The Mid-Atlantic Regional Online Community (ROC) has had a productive and exciting year! Led by a committed team including Kim Foreman and Joan Pollak, Co-Chairs; Rachel Breskman, Moderator; and Abby Vandivier, Secretary; we have offered our membership a stimulating array of presentations and discussions related to trauma. We started off 2026 with a reflective community […]
The Asia Regional Online Community (ROC) was established in March 2023 to further the understanding of complex trauma and dissociation in Asia. It brings together ISSTD members across the region and supports the creation, discussion and dissemination of knowledge relevant to Asian contexts. The current Executive Committee is comprised of Dr. Shekhar Seshadri as Chair, […]
The Central and Eastern Canada Regional Online Community (ROC) continues to support ISSTD members across Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2026, Claire Vernon returns as Chair, while Joan Boyd transitions from last year’s Moderator role into the position of Secretary. The ROC is also pleased to welcome […]
I’m Krista Behrens, Chair of the Southeastern Regional Online Community (ROC), and it’s been a privilege to watch this group evolve into a thoughtful and collegial community over the past year. The Southeastern ROC brings together ISSTD members who live or practice in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, or Kentucky. We meet six times per […]
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 […]
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Online Community has had a busy year so far! We’ve largely focused on team building and coalescing since transitioning Executive Committee team members in January. Our Community participated in sobering discussions with honest connection about self care during a time of political upheaval during February and May meetings. During our July meeting, Elizabeth Davis, MFA, MS, ATR-BC, […]
The Asia Regional Online Community (ROC) was established in March 2023 with the mission to work to further the understanding of complex trauma and dissociation in Asia. The Scope of the Asia ROC is: To support the creation, discussion and dissemination of knowledge about complex trauma and dissociation in Asia by bringing together the members of […]
The former Ontario Regional Online Community (ROC), now Central and Eastern Canada Regional Online Community, has experienced many changes in the past year. With the leadership of Lysa Toye, Acting Former Chair, the group underwent an expansion to include Canada’s eastern provinces including Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. […]
This past summer, Liz Chalenburg (Secretary), Abigail Percifield (Moderator), and I submitted a proposal to form a Midwest Regional Online Community (ROC). This effort was in support of a strategic plan initiative to ensure that all US regions are represented by an ROC. With sufficient inaugural members (22), the Board approved the group’s formation. Members, […]
As the Southeastern Regional Online Community (ROC), we are proud to be part of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD). Now entering our second year, our group consists of approximately 30 dedicated professionals who are licensed and practicing in the fields of complex trauma and dissociation. We represent the states […]
