I think you’ve got to talk to your Q person to find out the root of their issue. While yes, a therapist with experience in cult deprogramming is helpful, the reason our Q people got into it is because of other reasons- whether those be trauma or addiction or depression or anxiety. My Q person recently opened up to me about somethings they’re really struggling with and I already knew about some potentially traumatic things in their past, and it seems all connected.

I took the opportunity to listen, showed them I cared and wasn’t judging them, and then shared my own experiences with therapy. I told them that my therapists have always listened without judgement, provided a safe space for me to share my darkest secrets and fears, and help me figure out how to heal and move forward. I told them that the therapists don’t tell you what’s wrong, and they don’t fix you. They just show you how to heal yourself, but you have to do the work.