New Season, New Chapter — Why I Became a Purity Culture Therapist in Denver, Colorado
There are therapists who specialize in purity culture because they read about it in a textbook. And then there are therapists who specialize in purity culture because they lived it — and did their own healing work to find freedom from it.
I am the second kind.
As a purity culture therapist serving women virtually in Denver, Colorado and Dallas, Texas, I bring both my personal lived experience and my advanced clinical training in Somatic Experiencing and EMDR to every session. This combination — lived understanding plus clinical expertise — is what makes the work we do together uniquely powerful.
My Story
I grew up immersed in purity culture. I know what it feels like to be taught that your body is dangerous. That your desires are something to be ashamed of. That your worth as a woman is tied to your sexual purity.
I also know what it feels like to carry those messages into adulthood — into relationships, into your body, into intimate moments where shame shows up uninvited even when you've done all the intellectual work to understand where it came from.
My own healing journey brought me to Somatic Experiencing — a body-based approach to trauma healing developed by Dr. Peter Levine — and it changed everything. Not because it gave me more insight into my patterns, but because it helped me actually feel different in my body. The shame that lived in my nervous system began to release. The disconnection I had learned to live with began to soften.
That experience is what shaped the way I work with women today.
What I Bring To This Work
Clinical Training:
Somatic Experiencing — through Advanced I
EMDR Therapy — trained through Kase & Co
IFS Parts Work (Internal Family Systems)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) — Colorado & Texas
Lived Experience:
Personal healing journey from purity culture
Deep understanding of religious community dynamics
First-hand knowledge of what it feels like to grieve a faith identity
Authentic, non-judgmental presence in the work
Who I Work With
I specialize in working with women in Denver, Colorado and Dallas, Texas who are healing from:
Purity culture and sexual shame
Religious trauma and spiritual abuse
Body disconnection and sexual shame
Relationship anxiety and intimacy issues
Identity confusion after religious deconstruction
Grief around leaving a faith community
All sessions are completely virtual — giving you access to specialized purity culture therapy from the privacy and comfort of your own home, anywhere in Colorado or Texas. I also offer in person sessions in Denver, CO.
Why This Work Matters
Purity culture is more pervasive than most people realize. It touches millions of women — many of whom spend years, even decades, carrying shame, disconnection, and confusion without ever having language for what happened to them or a safe place to heal.
My mission is to be that safe place. To offer healing that goes beyond talk therapy — that reaches the nervous system level where purity culture's wounds actually live.
If you are a woman in Denver, Colorado or Dallas, Texas who is ready to begin reclaiming your body, your sexuality, and your sense of self — I would be honored to walk alongside you in that process.
Ready To Begin?
I offer a free consultation call for women in Denver, Colorado and Dallas, Texas who are ready to start their purity culture healing journey. If you are interested in joining a 6 week support group starting September 1, please reach out today!
Book your free consultation at thrivecocounseling.com
Sarah Tadlock, LCSW
Thrive CO Counseling
Virtual Purity Culture Therapy — Denver CO & Dallas TX