Making sense of one鈥檚 (hi)story: A qualitative study of the potential influence of parental religious trauma on second-generation therapists
Please see the poster here.
I鈥檓 Sophia-Marie, a 3rd year doctoral student at the Metanoia Institute.
I am interested in exploring the potential influence of parental religious trauma on second
- generation therapists.
Have your parents experienced religious trauma ?
Religious trauma is 鈥� the physical, emotional or psychological response to religious
beliefs, practices, and structures [鈥 [it] is the way your nervous system responds to
the thing that happens to you in a religious context.鈥� ( Anderson, 2022 )
You might have your own understanding of what constitutes religious trauma 鈥� I am
interested to hear what this means for you.
Did the religious trauma happen within an Abrahamic religion
( Islam, Judaism, Christianity ) ?
Are you a qualified Counsellor, Counselling Psychologist or Psychotherapist ?
If this resonates, I would love to hear from you !
What would participation involve ?
Attending two recorded interviews to explore the potential influence ( if any ) of your
parent鈥檚 religious trauma on your own mental health, clinical work, religious evolution
and personal values and beliefs.
All responses are anonymised.
What are the next steps ?
If you would like further information or would like to participate, please contact me:
06178@metanoia.ac.uk ( Sophia-Marie Korpiun, Trainee Counselling Psychologist and
Psychotherapist )
Thank you in advance for your time !
This project is supervised by Dr Gill Harvey
This research has been approved by the Metanoia Research Ethics Committee