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Ashley Kirkpatrick | Religious Trauma Therapist for Men in AZ

@shley.does.therapy

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⛪️ Therapist for Men with Religious Trauma | Sex Therapist in Training🌵Arizona
🫶🏽 Individuals, Couples
🏳️‍🌈 Affirming
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If you’re new here, welcome!
I’m Ashley: therapist, religious trauma nerd, and someone who is still learning what it looks like to build a life rooted in my own values.

This page has grown as I’ve grown, and I’m grateful you’re here.
Whether you’re navigating faith shifts, shame, people-pleasing, relationships, or learning to trust yourself again, I’m glad you found your way here.

🌵 Currently scheduling in Arizona: Click the link in my bio to book a session or free consult call.

⛔️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not actual therapy.

#exmormon #postmormon #deconstruction #religioustrauma #arizonatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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4 months ago

Welcome to Inner Compass Counseling in Gilbert, AZ.
I specialize in men’s religious trauma. As a boy mom, raised with brothers, and fluent in sarcasm, understanding men is basically my love language.

If you’re tired of guilt trips, spiritual gaslighting, or feeling like therapy isn’t for you…. I’m glad you found me!

If you’d like to schedule with me: Click the link in my bio.

👉🏽Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not a substitute for actual therapy.

#mensmentalhealth
#exmormon #aztherapist #arizonatherapist #chandlertherapist #azmentalhealth #licensedtherapist #faithtransition #religioustraumatherapy #mesatherapy #gilberttherapist #highcontrolreligion #postmormon #healingfromreligion #religioustraumatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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a year ago

Life post religion is difficult, therapy can help!
I’m Ashley, I’m a fierce cheerleader for my clients. I also know when to challenge you and call you out. I’m never judgmental and I always try to understand your point of view and perspective.

If you want to learn more, let’s chat! Click my link in my bio.

👉🏽Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not a substitute for actual therapy.

#exmormon #aztherapist #arizonatherapist #chandlertherapist #azmentalhealth #licensedtherapist #faithtransition #religioustraumatherapy #mesatherapy #gilberttherapist #highcontrolreligion #postmormon #healingfromreligion #religioustraumatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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a year ago

Turns out building a life on your own terms is equal parts terrifying and freeing. You don’t have to figure it all out today and you definitely don’t have to do it alone.

🌵 Currently scheduling in Arizona: Click the link in my bio to book a session or free consult call.

⛔️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not actual therapy.

#mensmentalhealth #postmormon #deconstruction #religioustrauma #arizonatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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Masturbation and sexual curiosity are developmentally normal parts of adolescence. You were a normal teenager, not a problem that needed fixing.

🌵 Currently scheduling in Arizona: Click the link in my bio to book a session or free consult call.

⛔️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not actual therapy.

#mensmentalhealth #postmormon #deconstruction #religioustrauma #arizonatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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Men want to feel wanted, too. And sometimes, they don’t know how to explain what’s missing.

It’s not always about s3x. Sometimes it’s being pursued, being touched first, being flirted with, or knowing your partner wants to be close to you.

Men, I want to hear from you: What makes you feel wanted in a relationship?

🌵 Currently scheduling in Arizona: Click the link in my bio to book a session or free consult call.

⛔️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not actual therapy.

#mensmentalhealth #postmormon #deconstruction #religioustrauma #arizonatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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The church taught us what our s3xuality should be. Our partners had expectations, too. But when did we get to decide what it meant to us?

Different messages for men and women. Same question: Does your s3xuality actually feel like it’s yours?

I want to hear your experience. 👇

🌵 Currently scheduling in Arizona: Click the link in my bio to book a session or free consult call.

⛔️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not actual therapy.

#purityculture #postmormon #deconstruction #religioustrauma #arizonatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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Many Mormon women were taught that their worth was tied to their purity, that their sexuality was something to protect, and that being desirable mattered more than understanding their own desire.

The shame, disconnection from your body, and belief that your pleasure comes second can follow you long after you leave.

You can leave the rules behind and still be learning that your sexuality belongs to you. ❤️

🌵 Currently scheduling in Arizona: Click the link in my bio to book a session or free consult call.

⛔️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not actual therapy.

#purityculture #postmormon #deconstruction #religioustrauma #arizonatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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The Mormon church hurt women’s relationship with s3x.

When you grow up learning that your s3xuality is something to control, that your worth is tied to your purity, and that being desirable matters more than understanding your own desire, those messages don’t just disappear when you leave the church.

They can show up as shame around wanting s3x. Difficulty feeling safe in your body. Pain during s3x. Struggling to know what you want or feel allowed to ask for it.

They can show up in the belief that your partner’s pleasure matters more than your own. That s3x is something you give rather than something you get to experience, too.

That your discomfort is something to push through. That your pleasure is optional.

When female s3xuality is treated as something to regulate rather than understand, it can leave women disconnected from their bodies, their desires, and their right to experience pleasure.

Your s3xuality was never something to be ashamed of. Your body is not a problem to manage. And your pleasure was never supposed to be an afterthought.

🌵 Currently scheduling in Arizona: Click the link in my bio to book a session or free consult call.

⛔️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not actual therapy.

#purityculture #postmormon #deconstruction #religioustrauma #arizonatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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I absolutely adore working with these ladies. We nerd out together, belly laugh often, and genuinely enjoy each other’s company. I couldn’t ask for a better team. 💕

⚠️ Social media isn’t therapy

🛋️ Book a session by using the link in bio by @shley.does.therapy

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💁🏼‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️ Keep us in your thoughts. ✨🙏🏼

Nothing is wrong. We just want to be the first people you think of when life starts life-ing and you decide it’s time to go back to therapy. 💅🏼🧠💖

Allow us to introduce ourselves (again). 👋🏼

We’re Inner Compass Counseling & Consultation, a boutique mental health private practice in Gilbert, AZ, and we’re pretty big fans of being human. 🌈🫶🏼

💖 Mellissa Hill, LPC — Religious trauma, faith transitions, identity, LGBTQIA+ experiences, and untangling all the things you were told not to question. ✨

🪩 Ashley Kirkpatrick, LAC — Men’s mental health, sex-informed therapy, religious trauma, and helping you navigate relationships, intimacy, and all those feelings you were taught to keep to yourself. 🧠💪🏼

🌸 Jessica Dawson, LPC — ADHD, perinatal mental health, religious trauma, women’s issues, and helping you figure out who you are underneath everyone else’s expectations. 💗

📍 In-person therapy in Gilbert, Arizona
💻 Virtual therapy throughout Arizona & Utah

So whether you’re ready to unpack your childhood, work on your relationships, challenge some old beliefs, or simply figure out what the hell you’re doing with your life… we’ve got a chair for you. 🛋️💕

💌 Follow along for mental health education, a little irreverence, and lots of humanity!

🔗 Ready for therapy? Book a session with one of our fabulous clinicians through the link in bio!

⚠️ Social media isn’t therapy, friends! Check out our Disclaimer highlight for the deets. 💋 by @shley.does.therapy

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Girl, you better compliment that man like your salvation depends on it.

🌵 Currently scheduling in Arizona: Click the link in my bio to book a session or free consult call.

⛔️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed therapist, but probably not your therapist. This content is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and not actual therapy.

#mensmentalhealth #postmormon #deconstruction #religioustrauma #arizonatherapist by @shley.does.therapy

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