To Be Loved: A Conversation with Dr. Frank Anderson
thegavoice.comFor every queer person, coming out is a process. There is no one-and-done conversation that renders a queer person fully formed or comfortable, no singular reveal that instantly erases the internalized trauma that follows coming to terms with their identity.
For Dr. Frank Anderson, a Harvard-educated psychiatrist and psychotherapist, processing his queerness, coming out, and reconciling his relationships with those around him and with himself has also been a years-long process, one that he’s captured in his recent memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation.
Dr. Anderson specializes in trauma, treating clients — many of whom are queer — grappling with the emotional hardships of their youth and analyzing the way that trauma manifests itself into long-term patterns of behavior.
One of his primary focuses is the field of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, a framework for tackling deep-rooted psychological wounds wrought by the pressures of society and the experiences of his patients’ upbringings.
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