Faith
Deconstruction
Counseling
Creating safe space for you in Nashville, TN.
to explore your faith while staying grounded
Your faith no longer makes sense. What you once believed doesn’t seem to hold up anymore. A Faith Shift can be both liberating and scary; You may have arrived here if you…
- You are a deconstructionist or embrace deconstruction theology but you wish to further explore your faith journey.
- The church community you love is unsupportive in your questions, leading you to feel alone in your process.
- Fear of straying, hiding questions, and navigating a faith shift alone may leave you feeling lost.
- Church support often offers clichés like “have childlike faith,” advising prayer or Bible reading, leaving you confused, ashamed, and alone.
- You may feel alone in questioning your faith; thus isolated from family or friends who don’t share your uncertainties.
- You may be afraid because rethinking your faith may exclude you from your church.
“However you arrived here, I’m so glad you’re here. Read on to see if my Faith Deconstruction therapy services might help you.”
— Tyler Nicodem, M.A.
You might find yourself coping by presenting a facade to your church community, pretending that everything is fine to avoid jeopardizing close connections.
You might choose to cope by withdrawing entirely from your community, fearing potential judgment or shame from your loved ones and deciding it’s safer to keep a distance. All the while, you are experiencing joyless Christianity.
Perhaps you’ve courageously attempted to share your faith-related questions with friends and family, only to be met with disappointing or even harmful responses.
Alternatively, you may have coped by compartmentalizing a significant part of your identity to maintain connections with your community. Unfortunately, this discreet approach may contribute to internalized negativity towards the concealed aspects of yourself.
If any of these scenarios resonate with you, what you truly need is a space where you can freely explore your wonders, questions, concerns, and doubts without fear of judgment. You deserve to be acknowledged and supported in your questioning process.
Most importantly, you need someone who is willing to walk alongside in exploring deconstruction theology, no matter where your journey may lead.
Therefore, what you truly need is a space where all facets of your identity are not only accepted but also celebrated. You need faith deconstruction counseling.
“Wherever you are, wherever your faith journey may lead, I welcome you.”
— Tyler Nicodem, M.A.
As humans, our perspectives evolve, and so does our faith. Your changing beliefs are a testament to your development as an individual.
Tyler strives to provide a safe space for you to explore your faith questions, guiding you through the ways this exploration influences your daily life, relationships, and interactions within your broader community.
During profound shifts in our worldview, the experience can be disorienting. Having a guide that can help you navigate your faith shift can help you achieve wholeness and live better into your true self.
Resources
Exploring your faith can be a time of liberation, but also loneliness and despair. You are not alone in this journey; many others have walked this path to renewed hope. The resources below are meant to be a guide in your journey of discovering what faith means to you.
Books About Faith Shift
- Faith Shift — Kathy Escobar
- A Hidden Wholeness — Parker Palmer
- Leaving Church — Barbara Brown Taylor
- Sex, God, and the Conservative Church — Tina Schermer Sellers
- Learning To Walk In the Dark — Barbara Brown Taylor
Deconstruction Friendly Churches in Nashville, TN. and Beyond
- Spero Dei Church — Nashville, TN. Modern service.
- Gracepointe Church — Nashville, TN. Modern service.
- First Unitarian Universalist Nashville — Nashville, TN. Traditional service
- Greater Unitarian Universalist Nashville — Nashville, TN. Traditional service.
- The United Methodist Church (UMC) — Traditional service typically.
- The Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA) — Traditional Service typically.