Working with Laura

Dr. Laura Anderson has always worked with clients in an individualized way—meaning no two people are the same. What is helpful for one person may or may not be for the next person. To that end, she works with her clients to determine a plan for our sessions that takes into account their background, their goals, and her training to create a path forward that is personalized and meaningful.

In addition, Dr. Laura understands that in order to effectively work with trauma, a full-bodied approach Is required. To that end, she blends modalities like Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems, Embodiment, Trauma Informed Stabilization Techniques, Nervous System Techniques, and other body-based modalities with more traditional interventions such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Narrative approaches with the goal of treating the whole person.

While many individuals coming out of high control religions, cults, and fundamentalism are wary of professional help due to religious teachings warning against it, still others feel overwhelming shame or guilt for experiencing triggers, reactions and symptoms even after they have deconstructed or deconverted from their faith. Moreover, up until recently, the leading voices in religious trauma recovery suggested atheism as a cure for religious trauma and/or viewed religious trauma as a separate category of trauma that required different treatment than other forms of trauma. This has led to many people feeling confused, ashamed, scared and with worsening mental and physical health impacts as effective treatment has not been available.

Dr. Laura believes that religious trauma is trauma; “religious” serves as an adjective to help better understand where the trauma originated and gives clues as to more specific areas that may need to be addressed. However, how religious trauma lives in one’s body and how it is resolved is the same as trauma that is a result from other experiences that are too much, too soon, too scary, or too fast. To that end, Laura works with clients using well researched modalities that prioritize trauma resolution from a body-based and nervous system centric foundation that is also tailored to each client to ensure that the work we do together is meaningful and effective for YOU.

For individuals who live in the State of Tennessee, I offer therapy sessions for people who are wanting to resolve and recover from trauma. I work with individuals who are navigating:

• Complex and developmental trauma

• Domestic Violence

• Sexualized Violence

• Religious trauma and experiences in high control religion/systems

• Purity Culture

• Narcissistic relational dynamics

• Adverse religious experiences

• Navigating perimenopause/menopause after trauma

To begin working with me, schedule your FREE Inquiry call by clicking here, or the button below!

Session Prices:

• Initial Session (90 minutes): $450

• Regular sessions (60 minutes): $300

• 90-minute sessions: $450

• 120-minute sessions: $600

Dr. Laura does not sell packages of sessions or memberships; she believes that the decision regarding how frequently and how many sessions a person needs should be determined by the client and therapist jointly. However, Dr. Laura recommends coming weekly for the first 2-3 months and then moving to every-other week if that is amenable to the client and the work you are doing.

I offer coaching sessions for individuals who are wanting to resolve and recover from trauma. I work with individuals who are navigating:

• Complex and developmental trauma

• Domestic Violence

• Sexualized Violence

• Religious trauma and experiences in high control religion/systems

• Purity Culture

• Narcissistic relational dynamics

• Adverse religious experiences

• Navigating perimenopause/menopause after trauma

To begin working with me, schedule your FREE Inquiry call by clicking here, or the button below!

Session Prices:

• Initial Session (90 minutes): $450

• Regular sessions (60 minutes): $300

• 90-minute sessions: $450

• 120-minute sessions: $600

Dr. Laura does not sell packages or memberships; she believes that the decision regarding how frequently and how many sessions a person needs should be determined by the client and practitioner jointly. However, Dr. Laura recommends coming weekly for the first 2-3 months and then moving to every-other week if that is amenable to the client and the work you are doing.

All scheduling for potential coaching clients is done on the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery’s website.

Currently Laura is not taking new one-on-one clients for ongoing work and does not have a wait list. However, there are many other excellent practitioners at the Center who have availability in their schedule, each highly recommended by Laura. You can meet them here.

Laura offers day-long trauma coaching intensives several times each month with availability beginning January 2023. These intensives are designed to jump-start or dig-deeper into body-based trauma work with a focus on embodiment, resourcing, establishing internal safety, grounding, and trauma resolution while also considering your unique needs and goals.

If you are interested in an intensive you can read more about it here: INFO SHEET: INTENSIVES

In order to secure your spot you must complete a 30-45 minute call with Laura in order to assess if this is a good fit for you; the cost of this mini-session is $75.

You can schedule an Inquiry Call by clicking the button below.

If you are interested in a tailored consultation, you can read more about it here: INFO SHEET: TAILORED CONSULTATIONS