It's probably important to note here that despite some state laws banning conversion therapy, the kind of religious program you described in the passage above is generally exempt from state bans in the United States.

For example, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver openly conducts conversion therapy and trains lay people and clergy to conduct conversion therapy, despite a Colorado law that bans conversion therapy.

The Williams Institute of UCLA has found that the incidence of conversion therapy in the United States is increasing despite an increase in state and municipal legislation that theoretically bans conversion therapy.