive and/or destructive movements and groups.
Web site: dreichel.com/Dr._Steve

Texas

Doug Duncan, MS, LPC and Wendy J. Duncan, MA, LBSW
Dallas
Specializing in cult recovery counseling with support group for former cult members.
Phone: (214) 607-1065
Email:info@dallascult.com
Web site: www.dallascult.com

Washington

John D. Goldhammer, Ph.D.
Seattle
Recovery from destructive groups and religious cults
Email:john@goldhammer.com
Web site: www.goldhammer.com

Cult Recovery/Rehabilitation Facilities

United States

Wellspring Retreat
Albany, Ohio
The only licensed residential treatment facility in the US specializing in the rehabilitation of former cult members
Web site: Wellspring Retreat.org

Germany

The Odenwald Residence
A temporary home for people who have been affected in some way, as a result of belonging to a cult or controlling group.
Web site: Odenwald Residence

United Kingdom (UK)

Alexandra Stein, Ph.D.
Cult recovery counseling and education, and support group for former members and others affected by cults.
Email:freemindsuk@gmail.com
Web site: freemindsuk.tumblr.com


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