S4 Episode 7: When Religion Hurts You with Dr. Laura Anderson, Ph.D., MA, SEP

Dr. Laura Anderson is a psychotherapist, a marriage and family therapist, a trauma resolution coach, an author, and an educator specializing in complex trauma, developmental trauma, dynamics of power and control, and religious trauma. Dr. Anderson earned her PhD in Mind Body Medicine from Saybrook University, her Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Liberty University, and her Bachelor of Science in Christian Ministry from Crown College. In 2019, Dr. Anderson co-founded the Religious Trauma Institute, a place for educational resources, trainings, support, and referrals for all things religious trauma. In 2021, Dr. Anderson opened the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery, which is an online coaching company that provides trauma coaching for individuals, couples, and families all over the world who are looking for support related to recovering from religious trauma. After starting her own personal journey to heal, Dr. Anderson believes that she is still a work in progress and is on a mission to provide religious trauma-informed support and resources to survivors and those helping survivors of religious trauma, adverse religious experiences, high demand/high control systems, faith deconstruction, cults, and spiritual abuse.

Connect with Dr. Anderson:

Instagram - @drlauraeanderson

Website - www.drlauraeanderson.com

Website - www.traumaresolutionandrecovery.com

Books - www.drlauraeanderson.com/book

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