George Alexander, LPCC Men's Mental Health, Faith Deconstruction & Religious Trauma Therapist

Identity, values, and trauma-informed therapy for adults, with specialized support for men navigating emotional isolation, faith transitions, religious trauma, and life after Mormonism. Virtual across California and Utah, with in-person sessions Fridays in Torrance.

11,000+ sessions

5.0 ★

$200 per 50-minute session

About Your Faith Deconstruction & Men's Therapist in Los Angeles

Hi, I'm George. I help men navigate faith deconstruction, religious trauma, and the identity questions that surface when the belief system you were raised in no longer fits who you are. I was raised in a high-demand religion myself, and my own deconstruction reshaped how I understand meaning, belonging, and what it takes to live by values you actually chose. Whether you are questioning, leaving, or rebuilding, my practice is a place to feel understood and move toward a life that is genuinely yours.

Faith Deconstruction & Mormon/LDS Transitions

LGBTQIA+ Support

Holistic Therapy Services in Los Angeles

Faith Deconstruction & Religious Trauma

Questioning or leaving a high-demand religion can affect far more than belief. It can bring grief, guilt, anger, family conflict, loss of community, and uncertainty about who you are. George offers informed support for Mormon and LDS faith transitions without an agenda about whether you stay, leave, or land somewhere in between.

Men's Mental Health & Identity

George helps men who have learned to suppress emotion, carry responsibility alone, or measure their worth through strength and performance. Therapy provides a place to understand what is underneath the pressure, reconnect with emotion, and build relationships and a life that feel more authentic.

Values, Identity & Authentic Self

Focus: Rebuilding a sense of self after doctrine, expectation, or obligation stops being the compass. Getting clear on what you actually value, separate from what you were told to value, and moving toward it.
Tools: ACT, Values Clarification, Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Start your journey today.

Virtual Therapy in California & Utah
In-Person Fridays in Torrance

George offers secure virtual therapy for individual adults who are physically located in California or Utah at the time of each session. In-person appointments are available on Fridays at our Torrance office in the South Bay.

Start where you are.

Values You Choose, Not Values You Inherit

My style is engaged, collaborative, and honest. I am not a therapist who nods along from a distance. Together we get clear on what actually matters to you, separate from doctrine, expectation, or obligation, and we use that clarity as a compass for real change. I take a whole-person approach, drawing on your strengths while we face what is hard directly.Together, we will create a path to more groundedness and authenticity.

You do not have to arrive certain. Part of you being ready for something different is enough to begin.

George Alexander, LPCC

A Personal Message to My Clients

A Note on Where You Are

Many of the men I work with are somewhere in the middle: still questioning, still grieving, still deciding what they believe and who they are without it. I have no agenda for where you land. My role is not to talk you into staying or leaving. It is to help you understand your own experience, tend to what hurt, and move toward a life that fits. It is an honor to sit with your story.

Credentials & Education

Ready to Write the Next Chapter?

Therapy is not only about making sense of the past. It is about building a life that feels like yours to live.

What Clients Say About Working With George

I was seeking someone specialized in religious trauma from high-demand, high-control religious environments. Initially, I was highly skeptical of just about any mental health professional in this space, having had some pretty poor experiences with therapists when I was younger. George changed all of that. He brought some really effective tools, including IFS, to help solve and manage my specific issues and concerns. George is professional, responsive and shows a genuine dedication to healing both mentally and spiritually.

Anonymous Client

Mormon/LDS Faith Deconstruction

Meet The Experts
Behind Your Breakthrough

Diverse, Multilingual, and Highly Specialized.

We are a collective of clinical experts, not generalists. With over 11,000+ sessions guided and 6,000 lives impacted, our team blends ancient wisdom with modern science to help you heal.

Whether you need a deep dive into trauma, cultural alignment, or a strategic partner for burnout, we have a specialist matched to your specific nervous system.

Don’t settle for “just talking.” Work with a team that drives results.

Ektha Aggarwal, LCSW Founder

Ketamine Specialist, Spiritual Psychology, South Asian families

George Alexander, LPCC, Lead Therapist — Specialist in faith deconstruction and men’s work.

Nysa Lilani, UCLA Clinical Intern

Psychobiology & Cultural Mental Health

Charlotte Sargent, AMFT

Complex Trauma Specialist, Spiritual Psychology, Holistic Therapist

Frequently Asked Questions

We've answered some common questions to help you feel more confident about taking the first step.

Do you work with men navigating faith deconstruction or religious trauma?

Yes. This is the center of my work. I help men process what happens when a belief system that once organized their whole life stops fitting: the grief, the guilt, the loss of community, and the question of who you are without it. My approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

I was raised Mormon or LDS and I'm questioning or leaving. Can you help?

Yes, and I understand it from the inside. I was raised an active member of a high-demand religion and went through my own faith deconstruction. I have no agenda about whether you stay, leave, or land somewhere in between. Sessions are available virtually across California and Utah, which many clients prefer for privacy.

Do I have to be religious, or non-religious, to work with you?

No. You are welcome wherever you are: devout, doubting, deconstructing, or done. The work is about your mental health, your values, and your sense of self, not about your theology.

Do you offer LGBTQIA+ affirming care?

Yes. My practice is affirming. For many people, faith and identity are deeply intertwined, and I hold space for both without asking you to explain or defend either one.

Do you offer virtual or in-person therapy?

Both. George offers secure virtual sessions to adults physically located in California or Utah. He also provides in-person sessions at our Torrance office on Fridays.

What does therapy cost, and do you accept insurance?

Individual therapy is $200 per 50-minute session. Shakti Therapy is an out-of-network, private-pay practice and does not bill insurance directly. We can provide a monthly superbill that you may submit to your PPO plan for possible reimbursement. Reimbursement depends on your individual benefits and deductible, so please confirm coverage with your insurance company. HSA and FSA cards are accepted.