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christian countercult movement affiliated residential counseling center claiming to specialise in the treatment of individuals who they evaluate as having been abused in relationships cults situations of trauma and by destructive therapeutic alliances resulting in emotional betrayal and or physical harm . 1 founded in 1986 by dr. paul r. martin and his wife barbara it is located in albany ohio . all of the staff are christian and former members of cults . 2 services edit wellspring claims that it has treated more than 500 former cult members from the united states and nine foreign countries since the retreat opened in 1986 . 2 it also offers educational consulting and family support services . several of its staff members are published authors and wellspring is also an informational resource to national and international media to raise awareness about coercive persuasion and its treatment . 1 3 4 wellspring has been praised by christian countercultist dr. ronald enroth in his best selling book churches that abuse as well as in the follow up book recovering from churches that abuse . 5 in the latter he wrote in part wellspring exists because recovering emotionally restoring a loving relationship with god and re entering society are not easily accomplished on one s own . the accounts in this book reveal how tortuous the path to recovery can be without professional caring help . the tragedy is that for the victims of spiritual abuse the options are disappointingly few . not many programs are especially equipped as wellspring is to treat victims of spiritual abuse . 5 criticism edit jeffrey hadden said former wellspring clients have told him the retreat uses some of the very thought reform techniques it attributes to cults 2 references edit a b wellspring retreat and resource center . retrieved 2007 03 17 . a b c cult exit . the dayton daily news . may 7 2000 . retrieved 14 june 2014 . raised in a cult . the montel williams show . season 10http lisatrust.freewinds.cx media cults montel.htm transcripturl missing title help . february 28 2002 . cbs paramount . jim phillips november 24 2004 . counselor fights for freedom of cult victims one mind at a time . the athens news . retrieved 2007 03 17 . a b enroth ronald 1994 . recovering from churches that abuse . zondervan publishing house . p. 33 . isbn 0 310 39870 3 . v t e opposition to new religious movements secular groups apa task force on deceptive and indirect methods of persuasion and control cult awareness network international cultic studies association icsa formerly the aff american family foundation the family survival trust tfst formerly fair family action information and rescue fight against coercive tactics network cult information centre secular individuals steven hassan galen kelly michael langone ted patrick rick ross tom sackville jim siegelman margaret singer & janja lalich cults in our midst louis jolyon west cyril vosper lawrence wollersheim religious groups 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