253. When Trauma Meets Deliverance With Adele Vrey253. When Trauma Meets Deliverance With Adele Vrey
Strong Tower Mental Health with Heidi Mortenson
Heidi Mortenson talks with counsellor and former generational satanist Adele Vrey about extreme trauma, dissociation and the long road of healing. They discuss how deliverance, counselling and trauma-informed care can work together to support survivors body, soul and spirit.
43:13•17 Aug 2026
When Trauma, Dissociation and Deliverance Collide with Adele Vrey
Episode Overview
- Severe trauma and ritual abuse often lead to dissociation, which begins as a brilliant survival strategy but later needs careful, guided healing.
- Lasting recovery for survivors usually requires a mix of counselling, inner healing, prayer, deliverance and, at times, medical and psychiatric support.
- Not every problem is a demon; having more than one tool in the toolbox helps Christians distinguish between spiritual issues, illness and trauma.
- Trauma-informed ministry means considering body, soul and spirit, reducing harm, and refusing practices that re-traumatise vulnerable people.
- Discernment, knowledge of Scripture and a real relationship with Jesus are crucial for anyone sensing a call into deliverance or trauma ministry.
“If the only tool in your toolbox is deliverance, everything will be a demon.”
Experience the emotional and inspiring tales of recovery as Strong Tower Mental Health brings together trauma, dissociation, and deliverance in one intense, honest conversation. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Heidi Mortenson sits down with South African counsellor and former generational satanist, Adele Vrey, whose story is anything but ordinary. Across the episode, Adele shares how 19 years in generational satanism, extreme ritual abuse, and even kidnapping a pastor’s son became the unlikely starting point of her faith and healing.
She talks frankly about dissociation as a childhood survival strategy and later as a complex mental health challenge, stressing that, “You survived when it happened to you and you will survive remembering it.” The conversation is especially valuable for anyone interested in trauma-informed ministry or wondering how spiritual warfare and mental health treatment fit together.
Adele makes it practical and grounded, insisting that therapy is “actually a mind renewal process” and warning against seeing demons everywhere: “If the only tool in your toolbox is deliverance, everything will be a demon.” She explains how she works body, soul and spirit, using counselling, prayer, deliverance, medical referrals and a strong professional network to support survivors of ritual trauma, dissociation, human trafficking and sacrificial trafficking.
You’ll also hear about her complete freedom from psychiatric medication, her work as a subject matter expert on dissociation, and her passion for helping the church grow in discernment, trauma awareness and genuine compassion. Heidi and Adele keep the tone grounded in Jesus rather than sensationalism, reminding Christians that “we are in the healing business,” not in the business of re‑traumatising those who already carry deep wounds.
If you’ve ever wondered where severe trauma, mental health diagnoses and spiritual deliverance intersect, this conversation might help you rethink what true healing can look like and what extra tools you might need in your own toolbox.
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