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Qualities You’ll Find in an Exceptional DID Trauma Therapist

By Kathy Broady MSW 46 Comments

  Hello! Here is it -- your list of qualities found in an really good therapist.  It's a really loooooooooong list !!   There are almost 150 descriptions of what an exceptional therapist looks like, and the kind of therapist that DID trauma survivors need.   Very thorough!   :-)  Remember that discussion in the Our Complicated Selves area?   Well....  I've combined the answers provider by YOU, the readers of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, Friends of Multiples, mental health, Online Therapy, Therapy and Counseling, trauma therapist Tagged With: Communication with DID survivors, counseling, DID Therapist, DID Therapy, Finding a good therapist, Qualities of Trauma Therapists, Talking with a DID System, trauma therapist, Trauma Therapy

Getting to Know Laura – DID Perspectives, and Likes and Dislikes

By Kathy Broady MSW 3 Comments

  As a brief intro to Laura's post about Likes and Dislikes, I'm topping this post with a copy of one of Laura's comments that I really like.   It's not uncommon for some readers to not see or notice the comments made on this blog.  There are over 6,000 comments to see, and most of them are really good!  I definitely recommend reading them, and yes, you are absolutely invited to comment and participate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, Fun!, Online Therapy, Therapy and Counseling, trauma therapist Tagged With: Being multiple, DID System Work, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Finding insiders, Laura from Discussing Dissociation, Likes and dislikes

The Big Questions Answered by Laura, the DID Email Consultant

By Kathy Broady MSW 75 Comments

    Hello! This post has been written by Laura, the Email Consultant here at Discussing Dissociation.  She's new here, and I've asked her to write some answers to the kinds of questions we might expect people to ask. HOWEVER, I am sure you will have a question of your own that has not been covered in the list of questions below. Remember those articles about interviewing a new therapist ?? Well.... this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, Integration - yes or no, Online Therapy, therapy, Therapy and Counseling, trauma therapist Tagged With: DID counselor, DID Email Consultant, DID expert, DID System Work, DID Therapist, Goals in therapy for DID, I believe in DID, Integration for DID, Questions for a new therapist

Introducing Laura, the Email Consultant, for Discussing Dissociation

By Kathy Broady MSW 39 Comments

  I am SO excited about this announcement.   LAURA is HERE !!!! LAURA is HERE !!!! LAURA is HERE !!!!   Laura Boettger, LPC has joined Discussing Dissociation as the Email Consultant, and I am sooooo happy she’s here with us.   Everything is growing quickly here at Discussing Dissociation, and while that is absolutely wonderful, sometimes, it’s more than I can do on my own.  It will be fabulous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID Education, DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Featured post #1, mental health, Online Therapy, therapy, Therapy and Counseling, trauma therapist Tagged With: DID Email Consultant, DID expert, DID Therapy, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Laura from Discussing Dissociation, Online support for DID

Thanks to Those with Dedication and Support for the Healing Process

By Kathy Broady MSW 26 Comments

I received a beautiful poem written by a dissociative survivor, thanking those who have been kind, supportive, comforting, and helpful.   They have generously recognized both mental health professionals and the supportive community of dissociative survivors. Part of the beauty of this poem is that while saying Thank You, this trauma survivor has been able to describe the difficulties and struggles of the healing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DID/MPD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, emotional pain, Family Members of Trauma Survivors, Featured Posts #4, Friends of Multiples, Supportive Spouses, therapy, Therapy and Counseling, trauma therapist Tagged With: Dedicated professionals, dedicated to heal, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Finding comfort and help, Getting relief, Helpful therapists, psychiatric hospital, Supportive Friends, Thank you, ZD the poet

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