My name is Will Ewing, and I am a counseling psychology doctoral student at Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI). I am seeking participants to complete a study on their experiences talking about their trauma to others. I am recruiting participants who are 18 years or older, have experienced a trauma in their lifetime, are able to […]
Annual Conference
Join us for Pre-Conference Workshops at the 2024 ISSTD Annual Conference
The 2024 ISSTD Annual Conference is just a few weeks away! Here is the full schedule, including social events and group meetings. On March 21 and 22, Pre-Conference workshops are being offered by invited presenters who are experts in the field or cutting-edge researchers. They are offered in half day or full day formats. This […]
Committee Update
Membership Committee Update
The central reason for the existence of any organization is its membership. The questions facing any organization include – how do we most effectively connect with those who would be motivated to join those who are already working within the organization to further collective goals? In our case, how do we, as a group of […]
Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight
Join the Virtual and Regional Conference Committee
This month’s Volunteer Opportunity Spotlight shines on an incredible opportunity to become more involved with ISSTD News as a member of the Virtual and Regional Conference Committee! Do you enjoy planning events? The Virtual and Regional Conference Committee (VRCC) is seeking committee members, and we would love for you to join! The VRCC works together […]
Clinical Reflections
Shame, energy, and holding contrasts: Moving from “Do it!” to “We can do it”
Introduction When considering shame as a consequence of relational trauma (Schore, 2001), therapists often think in terms of beliefs, implicit and/or explicit, about self in relation to others. These might include such beliefs as “I am… inferior, defective, damaged, worthless, unwanted, unlovable, etc.” Traumatic, shame states, or shame states for short (Benau, 2022; Herman, 2006, […]
Committee Update
ISSTD’s Fridley Fund and Ask the Expert Series
The Fridley Fund was created to defray the cost of one training activity offered through ISSTD for students who would otherwise be unable to obtain appropriate instruction in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation. ISSTD will have its first call for applications for this Fund in 2024. More details about the application period and […]
Donate to ISSTD
Thank You to Our 2023 Donors
The ISSTD is an international, non-profit, professional society who seeks to advance clinical, scientific, and societal understanding about the prevalence and consequences of chronic trauma and dissociation. We do this by creating educational materials and providing opportunities for clinicians, researchers and students to learn from one another within the field of complex trauma and dissociation. […]
Creative Space
Poet’s Corner
Lost and Found through GriefBy George Halasz I reassured myself, if I prepare well enoughI reassured myself, if I rehearse my reactionsI reassured myself, I might lessen the anticipated piercing painthe moment which will catch my breath, my mother’s death. For many weeks before I lived my life on probationhovering beween privation I learnt to […]
Letter From The President
2023 Holiday Message
Michael Salter – 2023 ISSTD PresidentWe’ve reached the close of 2024 and, as always, I’m struck by the tireless work of our members who are serving survivors of abuse, trauma and violence. This year, like all years, has been rife with interpersonal and political conflict that will draw on huge reservoirs of care and support […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – December, 2023
A ‘Must Have’ Guide to the Assessment of Dissociation ISSTD Fellow Dr Bethany Brand has written an essential guide to the assessment of trauma related dissociation, The Concise Guide to the Assessment and Treatment of Trauma-Related Dissociation. This book provides an overview of trauma-related dissociation, issues around misdiagnosis, methods for assessment, and guidance on treatment […]