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ISSTD guidelines  ·  Evidence-based  ·  Stigma-free

Complex trauma and dissociation,
finally explained properly.

For clients who have been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or simply never found the right words. And for therapists who want to change that.

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7 years average wait for a correct
dissociation diagnosis
3+ misdiagnoses before anyone
considers dissociation
<3 hrs dissociation training in the
average clinical qualification

Sources: ISSTD, Brand et al. 2016, Loewenstein 2018

For clients & survivors

You've been told it's something else. Find out what's actually going on.

Plain-language answers on DID, OSDD, and complex trauma: diagnosis, treatment, what to expect, and how to find a specialist.

Diagnosis  ·  Parts & alters  ·  Treatment phases  ·  Red flags in therapy  ·  FAQ

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For therapists

Train in dissociation. Get supervised. Get found by clients who need you.

Specialist webinars, group supervision, and a directory listing that reaches people specifically searching for dissociation expertise.

Webinars  ·  Dissociative Intensive  ·  Group supervision  ·  Directory listing

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Who is behind this

Built by a clinician who got tired of being undertrained

I am Dr. Julia Andre , a registered clinical psychologist (HCPC), ISSTD certified, EMDR certified, and advanced accredited schema therapist. For more than ten years I have worked exclusively with complex trauma and dissociation, with people who are highly functional, often invisible in their suffering, and routinely failed by a system that doesn't recognise what they're carrying. This hub exists because they deserve better, and so do the clinicians trying to help them.

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Correcting the record

The misinformation has to stop

These myths delay diagnosis by years and increase shame. They are not minor inaccuracies, they cause real harm to real people. Here is what the evidence actually says.

Myth

"DID is extremely rare"

3.7% of people meet criteria, comparable to bipolar disorder. This is a public health issue, not a curiosity.

Myth

"People with DID are dangerous"

People with DID are far more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators. The disorder arises from victimisation.

Myth

"DID is created by therapists"

Cross-cultural studies show the same prevalence globally. Trauma causes DID, not therapy.

Myth

"Hearing voices means schizophrenia"

Internal parts communicating is a hallmark of DID. Reality testing remains intact, this is not psychosis.

Myth

"Integration means losing your parts"

Integration means greater cooperation between parts, not forced fusion. Many live fully without complete fusion.

Myth

"DID doesn't really exist"

Recognised by DSM-5 and ICD-11. Neuroimaging shows measurable physiological differences between alter states.

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