Hello! Here at the Vicarious Trauma & Resilience Special Interest Group (VTR SIG) we offer a gathering about 8 times a year via our executive meetings, support meetings and one special in-person meeting at the annual conference. The support meetings are a time to take a breath in the company of others who “get it.” At the […]
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Thank You to Our 2025 Donors
As we close out 2025, the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who supported the Society through donations this past year. None of our work would be possible without the generosity of our donors. Contributions to any of the ISSTD funds help […]
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation
JTD Table of Contents – December 2025
Volume 26, Issue 5Volume 26, Issue 4Volume 26, Issue 3Volume 26, Issue 2Volume 26, Issue 1 Volume 25, Issue 5Volume 25, Issue 4Volume 25, Issue 3Volume 25, Issue 2Volume 25, Issue 1 Did you know ISSTD members receive online access to the full JTD? View this video for more instructions on how to access the […]
Letter From The President
Shakespeare (?) and Other Things
Dear ISSTD Community, Welcome to the November 2025 edition of ISSTD News, which you are reading in early December! This will be my final ‘solo’ letter to you as ISSTD president. Next month, I will be accompanied here by incoming President Abigail Percifield and outgoing Immediate Past President Peter Maves for our respective reflections on […]
News You Can Use
News You Can Use – November 2025
Welcome to New ISSTD Members in November! Professional MembersVenette Brito-MeloSeaghan ColemanGillian Fynn-EmberMisty GasaJennifer HahnCaitlin HeestermanMaisy HughesManny KemphuesChristen McCallumAngela RecordCaitlin RidgewellMary Claire SagerKaren SeifKristina SilvestryRebekah SmithJoan StriebelJanell VaughnAbigail WilliamsRebecca Yount Student MembersEzra AngierMaygan JacksonUrsula Kahric Emerging Professional MembersWeston BakerTanja ClarkLaura FerronEunae HanJessica Lopez GuzmanSavannah NapierJulianna PerezAudrey SchreiberMary Wilkie Do You Have News ISSTD Members Can Use? […]
Committee Update
Australia-New Zealand Regional Conference Wellington 2025
Chairs: Diane Clare and Martin Dorahy Committee: D Michael Coy, Jennifer Cushman, Naomi Halpern, Mary Pat Hanlin, Mary-Anne Kate, Kate McMaugh, Warwick Middleton, Adithy, Graham Pringle, Casey Richman, Kathryn Ryan, Marilize Slabber, Betty Snell, Miceal Wilson. It was so exciting to bring back a Regional conference to Aotearoa/New Zealand after the last one was in […]
Regional Conferences
From Honours Projects to International Conference: The ISSTD Student Experience
As Honours students who just presented at our first ISSTD Regional Conference in Wellington, we want to share why this experience was so different to what we’d imagined an international academic conference would be—and why students working in trauma and dissociation should absolutely participate in this community. We are Shalini Watson and Tenarra Campey, Honours […]
2026 Annual Conference
The Conference Before the Conference: Attend the Pre-Conference Workshops of the 2026 ISSTD Annual Conference!
The 2026 ISSTD Annual Conference is happening in Portland, Oregon, a city that embodies the spirit of the U.S. Pacific Northwest: outdoor green spaces, eclectic food, and down-home sensibilities. In line with our conference theme, Past Perspectives, Future Horizons: Navigating Changing Currents of Complex Trauma & Dissociation, this year’s presenters and presentations bridge the wise […]
Staff Spotlight
A Conversation with Casey Richman
In the last couple of years, you might have noticed that the look and feel of the communication from ISSTD headquarters have changed for the better – from the social media graphics to conference proposal submission pages! Our Program Manager, Casey Richman, MPH, is responsible for that. In this interview, done in September 2025, hear […]
Funding the Future
Grateful for All We’ve Achieved Together in 2025: Support ISSTD’s Future with a Year-End Gift
As we approach the close of 2025, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to every member, donor, volunteer, and supporter who has contributed to ISSTD throughout the year. Your generosity has strengthened our community and advanced our shared mission to support education, research, and community within the field of complex trauma and dissociation. As […]