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LGBTQ-affirming counseling for religious deconstruction in Phoenix, Arizona

Helping you find life after religion

You’re scared - ashamed - hiding - questioning. At the very least you’re shrinking your authentic Self - in service to old stories that no longer fit.

I can help you step off the shame treadmill. (Re)claim your gender and sexuality. Recover from purity culture. Find your people, reconnect with Self and show up authentically and embodied. Sound impossible? Let’s get real.

My name is Janae Andrew. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor, ex-Christian, Phoenix native and cardigan connoisseur. I provide:

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Deconstructing can look and feel like…

  • Nothing makes sense anymore

  • You no longer feel like you fit anywhere

  • You don’t know who you are anymore, or…

  • Everyone around you has changed over the past few years - and you don’t know who they are anymore

  • Guilt, shame and needing to hide parts of your life

  • Feeling depressed, anxious, or afraid - or maybe just numb

  • Muscle tension, abdominal pain, insomnia and brain fog

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β€œFinding yourself” is actually returning to yourself. An unlearning, an excavation, a remembering who you were before the world got its hands on you.”

-Emily McDowell

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