The Remnant Radio's Podcast Inside a Therapist's Office: Mental Health, Demons & Deliverance
May 6, 2026
Dr. Natalie Atwell, a licensed therapist who blends biblical and clinical approaches, discusses cases where standard treatments fail. She explores satanic ritual abuse, dissociation and parts work, divine council theology, and assessment tools that screen for occult or unusual experiences. The conversation covers balancing clinical care with careful deliverance and when to ask spiritual questions in therapy.
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Therapist's Paradigm Shift To Supernatural Lens
- Natalie Atwell shifted from purely clinical explanations to a supernatural lens after encountering clients with darker presentations that standard treatments couldn't resolve.
- Reading Michael Heiser's The Unseen Realm and a prayer about the court of heaven pushed her to reframe cases around spiritual influence.
Uptick In Severe Presentations Suggests Spiritual Attack
- Atwell argues the recent uptick in dissociation, compulsive sexual behavior, and sleep paralysis reflects intensified spiritual attacks, not only better diagnosis or disclosure.
- Treatments stopped working as before, prompting exploration of spiritual frameworks when DSM categories didn't fit.
Divine Council Framework Maps Origins Of Disorders
- The divine council and Deuteronomy 32 worldview map fallen spiritual beings as ongoing influencers who attack humanity's image-bearing vocation.
- Atwell ties specific mental health patterns to the three rebellions (Genesis 3, 6, 11) as origin points for problems like suicide, sexual perversion, and narcissism.
