Frances Sommer Anderson, PhD, SEP

PPDA Co-Founder

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Psychology. NYS License # 005532-1
140 East 40th St, Suite 12A
New York, NY 10016
(212) 661-7588
FranAndersonPhD@gmail.com
FrancesSommerAnderson.com, PathwaysToPainRelief.com
Book: Pathways To Pain Relief
Virtual PPD coaching: YES - patients worldwide via Zoom (encrypted)


I learned to treat TMS from John E. Sarno, MD and Arlene Feinblatt, PhD at the Rusk Institute-NYU Langone Health Center in 1979. I’ve continued to specialize in treating TMS pain and other PPD symptoms, integrating developments in the neuroscience of pain, attachment and trauma. I am a licensed psychologist, a relational psychoanalyst and I have specialized training in treating trauma. I approach each client as an individual, respecting their diverse life experiences and acknowledging their strengths as well as their current and past life challenges.