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 […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – January 2026
News Alert! Article: What It’s Like to Live with One of Psychiatry’s Most Misunderstood Diagnoses by Maggie Jones This New York Times Magazine article portrays the lived-experience of dissociative identity disorder (DID) in an accurate and compassionate way. Featuring Milissa Kaufman, psychiatrist and researcher with lived experience, the article explains the role of dissociation as […]
2026 Annual Conference
Students and Emerging Professionals at the 2026 ISSTD Annual Conference
Each year, the ISSTD Annual Conference brings Students and Emerging Professionals, or SEPs, into close contact with the clinical, research, and training community of the Society. Through structured gatherings and informal exchanges, the conference supports early career clinicians and researchers in building relationships, strengthening clinical reasoning, and finding community within the trauma and dissociation field. […]
Fridley Fund
Now Accepting Applications for the Goodwin & Fridley Educational Funds
2026 Application Period One Open Now ISSTD is now accepting applications for the Goodwin Educational Fund and the Fridley Educational Fund for thefirst 2026 application cycle. These funds are designed to help offset the cost of ISSTD training opportunities for professionals and students dedicated to learning more about the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation. […]
Education Quarterly
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Hello, y’all! The Education and Training Oversight Committee (ETOC) is pleased to bring you the inaugural edition of the quarterly education overview. This section will provide a summary of upcoming learning opportunities within ISSTD. There is such a wealth of these within ISSTD, making it easy to lose track of what is happening when. The […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Become a Virtual Training Program Moderator!
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become an ISSTD Webinar and Virtual Training Program Moderator! The ISSTD Webinar and Virtual Training Program is seeking volunteer moderators to support its webinars and virtual trainings featuring leading and emerging voices in trauma and dissociation. This low-commitment role offers a unique opportunity to engage […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
JTD Table of Contents – January 2026
Volume 26, Issue 5Volume 26, Issue 4Volume 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 […]
Letter From The President
2025 Holiday Message
D. Michael Coy – 2025 PresidentLearning from the Past, Looking to the Future Dear ISSTD Community, Welcome to the December 2025 edition of ISSTD News, which you are reading in early January! This month, as is the case every year, I am, as outgoing President, accompanied here by incoming President Abigail Percifield and outgoing Immediate […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – December 2025
Congratulations to ISSTD Member, Shae Nester, on receiving the American Psychological Foundation’s 2025 Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant! The foundation stated, This year, our Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Grant supported M. Shae Nester’s research on trauma-related dissociation, an important yet deeply underfunded area. This grant both advances Shae’s dissertation work and helps improve care and […]
Board Briefs
Fourth Quarter Board Brief
We hope this message finds you well! Here are a few updates from ISSTD’s Board of Directors. New Executive Director Our new executive director, Tim Shaw, joined the organization in late October, and has now fully launched into the role, attending myriad meetings, building relationships with countless volunteers, and developing strategies with the executive committee, […]