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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, April 12, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Continental Breakfast
    Location: Butchertown Foyer
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open (EMDR Therapy Training Only)
    Location: Butchertown Foyer
  • 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Board of Directors Meeting (By Invitation Only)
    Location: Crescent Hill
  • 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Module III (Day One)
    Location: Butchertown
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Break
    Location: Butchertown Foyer
  • 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Lunch (On Own)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Break
  • Thursday, April 13, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open (Pre-Conference Attendees Only)
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Back in the World, But Not Quite Home: Working with Trauma and Dissociation Among Veterans
    Location: Olmsted 3

    Willa R. Wertheimer, PsyD – Advocacy Counseling Center

    Edward Groenendal, MA, LCPC – Advocacy Counseling Center

    Christian Groenendal, MDIV – United States Army

  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Dissociation: A Foundational Overview
    Location: Olmsted 1

    Christine C. Forner, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW – Associated Counselling

  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Organised Child Sexual Abuse: The Contemporary Picture
    Location: Olmsted 2

    Michael Salter, BA (Hons 1), PhD – University of New South Wales

  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Somatic Resources for Phase One: An Experiential Exploration for Therapists
    Location: Olmsted 5

    Rochelle Sharpe Lohrasbe, PhD RCC (she/her/hers) – Independent Community Practice

  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Conditions for Healing: Uses of the Therapy Frame in Treating Complex Trauma Disorders
    Location: Olmsted 6

    Benjamin Israel, MD (he/him/his) – University of Maryland School of Medicine

  • 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Module III (Day Two)
    Location: Butchertown
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Pre-Conference Workshop Break
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Break
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Pre-Conference Workshop Break
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • Friday, April 14, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
    Morning Mindful Movement
    Location: 3rd Floor Pool Deck
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open (Pre-Conference Attendees Only)
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    A Quantum Leap: How Misogyny and the Patriarchy Sabotage Our Clinical Practice and Research
    Location: Olmsted 3

    Christine C. Forner, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW – Associated Counselling

  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Addressing the Treatment of Trauma: Psychoanalytic Contributions to Clinical Practice
    Location: Olmsted 2

    Sheldon itzkowitz, PHD – New York University

    Richard P. Kluft, MD, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Temple University School of Medicine

    Joanne Stubley, MBBS, FRCPsych, (she/her/hers) – Tavistock Trauma Service

  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Dissociation 201: Treating Complex Trauma and Dissociation
    Location: Olmsted 1

    Kevin J. Connors, MS, MFT (he/him/his) – Hecht Trauma Institute

    Lynette S. Danylchuk, PhD – Restoration Therapy Center

  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Forging and Repairing Healthy Attachments With Art, Poetry and Love Letters
    Location: Olmsted 5

    Ericha Scott, PhD, LPCC917, LAADC, ATR-BC, REAT (she/her/hers) – Psychotherapy and Custom Creative Arts Trauma Intensives

    Colin Ross, MD (he/him/his) – The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma

  • 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Treating Traumatized and Dissociative Neurodevelopmentally Disabled Clients
    Location: Olmsted 6

    Katherine E. Reuben, MPH – Georgia State University

  • 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Module III (Day Three)
    Location: Butchertown
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Pre-Conference Workshop Break
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM US Eastern Time
    EMDR Therapy Training Break
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Pre-Conference Workshop Break
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Poster & Exhibitor Set-Up
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open (Pre-Registered Attendees Only)
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Donor Recognition Reception (By Invitation Only)
    Location: Nulu
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Creative Arts SIG Meeting
    Location: Hikes Point
  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Research SIG Meeting
    Location: Crescent Hill
  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Transitional Aged Youth SIG Meeting
    Location: Butchertown
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    First Time Attendee Meetup
    Location: Society Lounge
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Opening Reception
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Taste of Louisville - Benefiting the Goodwin Fund
    Location: Nulu
  • Saturday, April 15, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Eating Disorders SIG Meeting
    Location: Commonwealth 1
  • 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Inpatient SIG Meeting
    Location: Commonwealth 2
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Conference Opening - How the TOP DD Studies Are Shifting Denial and Challenging Myths About Dissociative Disorders

