Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond

Spiritual abuse is a widespread—and often misunderstood—issue. Church leaders may not understand how spiritual abuse manifests and spreads; meanwhile, the impact of spiritual abuse can be devastating to victims, damaging their relationships with themselves, the church, and God. 

In Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond, professor and licensed counselor Karen Roudkovski offers wisdom, clarity, and hope for those seeking to understand the nature of spiritual abuse and how to heal. Based on her extensive research and clinical experience, Roudkovski explains: 

  • What spiritual abuse is, how the term arose, and what makes it distinct. 
  • Methods for assessing whether spiritual abuse has occurred, including instructions for the Spiritual Abuse Assessment (9781430086970).
  • The tactics of spiritual abusers, including control, grooming, deception, and lack of accountability. 
  • The trauma of spiritual abuse, encompassing spiritual, emotional, physical, and relational harm. 
  • Suggestions for spiritual abuse recovery for therapists, survivors, and helpers.
  • Recommendations for how churches can establish spiritually safe communities. 

Roudkovski's Understanding Spiritual Abuse is an essential resource for survivors, church leaders, and mental health professionals. Roudkovski provides a counseling overview of the topic while practically guiding leaders to create safe and supportive environments for victims to recover and rebuild from spiritual abuse and its devastating impact. 

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Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond

Spiritual abuse is a widespread—and often misunderstood—issue. Church leaders may not understand how spiritual abuse manifests and spreads; meanwhile, the impact of spiritual abuse can be devastating to victims, damaging their relationships with themselves, the church, and God. 

In Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond, professor and licensed counselor Karen Roudkovski offers wisdom, clarity, and hope for those seeking to understand the nature of spiritual abuse and how to heal. Based on her extensive research and clinical experience, Roudkovski explains: 

  • What spiritual abuse is, how the term arose, and what makes it distinct. 
  • Methods for assessing whether spiritual abuse has occurred, including instructions for the Spiritual Abuse Assessment (9781430086970).
  • The tactics of spiritual abusers, including control, grooming, deception, and lack of accountability. 
  • The trauma of spiritual abuse, encompassing spiritual, emotional, physical, and relational harm. 
  • Suggestions for spiritual abuse recovery for therapists, survivors, and helpers.
  • Recommendations for how churches can establish spiritually safe communities. 

Roudkovski's Understanding Spiritual Abuse is an essential resource for survivors, church leaders, and mental health professionals. Roudkovski provides a counseling overview of the topic while practically guiding leaders to create safe and supportive environments for victims to recover and rebuild from spiritual abuse and its devastating impact. 

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Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond

Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond

by Karen Roudkovski
Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond

Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond

by Karen Roudkovski

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Spiritual abuse is a widespread—and often misunderstood—issue. Church leaders may not understand how spiritual abuse manifests and spreads; meanwhile, the impact of spiritual abuse can be devastating to victims, damaging their relationships with themselves, the church, and God. 

In Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond, professor and licensed counselor Karen Roudkovski offers wisdom, clarity, and hope for those seeking to understand the nature of spiritual abuse and how to heal. Based on her extensive research and clinical experience, Roudkovski explains: 

  • What spiritual abuse is, how the term arose, and what makes it distinct. 
  • Methods for assessing whether spiritual abuse has occurred, including instructions for the Spiritual Abuse Assessment (9781430086970).
  • The tactics of spiritual abusers, including control, grooming, deception, and lack of accountability. 
  • The trauma of spiritual abuse, encompassing spiritual, emotional, physical, and relational harm. 
  • Suggestions for spiritual abuse recovery for therapists, survivors, and helpers.
  • Recommendations for how churches can establish spiritually safe communities. 

Roudkovski's Understanding Spiritual Abuse is an essential resource for survivors, church leaders, and mental health professionals. Roudkovski provides a counseling overview of the topic while practically guiding leaders to create safe and supportive environments for victims to recover and rebuild from spiritual abuse and its devastating impact. 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781430083696
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Publication date: 08/01/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 2 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Karen Roudkovski (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and the Director of Clinical Training and a contract professor of counseling at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. 
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