Dear ISSTD Community, Welcome to the October 2025 edition of ISSTD News, which you are reading in early November! This month’s update will be brief. I am currently writing from sunny – and windy – Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, where ISSTD just concluded its regional conference. I want to extend my most heartfelt thanks to […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – October 2025
Welcome to New ISSTD Members in October Professional MembersFarheen AyeshaLaurence BatmazianTatiana DuchakLaurie FerrellJen GibbonsManisha GokhaleBaljeet HeyerJenny HsuehErica HuntIrawati JoglekarDipti JoshiSam KrehelKsenia Meshcheryakovasiobhan nineSnehal PadhyeRachana RArchana RamanathanNaomi RuttenApurva Sapra Professional Members ContinuedHarshita SardaShama ShahJennifer SheridanElizabeth Willard Student MembersMaría AlabauEmily HealyAlice HobinEmily JoyceHien Nguyen HieuSara ParkinsonKevin Rothstein-Kightly Emerging Professional MembersStephenie IlaganStephanie KulagaGisela PadronKasia Phillips Do You Have […]
Committee Update
Annual Awards Committee Update
The ISSTD Annual Awards Committee would like to extend our deepest thanks to all committee members and volunteers who gave their time and care to review nominations for each award. Your thoughtful attention and dedication to recognizing excellence in our field make each award truly meaningful. We are also delighted to welcome two new members […]
Donate to ISSTD
Your Support Makes Progress Possible – Thank You for Your Donations in 2025
As we enter the final quarter of 2025, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported ISSTD this year—whether through financial contributions, volunteer efforts, or both. Your generosity continues to strengthen our community and advance our mission. As you consider your end-of-year giving, we invite you to […]
Special Interest Groups
Psychoanalytic-Psychodynamic SIG
The Psychoanalytic SIG has been in the process of gathering a group of clinicians with psychodynamic training in either formal or informal venues, to begin a discussion about the value of a psychodynamic foundation in the treatment of trauma and dissociation. We are hoping to proceed with some kind of discussion later this academic year. […]
Regional Online Communities
Southern Regional Online Community Update
Greetings from the Southern Regional Online Community (ROC)! As a ROC, our group consists of members of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) from Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. If you are an ISSTD member who is reading this and you live in one of these states, but you are not yet […]
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 – October 2025
Volume 26, Issue 5 – NEWLY AVAILABLEVolume 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 […]
Letter From The President
In Praise of Hypnosis Training
Dear ISSTD Community, Welcome to the September 2025 edition of ISSTD News, which you are reading in early October! Hypnosis has been on my mind a lot over the past weeks, due in equal parts to my attendance at ISSTD’s 2025 Chicago Regional Conference (one day of which was dedicated to hypnotic phenomena in the […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – September 2025
Welcome to New ISSTD Members in September Professional MembersGreg AmodeoLynn ArtersMatthew BairdJessica BaslowAbby DriverNicole FlynnNelson GuevaraLauren HassanEmily IncledonJessica JenkinsLinda MillerLaura NollTony ParmenterSarah SchieffelinTia WilcekThomas Zimmerman Student MembersSabine GrotheyJames HillJessica PerronDeanna SteinerMichelle Wright Emerging Professional MembersBenjamin AvshalomovSophie BailardSandra CastilloWendy FortuneDana OwensHaline Schendan Do You Have News ISSTD Members Can Use? Please share your news with us! […]