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    Bethany Brand, PhD (she/her/hers) – Towson University

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    No High Hypnotizability, No Dissociative Disorder

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    Paul F. Dell, PhD (he/him/his) – Churchland Psychological Center

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Paper Session #1 - Intergenerational, Couple, and Individual Case Studies of C-PTSD and Dissociative Disorders
    Location: Commonwealth 2
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Prenatal Trauma, Dissociation & Bonding: Cultivating Growth with the Calming Womb Model

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Jillian Hosey, MSW, RSW, LICSW (she/her/hers) – Private Practice

    Rosita Cortizo, PsyD, LMFT, MA – True Care

  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Reconceptualizing Personality Disorders as Interpersonal Reactions to Childhood Relational Wound
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    Tory S. Mertz, LPC-IT – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

    Will Ewing, MA, LPC – Marquette University

  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US Eastern Time
    OEA SIG Meeting
    Location: Hikes Point
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    PTP Faculty Meeting (By Invitation Only)
    Location: Clifton
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Student & Emerging Professional Lunch (RSVP Required)
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Final Poster Judging Hour
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Neurodiversity & Dissociation SIG Meeting
    Location: Hikes Point
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
    The Chameleon of Child Abuse: Will You See it if You Don’t Know What to Look for?

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Renee Potgieter Marks, PhD – Integrate Families

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma: An Introductory Workshop
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    Heather B. MacIntosh, PhD – McGill University

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exploring Unthought Knowns in Integrating Ego State Therapy and EMDR to Treat Dissociation

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW, LICSW, Registered Hypnotherapist – D. Michael Coy, MA, LICSW

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Panel of Past Presidents of ISSTD: ‘Against the Grain: Shifting the Societal Denial of Dissociation'
    Location: Commonwealth 2

    Heather Hall, MD – Heather Hall MD LLC

    Michael Salter, BA (Hons 1), PhD – University of New South Wales

    Colin Ross, MD (he/him/his) – The Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma

    Joyanna Silberg, PhD – Childhood Recovery Resources

    Richard P. Kluft, MD, Ph.D (he/him/his) – Temple University School of Medicine

    Lynette S. Danylchuk, PhD – Restoration Therapy Center

    Christine C. Forner, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW – Associated Counselling

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Membership Presentation
    Location: Society Lounge
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Medical Trauma as a Component of Understanding Complex Trauma

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Elizabeth O. Marston, LCSW (she/her/hers) – Eleos Counseling, LLC

  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Annual Awards Reception

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • Sunday, April 16, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
    Child & Adolescent SIG Meeting
    Location: Hikes Point
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
    Morning Mindful Movement
    Location: 3rd Floor Pool Deck
  • 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
    Vicarious Trauma SIG Meeting
    Location: Commonwealth 2
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Healing Dissociation and Complex Trauma with the Neuroaffective Relational Model (NARM™)
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    Amanda J. Huffman, MDiv, LCSWS, SEP (she/her/hers) – Amanda Huffman, LCSW

    Lisa Gillispie, LPCC, SEP (she/her/hers) – Columbus Mind-Body Counseling

  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Holistic Trauma and Dissociation Treatment Planner
    Location: Commonwealth 2

    Doris D'Hooghe, BA (she/her/hers) – traumacenter Belgium

    Layla M. Brack, MA (she/her/hers) – Traumacentrum Belgium

  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Perception Is Reality: Helping Systems View Childhood Dissociation Through a Complex Lens

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    Frances S. Waters, DCSW, LMSW, LMFT, PLC – Private Practice

    Patti van Eys, PhD (she/her/hers) – van Eys Mental Health

  • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Revealing a Broader Terrain of Dissociative Manifestations via a Developmental Perspective

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Michael A. Quiñones, PhD (he/him/his) – Independent Practice

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
    The Cost of Advocacy: Impacts of Societal Denial on Helping Professions
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    kate Bunch, LPCC RPT-S IMHE-III EMDRIA Approved Consultant (she/her/hers) – Trauma Treatment Center

    Alex Floyd, LCSW, TIYT (they/them/theirs) – Trauma Treatment Center

  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US Eastern Time
    EMDR SIG Meeting
    Location: Commonwealth 1
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Leadership Roundtable Meeting (By Invitation Only)
    Location: Hikes Point
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Psychodynamic-Psychoanalytic SIG Meeting
    Location: Commonwealth 2
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
    What Do We Know About DARVO, Institutional DARVO, and Anti-DARVO?

