Laura E. Anderson

Dr. Laura E. Anderson is a respected psychotherapist specializing in religious trauma and its effects.

With a PhD from Saybrook University and licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist, she founded the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery and co-founded the Religious Trauma Institute.

Her research focuses on healing from sexualized violence and trauma related to purity culture.

Anderson has contributed to various publications and platforms, including Religion News Service and The New Republic.

She actively engages with her audience through social media and resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

Her personal experience with high-control religion informs her professional work and writing.