Dear ISSTD Community, I shared with you last month that I had adopted a theme of “Healthy Communication and Connection” for my presidential year. With that very much at the front of my mind, I thought it would be of value to share with you a little bit about ISSTD’s recent Annual Business Meeting, which […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – February 2025
Welcome to New ISSTD Members in February Professional MembersSydney RoseLorraine DoddKatrina PaulinoJudy WhitmoreRuth SetlakKali SchmidtPrabhjyot KaurJohn SkrovanHeather LaFontaine-EllisonJennifer ScullyIvar Arash RadmaneshTrisha NazzariJody RobinsSara DeatherageJenny JolliffeMelissa FeinJustin WilliamsTara CalabroSonia BajajRebecca HigginsChristine MolinaMichelle Glenn Student MembersGoldie FriedmanNimrat BrarAndrae GriffinAlexandria ZadokSoumyaa JoshiChidiebere AnyasodoJessica CauthenBoris Tizenberg Emerging Professional MembersKristine Mae MallorcaKhushboo SadadiwalaShernell EliboxKatherine CusatoRobin MayerJosiah EricksonNicolette ZangariRegina KerriganShelbi Bretz […]
Committee Update
Virtual and Regional Conference Committee Update
Happy February ISSTDWorld! Thank you for stopping by to read about what the Virtual and Regional Conference Committee (VRCC) was up to in 2024 and our plans for the 2025 year! The goal of the VRCC committee is to support the continued growth of ISSTD’s regional and virtual trainings. As a group, this committee includes […]
Community Spotlight
Deep Brain Reorienting Special Interest Group Update
ISSTD’s Deep Brain Reorienting Special Interest Group (DBR SIG) is completing its first full year of membership. Now at 88 members, we are strong and growing. The 2025 DBR SIG offers a space for ISSTD members with an interest in learning, understanding and using DBR therapy in the treatment of complex trauma, dissociation and dissociative […]
International Spotlight
Spotlight on Nepal
I am a Developmental Psychologist, narrative and somatic practitioner, and EMDR therapist from Hyderabad, India, living and working in Nepal (and other parts of Asia) on and off since 2008. I always wanted to work in the humanitarian mental health field with marginalised communities. I found my way to Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2008 working for […]
Member Benefit Monthly
Accessing Discounted and Free to Member Learning in the Center for Advanced Studies
Did you know, as an ISSTD member, you have access to free and discounted training in the Center for Advanced Studies (CFAS)? Continue reading to learn more about how to access free-to-member courses and ensure you are receiving the lowest discount price when registering! All recorded webinars over three years old in CFAS are free […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Join the Fridley Fund Review Team
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become a part of a Fridley Fund Review Team! The Fridley Fund was created to defray the cost of one training activity offered through ISSTD for students who would otherwise be unable to obtain appropriate instruction in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation. Join […]
Funding the Future
Spotlight on ISSTD Funds: David Caul Graduate Research Fund
The David Caul Graduate Research Fund is designed to support research that is primarily concerned with dissociation or closely related topics. The award is named for David Caul, MD, the fourth president of ISSTD in 1987, (then known as the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality & Dissociation) a dedicated and beloved leader […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
JTD Table of Contents – February 2025
Volume 26, Issue 2Volume 26, Issue 1 Volume 25, Issue 5Volume 25, Issue 4Volume 25, Issue 3Volume 25, Issue 2Volume 25, Issue 1 Volume 24, Issue 5Volume 24, Issue 4Volume 24, Issue 3Volume 24, Issue 2Volume 24, Issue 1 Did you know ISSTD members receive online access to the full JTD? View this video for […]
Letter From The President
Taking Courageous Action
Dear ISSTD Community, Welcome to 2025! Those words seem fraught to me, frankly, based upon the worries raised in recent months by several of my clients, many of whom are LGBTQ-identifying, some of whom are terrified they will soon lose their right to be married, or even to exist at all. Being a queer-identifying person […]