Dear ISSTD Community, Although I hope the month since my last message has treated you kindly, I also know very well that may not be the case for many of us. The heightened stress and strain of daily life is real, and enduring. One of the antidotes to the isolation that this stress may foster […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – May
Upcoming Events in the Field Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law 2025Location: Vilnius, LithuaniaDate: August 6 – August 8, 2025Learn More ISTSS: 41st Annual Meeting Registration is Now OpenLocation: Baltimore, Maryland, USADate: September 17 – September 20, 2025Learn More Welcome to New ISSTD Members in May Professional MembersAshley AndrewKenna BrauchlerIxquick Ixa […]
Special Interest Groups
Organized and Extreme Abuse Special Interest Group Update
At our most recent OEA (Organized and Extreme Abuse) Executive Committee Meeting, we discussed important points to share with you this year in the ISSTD News Community Spotlight Column. The mission of the OEA SIG is focused on issues related to the etiology, evaluation, and effective treatment of trauma and dissociation in clients reporting all […]
Committee Update
EMDR Therapy Basic Training Faculty
The EMDR Therapy Training Committee was charged by ISSTD’s Board of Directors to maintain, update, manage, and teach the ISSTD EMDR therapy basic training and other long-form EMDR therapy courses offered by the Society. As of this writing, we have traded in our committee designation to align with other long-form trainings under the Center for […]
Member Benefit Monthly
Are You Ready to Ask the Expert?
ISSTD is thrilled to launch our third annual Ask the Experts Series – Benefitting the Fridley Fund. This online series is EXCLUSIVELY available to ISSTD Members! Ask the Expert is a series of six, one and a half hour sessions that will occur throughout the year featuring a different expert or experts within the Complex […]
Funding the Future
Make a Difference in Someone’s Professional Journey | ISSTD Member Sponsorship Program
At ISSTD, we know that mental health professionals like you are often the first to show up, reach out, and lift others up. Whether it’s through your work with clients, your mentorship of peers, or your presence in professional communities like ours, your dedication makes a lasting impact. Now, there’s a new opportunity to extend […]
Creative Space
Poet’s Corner
bewildered we infants cry between fleeting momentsbarely sensing our breached safety our delicate psychic shoots uprooted by stress, de-stressbetween screams, barely time to catch our breath,exhausted beyond recovery, entombed top to toe uncle Donald named our catastrophic collapse ‘privation’precursor to Bowlby’s maternal ‘deprivation’,my co-dependency led me to fear breakdown, nowconfused after your absence, I awaken […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
ISSTDWorld Member Forum Moderator
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become an ISSTDWorld Member Forum Moderator! We are currently seeking two dedicated moderators to uphold the standards and facilitate discussions within the ISSTDWorld Member Forum. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for ensuring that all forum activity aligns with our established guidelines. Your […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
JTD Table of Contents – May 2025
Volume 26, Issue 3Volume 26, Issue 2Volume 26, Issue 1 Volume 25, Issue 5Volume 25, Issue 4Volume 25, Issue 3Volume 25, Issue 2Volume 25, Issue 1 Did you know ISSTD members receive online access to the full JTD? View this video for more instructions on how to access the online version and to hear a […]
Letter From The President
A Member’s Journey: From Joiner to Volunteer to Director to Officer
Dear ISSTD Community, I’ve had the word ‘community’ on my mind a lot lately, particularly since the warmth of this year’s Annual Conference, back in March. When I first joined ISSTD as a professional member in February 2012, I was nearly five years out of grad school and about two years beyond having achieved full […]