Dear Colleagues, I have been thinking a great deal about what it means to serve as President of an international organization while coming from a worldview shaped within the United States, and primarily from positions of privilege within this country. That positional reality shapes what I see easily and what I have to work harder […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – February 2026
Welcome to New ISSTD Members in February 2026 Professional MembersCraig AbexDaniela BarriosAmy CornwallSophay DuchLuis Granja EscobarAlex MacDonaldAbbi SchluckbierSarah Vassileff Emerging Professional MembersCatherine FlynnKathleen PoteeteAlexandria SiefertSara Tripp Student MembersShirly AlmosPhoenix BucklinReeta ChandlerRenata EdwardsAbigail KerrKristi MauJoseph MernaghTesia RobinsonHeidi Schuffert Do You Have News Others Could Use? Please share your news with us! We need your help to […]
Special Interest Groups
Deep Brain Reorienting SIG Update
The ISSTD Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) Special Interest Group (SIG) has blossomed in the number of members and educational offerings since beginning in October 2023. With the mission of “further understanding the research and clinical application of Deep Brain Reorienting therapy in an integrative treatment approach when working with complex trauma, dissociation, and dissociative disorders” […]
Committee Update
Virtual Training Committee
The newly formed and reconstructed Virtual Training Committee (VTC) is the combination of the Regional and Virtual Training Committee with the Webinar Committee. This is a result of several factors and is in keeping with the direction ISSTD has pursued for a while of bringing together committees where there is an overlap in tasks and […]
News You Can Use
Reflections from the First ISSTD Professional Training Program in India
Faculty Perspectives: AdithyCounseling Psychologist, Pune It was during one of the ‘Member engagement meet-ups’ that happened during a virtual summit/conference in 2020 that I heard from a leader of ISSTD’s Professional Training Program (PTP) that they were looking for new faculty. I then looked up the qualifications required and noted that I needed to be […]
Member Benefit Monthly
Connecting With Your ISSTD Member Community
Did you know ISSTD members have access to more than just the broader Member Forum in ISSTDWorld? Tucked within our online community are smaller, more intimate spaces designed around shared interests and regions: Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Regional Online Communities (ROCs). Whether your interest is in a specific clinical population, research, a therapeutic modality, […]
Funding the Future
Funding the Future: Caul Fund 2026
Are you interested in supporting student research in the field of complex trauma and dissociation? We hope you look into and consider donating to the 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. Graduate students and undergraduate […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight: Conference Ambassadors Wanted!
Be at the heart of the ISSTD 2026 Annual Conference as a Conference Ambassador! This opportunity is designed for students and emerging professionals who want to gain valuable behind-the-scenes experience, connect with leaders in the field, and strengthen their resumes. Ambassadors support ISSTD staff with essential tasks before, during, and after the conference, and participate […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
JTD Table of Contents – February 2026
Volume 27, Issue 2Volume 27, Issue 1 Volume 26, Issue 5Volume 26, Issue 4Volume 26, Issue 3Volume 26, Issue 2Volume 26, 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 message from JTD Editor, Julian […]
Letter From The President
Entering the Year Ahead
Dear ISSTD Community, January often brings a natural slowing, at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Many traditions describe winter as a season for consolidation rather than expansion, a time when growth happens quietly beneath the surface before becoming visible later on. Not everything that looks still is inactive, and not everything […]