Why I Became a Cult Expert - Rachel Bernstein LMFT - ARCHIVE
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09/08/22 • 111 min
Rachel Bernstein, therapist, and world-renowned cult expert shares her story for the first time. Rachel is the host of the “IndoctriNation” podcast. For 30 years, she has helped former cult members and those who have loved ones in cults and highly manipulative relationships. Rachel has helped people from over 300 cults throughout her career. She provides individual counseling, family counseling, and, when possible, group therapy for former cult members. She also helps families trying to reach out to their loved ones in the cult.
She has led workshops and classes at USC in the School of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry, at California State University at Northridge, and at various colleges and universities in the New York area. She is also a yearly presenter at the International Cultic Studies Association conferences and was a guest lecturer for the Clergy Emergency League and Wisconsin Council of Churches. She has presented at the Pacific Rim Conference for people in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and China who are affected by cults and relationships with narcissists, and, with colleagues, developed the program "Stronger After", a free 5-session program for initial support and education for people newly out of highly controlling, abusive, and restrictive environments.
Connect with Rachel Bernstein
Her Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1prXo4iIxUfjYpfX671cUD?si=KOWPMrAsROyysB1vXNu3dw
Support Her Work: https://www.patreon.com/indoctrination?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan
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Rachel Bernstein, therapist, and world-renowned cult expert shares her story for the first time. Rachel is the host of the “IndoctriNation” podcast. For 30 years, she has helped former cult members and those who have loved ones in cults and highly manipulative relationships. Rachel has helped people from over 300 cults throughout her career. She provides individual counseling, family counseling, and, when possible, group therapy for former cult members. She also helps families trying to reach out to their loved ones in the cult.
She has led workshops and classes at USC in the School of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry, at California State University at Northridge, and at various colleges and universities in the New York area. She is also a yearly presenter at the International Cultic Studies Association conferences and was a guest lecturer for the Clergy Emergency League and Wisconsin Council of Churches. She has presented at the Pacific Rim Conference for people in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and China who are affected by cults and relationships with narcissists, and, with colleagues, developed the program "Stronger After", a free 5-session program for initial support and education for people newly out of highly controlling, abusive, and restrictive environments.
Connect with Rachel Bernstein
Her Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1prXo4iIxUfjYpfX671cUD?si=KOWPMrAsROyysB1vXNu3dw
Support Her Work: https://www.patreon.com/indoctrination?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/indoctrination
IG: https://instagram.com/indoctrinationpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Connect with Andrew Pledger
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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