Dear ISSTD Community, ISSTD is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to “advance clinical, scientific, and societal understanding about the prevalence and consequences of chronic trauma and dissociation.” Our headquarters runs with a small, highly dedicated, paid staff. Owing to that, a significant amount of the work we do as a Society relies heavily upon […]
This month’s volunteer spotlight shines on Graham Pringle, ISSTD Volunteer and Board Member! Tell us about yourself. I am a youth worker, and my preferred work is in adventure therapy, although I have experience in residential and foster care, and for ten years was an outdoor education teacher. I can lead rappelling, hiking, mountain biking, […]
This month’s volunteer spotlight shines on D. Michael Coy, ISSTD President. I am interested in how your volunteer journey with ISSTD began. My volunteer journey really started when I was a kid. I had one parent who was an elected official and politician who had to run for office every number of years. So I […]
I have written in my President’s column this month about some of the many activities that are flourishing within ISSTD. We provide a wide range of activities, managed by volunteers in unison with our staff. Our volunteers are clinicians and researchers who have high demands on their time in their various fields. I want to […]
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), […]
