Biography
Dr. Vanessa Snyder is a Georgia Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Therapist, Master Traumatologist, an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, Approved Clinical Supervisor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Candidate, and a Green Cross Certified Trainer.
Dr. Snyder is the Chief Clinical Officer for Uncaged, an international anti-trafficking organization. Her clinical research focus is on complex trauma, including the treatment of children and adults in the commercial sex trafficking trade, both nationally and internationally. She also researches and trains organizations in secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue and burnout, specifically those who serve traumatized populations.
She founded Resilience Source, LLC, in Roswell, Georgia. Resilience Source exists to counsel, consult and train in the areas of acute and complex trauma, marriage and families in crisis, trauma-informed care, compassion fatigue and organizational trauma. She is also adjunct professor at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta.
Dr. Snyder earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. She holds her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialization in Christian Sex Therapy from Richmont Graduate University. She is clinically trained and certified in EMDR (Level 2), Trauma-Informed Hypnosis, IFS (Level 2), CSAT (Mod 1 & 2), Gottman and Prepare-Enrich.
Snyder says of her work, “Whether it’s in the classroom, in a counseling session, or conducting research, this work has the capacity to be life-giving and life-changing. Ultimately, my desire is to see people set free and walk in the wholeness they were created to enjoy.”
Snyder frequently presents and guest lectures at universities, non-profit and commercial organizations, and churches around the globe. She serves as a credible source of information for news media covering sex trafficking, gender identity issues, sexuality, trauma and abuse, PTSD, “compassion fatigue,” and marriage and family issues. Snyder was recently featured on “The Trauma Therapist Project” podcast, available here.
Snyder resides in Roswell, Ga. with her husband and children.