For some years now ISSTD has had a special committee for Student and Emerging Professionals (SEP members). This Committee was formed as the brainchild of our Past President Christine Forner, who recognized that ISSTD needed a special place to welcome new members and support them. Over the years the Committee has been involved in meet […]
This month we had the pleasure of catching up with our new ISSTD SEP Chair (and Doctoral Candidate), Diandra Hilton. In this interview, Diandra shared about her educational and professional journey thus far – and her experience as an SEP member with the ISSTD! CC: Hi Diandra! Thanks so much for taking the time to […]
ISSTD SEP member, Australian therapist, Lowen Clarke has developed a unique form of therapeutic reading based on bi-lateral eye movements. In this interview I get a chance to explore this with him. CC: It sounds like you have a very eclectic background. Can you tell us about your journey to becoming a trauma expert? LC: […]
CC: Hi Francesca. Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and the work that you do? FM: I’m a Haitian-Dominican Italian-American trauma-informed somatic psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher, antiracism educator, and relational life coach. I work with adults, couples, groups and organizations/leadership teams to understand how our neural programming, early caregiver experiences, adaptive attachment […]
KM: Hi Ricky. Some of us know you through your volunteer work for ISSTD, but I am sure there is much we don’t know. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? RK: I’m a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation in New York. I work at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center […]
KM: When I first read about your work I found your therapy approach fascinating. But before we talk about that, can you share with our readers how you came to be a therapist? CC: Thanks, Kate! Over the past 14 years, I’ve been on a journey that has led me to discover and learn about […]
This month as we focus on the activity of our Student and Emerging Professionals, I was lucky to be able to interview a very inspirational emerging professional, Natina Demetriou, an Australian Provisional Psychologist, who has recently joined ISSTD. Natina lives and practices in remote communities in the Northern Territory of Australia. KM: Could you start […]
Student member of ISSTD, Christianna Flynn-Christianson has developed an early career interest in the assessment and treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders. In this interview she speaks of the benefits she gains from her ISSTD Membership which enables her to focus on her particular areas of interest, something that is not adequately covered in […]
Mary-Anne Kate, a SEP member from Australia has just completed her PhD investigating the aetiology of dissociative disorders and an exploration of the validity of the trauma and fantasy models of dissociation. In this interview she speaks of the paths that took her to ISSTD, her experience of ISSTD as a SEP member, and gives […]
For most students and emerging professionals, commencing work in the trauma and dissociation field can feel daunting, lonely, and even overwhelming. ISSTD recognizes this and offers a program of special support to student members and emerging professionals. As part of this, in ISSTD September is Student and Emerging Professionals (SEP) Month and we take this […]