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    Jennifer J. Freyd, PhD – Center for Institutional Courage

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Member Engagement Meetup
    Location: Society Lounge
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    How Denial of Dissociation Impacts Child and Adolescent Treatment

    Location: Commonwealth 4/5

    Joyanna Silberg, PhD – Childhood Recovery Resources

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Neurobiological Research with Dissociative Populations: Multifaceted Perspectives

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Negar Fani, PhD – Emory University

    Janine Thome, Prof – Heidelberg University of Applied Sciences Fresenius, Germany

    Sherain Harricharan, PhD (she/her/hers) – McMaster University

    Lauren Lebois, PhD – Harvard Medical School

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Practical Treatment Strategies for Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders
    Location: Commonwealth 2

    Dawn Hinton, MEd, LPCC-S, NCC (she/her/hers) – Private Practice

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Restoring the Shattered Self: Phase II Treatment of Complex Trauma and DID
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    Heather Davediuk Gingrich, PhD – Toccoa Falls College School of Graduate Studies

  • 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
    ISSTD Business Meeting
    Location: Commonwealth 3
  • Monday, April 17, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Registration Desk Open
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Continental Breakfast
    Location: 2nd Street Pre-Function
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    I'm Terrified of the Stigma: The Impact of Stigma on the Experiences of People Who Dissociate

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Shae Nester, M.A. (they/them/theirs) – University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    Nicholas A. Pierorazio, BA (he/him/his) – Towson University

    Briana L. Snyder, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, RYT 200 (she/her/hers) – Towson University Department of Nursing

    Stacey Boyer, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) – University of Delaware and Boyer Psychological Services LLC

    Jennifer Caplan, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) – Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR), Inc.

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Paper Session #2 - Acute Inpatient Care, Client-centered Approach to Addiction, Persisting Hallucinogen Disorder and Strengthening the Therapeutic Alliance
    Location: Commonwealth 2
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Parts in Play: From “Us Me” to “The Me”- In the Treatment Room with a Young Dissociative Boy
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    Eva T. Young, MFA, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT (she/her/hers) – Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
    Through the Looking Glass: The Role of Fantasy in Trauma

    Location: Virtual Only

    Kathy Steele, MN, CS – Metropolitan Psychotherapy Associates

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM US Eastern Time
    Healing From Racial Trauma: Rhythm, Processing, and Anti-Racist Psychotherapy - Conference Closing

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    David Archer, MSW, MFT – DAVID ARCHER INC

  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Lunch (On Own)
  • 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Society Lounge/Exhibits/Poster Gallery/Wellness & Self Care Corner Open
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Dissociation and Misdiagnosis in Populations Experiencing Chronic Discrimination and Social Defeat

    Location: Virtual Only

    Heather Hall, MD – Heather Hall MD LLC

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Complex Trauma, Dissociation and Adoption - Supporting Families and Avoiding Disruption

    Location: Commonwealth 3

    Niki Gomez-Perales, MSW, RSW – Private Practice

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Shame, Pride, and Dissociation: Inviting Conversations About Clinical Impasses
    Location: Commonwealth 1

    Ken Benau, PhD – Independent Practice

    Rick A. Hohfeler, PsyD – Alternatives in Psychological Consultation (Clinical Director and Supervisor)

  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Stitching Together: Narrative Textiles as a Creative Tool for Post Traumatic Growth
    Location: Commonwealth 2

    Tally L. Tripp, MA, MSW, ATR-BC – George Washington University

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM US Eastern Time
    Break - Refreshment
    Location: Commonwealth Pre-Function
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Integrating Neurofeedback into Trauma Treatment:Regaining Control of the Mind and Body

    Location: Virtual Only

    Ruth Lanius, MD PhD – University of Western Ontario

  • Friday, March 22, 2024
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
    Final Poster Judging Hour