Resources for Recovering Catholics: Support & Healing

Finding Comfort and Clarity

If you’re feeling unsure or conflicted about your Catholic upbringing, the resources below can offer guidance and comfort. From personal stories to professional counseling services, these supports are designed to help you navigate your journey and find a sense of peace and understanding.

Further reading from our therapists: The Silence Was Not Holy: Reflections on Clerical Abuse and our page on Stockholm syndrome and trauma bonding after clergy abuse. Our therapist Robert Espiau is a former Catholic priest.

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

We are SNAP, the largest, oldest and most active support group for women and men wounded by religious and institutional authorities (priests, ministers, bishops, deacons, nuns, coaches, teachers, and others).

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MaleSurvivor

MaleSurvivor is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, public benefit organization committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through support, treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism.

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The Ghosts of St. Joseph’s Catholic Orphanage documentary

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BishopAccountability

BishopAccountability.org has launched a project to gather and post the assignment records of every U.S. Catholic priest who has been accused of sexual abuse since 1940, so that vulnerable communities can be identified and bishops’ transfer policies can be determined.

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Report on the Children of Catholic Priests

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Coping International

Coping International facilitates free psychological and pastoral support for children of priests and religious, children of the ordained and religious. Coping advocates for the rights of children of priests with the institutional Catholic Church.

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ISST-D

The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation is an international non-profit, professional association organized to develop and promote comprehensive, clinically-effective and empirically-based resources and responses to trauma and dissociation and to address its relevance to other theoretical constructs.

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American Suicide Prevention Lifeline

We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

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Resources for Recovering Catholics

Finding Comfort and Clarity

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