Center For Healing Childhood Trauma

Instructor

Dr. Shannae Anderson is a licensed clinical psychologist in Virginia and California and she has over 25 years working with patients. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California where she studied under renowned trauma expert Dr. John Briere and distinguished substance abuse researcher Dr. Michael Newcomb. After completing her Ph.D. in 1995, Dr. Anderson developed a state of the art substance abuse, eating disorder, and trauma treatment program at Anacapa by the Sea — STEPS in Port Hueneme, California. This cutting-edge program utilized Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in conjunction with personal process groups and the 12-steps to produce significant life transformation for many patients. In addition to directing this program, Dr. Anderson was the Clinical Director of Miracle Recovery House for women in Ventura, California, and has consulted with a number of treatment facilities in the southern California area. She is currently the Clinical Director at Monarch Recovery Intensive Outpatient Program in Ventura, California. In her clinical work she has worked closely with survivors of the Las Vegas Route 91 and Borderline mass shootings. She also provides professional consultation to other therapists who seek her clinical expertise. She is currently the Director of Psychology and Co-Director of Ethics and Advocacy at the American Association of Christian Counselors in Forest, Virginia. Dr. Anderson is currently an Adjunct Professor at Liberty University in the Doctor of Psychology Program. She previously taught for over a decade at Fuller Theological Seminary where she taught Pastoral Care and Addictions in the Recovery Ministry Program, in the Masters of Psychology program at California Lutheran University, and in the UCLA Extension Drug and Alcohol Certification Program. Dr. Anderson also studied for many years under Dr. Dan Siegel, the founder of Interpersonal Neurobiology. She is an Interpersonal Neurobiology trained teacher and founder of the Global Association of Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies (GAINS). In addition, she is trained in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).