A Friday for Therapists 2027: Frank Anderson in Grand Rapids
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Frank Anderson in Grand Rapids
Get ready for A Friday for Therapists 2027—an awesome in-person event with Frank Anderson! If you are a therapist you won't want to miss this chance to connect, learn, and be inspired right here in Grand Rapids. Mark your calendars and join us for a day full of insights and good vibes!
The Integrated Path to Trauma Healing: A Compassionate, Parts-Informed Approach to Trauma Treatment
Description:
This experiential 5-hour workshop introduces clinicians to The Integrated Path to Trauma Healing, an emerging trauma treatment framework developed by Dr. Frank Anderson. Rooted in attachment theory, neuroscience, parts work, memory processing and somatic innovations. This model helps clinicians understand how trauma shapes the nervous system, relationships, identity, and protective adaptations.
Participants will learn how to recognize trauma responses and develop practical innovations through an integrative lens for working with extreme reactions, emotional wounds, shame, dissociation, and relational injury. Through lecture, experiential exercises, case examples, and guided embodiment practices, clinicians will deepen their ability to create safety, foster self-compassion, and support healing in trauma survivors.
This workshop emphasizes a compassionate approach that honors the adaptive wisdom of survival strategies while helping clients be more empowered as they move toward integration, resilience, and connection.
Learning Objectives. By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe the foundational principles of The Integrated Path to Trauma Healing.
- Explain how trauma impacts the nervous system, attachment patterns, and protective adaptations.
- Identify common survival strategies that emerge in trauma survivors.
- Apply trauma-informed strategies for creating safety and connection in clinical work.
- Help clients access calm power and connect to their inner wisdom and intuition
- Integrate parts-informed interventions into trauma treatment planning.
- Recognize the role of connection, and relational healing in trauma recovery.
- Utilize practical clinical interventions that support safety, integration, and healing.
Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and global speaker. He is the co-author of the IFS Skills Training Manual (2017), acclaimed best-selling author of Transcending Trauma (2021) and newly released memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma and Transformation (2024). Dr Anderson has a long affiliation with Bessel van der Kolk and is on the board at the Trauma Research Foundation. A former Lead Trainer with the IFS Institute, Dr. Anderson is also a member of the Clinical Advisory Board with Unyte Health. He is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with cutting edge models of therapy.
Dr. Anderson believes that traumatic events can have a lasting effect on the health and well-being of individuals and that addressing these events will help lead people down a path of love, connection and unity. He is the director and cofounder of the Trauma Institute (traumainstitute.com) and Trauma-Informed Media (trauma-informedmedia.com), organizations that provide educational resources and promote trauma awareness. As a result of his early childhood experiences and personal journey transformation, he is dedicated to bringing more trauma healing to the world. He resides in Los Angeles with his husband and two sons. Follow him at FrankAndersonMD.com and on Instagram at frank_andersonmd.
Agenda
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:25 AM
Check-in
🕑: 09:25 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcoming remarks
🕑: 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Training segment 1
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Catered lunch, networking,
🕑: 01:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Training segment 2
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 214.19
