Apostasy and Mental Health Conference
Schedule
Wed Oct 01 2025 at 09:15 am to 04:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Seven Dials Club & Covent Garden Community Centre | London, EN
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Leaving religion can come at a high personal cost – not only socially or culturally, but mentally and emotionally. Yet the psychological impact of religious trauma and deconversion remains one of the most overlooked issues in mainstream mental health discourse.Book tickets here:
https://humanists.uk/events/apostasyconference2025/
This year’s Faith to Faithless Apostasy Conference will bring together therapists, academics, and lived-experience voices to explore the mental health impacts of religious exit, with a focus on high-commitment religious groups and coercive faith-based environments.
Whether you’re a mental health professional, a frontline worker, a researcher, or someone with lived experience of religious trauma, this conference offers space to listen, learn, and connect.
Confirmed Speakers
Dr Savin Bapir-Tardy
The Cost of Belief: Trauma, Loss and Liberation After Leaving Faith
Dr Travis McKie-Voerste
Sanctified Harm: The Costs of Religious Assumptions in Therapy
Dr Darrel Ray (Keynote Speaker)
Recovering from Religion: Reclaiming Identity and Building a Secular Life
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What to expect
✔️ Insightful talks from psychologists, researchers, and practitioners
✔️ Panel discussions with therapists working directly with the ex-religious
✔️ Lived experience stories, reflections, and real-world strategies
✔️ Opportunities to connect with others in this vital and growing field
✔️ Professional learning for those in health, social care, and education
Venue & accessibility
📍 Covent Garden, London (fully accessible venue)
🕘 Doors open at 09:15 | Event ends by 16:45
☕ Refreshments and lunch included
🪑 Step-free access via a lift, accessible toilets, well-being room available
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Who should attend?
Mental health professionals
Safeguarding leads and social workers
Academics and researchers
Apostates and ex-religious individuals
Charities, frontline workers, and advocates
Anyone curious about recovery after religion
Book tickets here: https://humanists.uk/events/apostasyconference2025/
General ticket £50.00
Solidarity ticket £80.00
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Where is it happening?
Seven Dials Club & Covent Garden Community Centre, 24 Hour Electrician, Earlham Street, London, WC2H 9LD, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
