Reparative therapy refers to efforts to change one's sexual orientation from nonheterosexual to heterosexual, usually to bring an individual's sexuality into accord with his/her religious beliefs. The use of reparative therapy is not supported by professional organizations, and the therapeutic experience itself may be harmful to participants. Religious orientation may be related to whether an individual tries reparative therapy and to how long he/she stays in therapy. Allport's conceptualization of religious orientation provided the conceptual framework for examining the connections between individuals' reparative therapy experiences and their religious orientations. Twenty-eight Internet-based narratives created by people who have taken part in reparative therapy were analyzed with the DeDoose analytical program from a phenomenological perspective. People who stay in reparative therapy long-term and who view it to be successful were more likely to have an intrinsic religious orientation, while those who left reparative therapy and viewed it to be unsuccessful were likely to have a quest religious orientation. The social change implications of this study include a better understanding of individual differences related to reparative therapy experiences which will allow mental health providers the opportunity to offer more effective services to individuals considering, participating in, or recovering from reparative therapy. The ability to give people the information necessary to make informed decisions about how to handle conflict between religion and sexuality reduces the opportunity for propagation of negative attitudes toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) people and will help to improve the overall mental health of the GLBT population.