This month’s volunteer spotlight shines on Dr. Audrey Zatopek, Ph.D., LPC-S, LCDC, NCC, CYT-200. Tell us about yourself. As a resident of Texas in the USA, Dr. Audrey Zatopek is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) trained in Brainspotting, EMDR, Hypnosis, Parts & Memory Therapy, and Revisioning, and has started […]
This month’s volunteer spotlight shines on Dr. Patti van Eys. Dr. van Eys is a clinical psychologist in Nashville, Tennessee. As a clinician, consultant and educator, her work serves people whose early lives were complicated by factors that challenged their developmental trajectories. Tell us about yourself.I am a clinical psychologist, licensed for 34 years with […]
We would like to extend a huge thank you to all of our many volunteers from 2022. Volunteers are what keep ISSTD running, and all volunteers are invaluable – no matter how large or small the volunteer opportunity is. From SIG and ROC Leadership, Conference Committees, Communications & Marketing Committee, small projects, conference reviewers, Conference […]
In this interview Emily interviews Peter Maves who has been involved for many years as a volunteer in ISSTD. Emily: How did you find out about dissociation? Peter: My first job after I received my Ph.D. was managing a mental health center office. Since I did not know the community well, and since my background included working […]
Dear ISSTD Members, We, as members of the ISSTD, operate in a world that is filled with the knowledge that infant and childhood torture is a fairly common experience. Our days are filled with the most horrific stories and from the most symptomatic human beings. Often, we do this in isolation; and this includes emotional, […]
This month’s volunteer spotlight is shining on ISSTD Board Member, Katie Keech. EC: Can you tell us about where you live? KK: I grew up in Los Angeles, but I live and work in Oakland presently. It has been a phenomenal city to immerse oneself in. People are often afraid of my area (West Oakland), […]
The Volunteer Spotlight for the March quarter focuses on well-known ISSTD Member, Dr Warwick Middleton. Warwick has been a generous volunteer in ISSTD over many years and in a variety of roles. He has been a Board Member and Past President of ISSTD. He is currently Co-chair of the Membership Committee. He is also an […]
Photos by Warwick Middleton This month’s volunteer spotlight features our outgoing Immediate Past-President, Christine Forner. Christine joined ISSTD in 2006 and has been on the Board since 2010. She has just been re-elected to the Board, continuing on her volunteer work for us. Tell us about your educational and professional background, and where you live […]
This month our volunteer spotlight is with Board Member and Treasurer, D. Michael Coy, MA, LICSW: What is your educational and professional background, and where in the world do you live? I live in Bremerton, Washington, USA. My queer identity, my mother’s death at age 44 (twenty years ago this year), my five-year stint as […]
Today our volunteer spotlight shines on Heather Hall, MD. Dr. Hall works as a psychiatrist and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2017. She has served on the Scientific Committee since 2017 and the Annual Conference Committee since 2016, including serving as their Chair since 2019. Most recently, Dr. Hall and […]
