Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Dr. Laura Anderson, PhD, LMFT, founder and director of the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery, exploring the themes of her upcoming book, When Religion Hurts You.
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Dr. Laura Anderson (PhD, Saybrook University; LMFT) is a therapist, trauma resolution and recovery coach, writer, educator, and creator who specializes in complex trauma with a focus on domestic violence, sexualized violence and religious trauma. Laura has a private practice in Nashville, TN and is the founder and director of the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery, an online coaching company where she and the other practitioners work with clients who have experienced high demand/high control religions, adverse religious experiences, cults, and religious trauma.
In 2019, Laura co-founded the Religious Trauma Institute with the goal of providing trauma-informed resources, consultation, and training to clinicians and other helping professionals who work with religious trauma survivors. Laura’s first book, When Religion Hurts You: Healing From Religious Trauma and the Impact of High Control Religion, is being released by Brazos press on October 17th, 2023. She lives with her dog, Phoebe, in Nashville, Tennessee.
