Online ExJW Counselling, Expert JW Recovery Therapy via Zoom

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You do not need to live near a therapist who understands your JW past. 

You just need a phone or computer and a wifi connection.

I understand. I have been there too.

One of the most isolating aspects of leaving the Jehovah's Witnesse

s is discovering how few people — including therapists —

 truly understand what you have been through. 

Most counsellors have never heard of the two-witness rule. 

Most therapists cannot explain what a judicial committee

 feels like from the inside. 

Most practitioners have never sat with someone carrying the 

specific, layered grief of JW shunning, 

blood doctrine trauma, or the identity loss 

that comes from leaving a high-control religious group.

I have. 

For 26 years. In every country and every timezone. 

With thousands of ex-Jehovah's Witnesses who found me online 

and took the brave step of booking a session.

My name is Lisa Magdalena. The Original ExJW Therapist. 

An ex-Jehovah's Witness myself. 

And the daughter of Keith Playford, who died at 28 in the Margate congregation, UK, 

refusing a blood transfusion because the faithful and discreet slave 

told him that was what Jehovah required. 

I was two years old.

My work is available to you — wherever you are in the world — via Zoom.

 Sessions via Zoom / Whatsapp Audio

Accessible from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. 

 No commuting. No waiting rooms. 

Just you, in the safety of your own space, 

with a therapist who truly understands your world.

Every Timezone, Every Country

I work with ex-Jehovah's Witnesses in the UK, the USA, 

Canada, Australia, Europe, and beyond. 

Whatever timezone you are in, 

we will find a session time that works for your schedule.

Complete Confidentiality

Everything shared in our sessions is completely confidential. 

I understand that many ex-JWs are still navigating complex situations 

with believing family members, employers, or communities. 

Your privacy is absolute.

Start With a $47 Taster Session

Your first step is a 30-minute $47 taster session via Zoom.

 This is your chance to experience the work, ask questions, 

share what you are carrying, and decide if this is right for you. 

There is no pressure, no obligation, and no judgment.

Many of my clients tell me they visited my website for months 

— sometimes years — before taking this step. 

Whenever you are ready, I am here.

This includes people who have been disfellowshipped or shunned, 

people who have faded or are currently PIMO, 

people who were raised as Jehovah's Witnesses and have since left,

 people who lost family members or relationships to the organisation's doctrines,

 people processing the recent Governing Body changes

 including the 2026 blood policy reversal, 

LGBTQ+ ex-Jehovah's Witnesses carrying specific identity trauma, 

and people who have been in therapy before but felt their JW past 

was never truly understood

.If any of this describes you — you are in the right place. 

And you are brave for being here.

They did not have to justify their experience or translate their language. 

They sat with someone who already knew 

— who already understood the Kingdom Hall, 

the meetings, the elders, the shunning, the blood doctrine, 

the cognitive dissonance of waking up inside a high-control group.

That is what 26 years of specialised experience provides. 

Not just clinical skill. Deep, personal understanding.

Full recovery from your JW past is possible. 

I have watched it happen thousands of times. 

 You are not too late. You are brave. 

And you deserve to thrive.

Lisa Magdalena | The Original ExJW Therapist | 26 Years | Online via Zoom | Every Country | Every Timezone