The Handbook of Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications By Ana M. Gómez Ana Gómez’s EMDR-Sandtray-Based Therapy: Healing Complex Trauma and Dissociation Across the Lifespan introduces a multimodal approach to trauma healing that integrates principles from various methodologies. When combined, EMDR-sandtray-based therapy offers multiple roads into the traumatogenic memory networks that may […]
Dear ISSTD Community, It’s hard to believe that, as of July, we are over the peak and now on the downslope of 2025. In my first letter this year, I shared that I was “feeling my way into some sort of happy medium between thinking and acting, doing and sitting.” I’ve found myself pondering over […]
Since 2017, ISSTD has been fortunate to have Mary Pat Hanlin at the helm. As the Chief Executive Officer, Mary Pat works tirelessly coordinating every aspect of the Society, from budgets to event planning to strategic planning and more. Mary Pat has seen ISSTD through the most significant transitions to date, including our transition from […]
We would like to introduce you to the Education and Training Oversight Committee (ETOC)! The ETOC, which began meeting in January 2025, is ISSTD’s newest committee charged by the Board to coordinate ISSTD’s educational components across its various education and training opportunities, in alignment with the current strategic plan. This includes assessing and updating ISSTD’s […]
The Nominating Committee is responsible for developing candidates for both the ISSTD officers and Board members. The committee is Chaired by the Immediate Past President and meets throughout the year beginning in the late spring. Committee members are Board members who have a sense of potential candidates for the open positions in any given year. […]
The Eating Disorders Special Interest Group (ED SIG) was formed three years ago with a mission to examine the intersection of eating disorders, trauma and dissociation with the goal of increasing integrative knowledge of these two fields and applying this to developing treatment competency. The founding executive committee members each had experience working with clients […]
Proposals are open! You have something to say. How many times do you try to tell people what you see, hear, and know about dissociation? What do you deeply wish every therapist and researcher knew, so people who dissociate could be seen, heard, and helped with dignity? Never presented before? ISSTD is providing guidance on […]
This month’s Volunteer Position Spotlight shines on the opportunity to become a Coordinator for Publications of Interest! Publications of Interest is a quarterly feature of ISSTD News. Each edition compiles recent articles on a topic of interest, and your role is to share the title, abstract, and link to each article—no critique or summary required! […]
Volume 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 online version and […]
