Frank Anderson is a psychiatrist and trauma specialist known for his work integrating neuroscience with parts-based therapy.
Dr. Frank Anderson, MD, is a prominent Harvard-trained psychiatrist, psychotherapist, author, speaker, and trauma specialist with over three decades of experience in neuroscience and trauma treatment.
He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Illinois (1985) and his MD from Rush University Medical School (1989). He completed his psychiatry residency and served as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School. Early in his career, he worked as a staff psychiatrist at the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute under Bessel van der Kolk.
Dr. Anderson specializes in treating trauma and dissociation, including single-incident trauma, complex PTSD, and dissociative identity disorder. He is known for integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy with neuroscience, psychopharmacology, and brain-based approaches. He has collaborated closely with IFS founder Richard Schwartz as a senior lead trainer and program consultant for the IFS Institute, and he has lectured extensively on the neurobiology of PTSD and dissociation. He also maintains affiliations with Bessel van der Kolk’s work and serves in leadership roles with the Foundation for Self Leadership.
He runs a private practice in Concord, Massachusetts, offers trainings and courses (often on trauma, resilience, and IFS), and co-founded The Trauma Institute. His work emphasizes compassion, hope, healing, and non-violence.
https://www.frankandersonmd.com
