Specialist training and consultation for therapists working with dissociative disorders and complex trauma. Clinical resources grounded in current research and what actually works in the room.
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10+ years specialising exclusively in DID, OSDD, and complex trauma. Grounded in ISSTD guidelines and current research.
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Who you're learning with
The gap between what therapists are taught and what dissociation actually looks like in the room is causing real harm to clients who go unrecognised for years, and to therapists who carry this work alone.
I'm a Registered Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of specialist practice in DID, OSDD, and complex trauma. My clinical work sits at the intersection of structural dissociation theory, Schema Therapy, and parts-based approaches: the frameworks that actually move the needle with this client group.
Training & Consultation
Three offers, each building on the last, most people start with the webinar, plus a 1:1 consultation for those who want individual continuity on a specific case.
Your journey
You finally see what you're looking at
One 90-minute session names what you've been seeing but couldn't explain: the stalling, the disappearing, the therapy that won't move. You leave with a clinical lens that changes how you see your caseload.
You know how to move the work forward
Four weeks of live clinical training taking you from recognition to active clinical work. You leave with a structured framework, practical tools, and confidence with the cases that previously stalled.
You're not holding it alone anymore
Themed Case Consultation sessions, twice a month. Join any date directly, no fixed cohort. Bring your most complex cases and leave with clarity and a path forward.
Already working with complex trauma clients? Case Consultation may be your starting point.
You're doing everything right, and the therapy still isn't moving. Your client shuts down, goes flat, or simply isn't there. This 90-minute session gives you a clinical framework to recognise hidden dissociation in the clients you're already seeing, understand why the work keeps stalling, and know what to do next.
You can see the dissociation. Now you need to know what to do with it. Four weekly live sessions covering: mapping the system, working with hostile and protective parts, applying Schema Therapy-inspired approaches to unmet needs and shame, navigating the therapeutic relationship, and keeping treatment moving when it wants to collapse.
Drop-in themed sessions for therapists working with complex trauma, generally, not only dissociative presentations. Join any date directly: no prerequisite courses, no fixed cohort to commit to. Pick the theme that's most useful to your caseload right now.
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Sometimes it's not the case that's hard, it's what it's touching inside you. A private space for the countertransference, the attachment ruptures, the parts of yourself this work keeps activating, not always something you want to unpack in a group. Book once or return as needed, no standing commitment.
Select "For Therapists: Specialised Trauma Consultation 50mins" on the booking page
What therapists say
"I had worked with trauma clients for five years before coming to Julia for consultation. The clinical framework she brought immediately changed how I worked with dissociative presentations. I finally understood what I was seeing."
BACP Accredited Counsellor, trauma-informed practice, UK
"The most clinically impactful consultation I have had. Julia holds both the theory and the relational complexity in a way I have not found elsewhere. My confidence with this client group has transformed."
Psychotherapist, Schema Therapy, private practice
"Having a consultant who specialises in DID means no part of what I bring feels too complex. The consultation is always grounded, practical, and deeply human."
Clinical Psychologist, EMDR practitioner
Common questions
Yes. The webinar is designed as an entry point for trauma-informed therapists who are encountering dissociation in their caseload but haven't had specialist training in it. You don't need prior knowledge of structural dissociation theory. That's exactly what the session builds. The Dissociative Intensive assumes you've attended the webinar or have some familiarity with the basics, but is still accessible to practitioners earlier in their dissociation training.
The webinar is recorded and you get lifetime access to the replay, so missing the live session doesn't mean missing the content. For the Dissociative Intensive, session recordings are included so you can catch up if you miss a week. Live attendance is encouraged as the Q&A and group discussion are a significant part of the learning, but the recordings mean nothing is lost.
Yes. Case Consultation is open to any qualified practitioner working with complex trauma or dissociative clients. You can join any themed session directly, there's no prerequisite and no fixed cohort to commit to. Pick the date and theme most useful to your caseload.
Sessions run twice a month on selected Wednesdays, alternating between 1pm HKT (suited to practitioners across Asia-Pacific) and 8pm HKT, a Europe-friendly evening slot. All times are officially HKT (UTC+8); see the schedule above for exact dates and themes. Each session is capped at 4 therapists.
Both cover complex trauma and dissociative presentations, no prerequisite either way. Case Consultation is a themed drop-in group of up to 4 therapists, twice a month, useful if peer discussion alongside case input is helpful to you. The 1:1 session is individual and booked as needed, better if you want the full session on one case, prefer not to discuss it in a group, or want continuity with the same person over time.
Clinical considerations
Approach with the same curiosity applied to all parts. Hostility signals an intense need for protection or an unmet need that has not yet been witnessed. Confrontation without curiosity is rarely effective and risks rupturing alliance with the wider system.
Child parts often hold the rawest traumatic material. Approach with gentleness, warmth, and age-appropriate communication. Never rush. The therapeutic relationship with child parts is often the turning point in treatment.
Some clients will have no memory of what was processed in previous sessions. Work collaboratively on internal communication, journaling, voice notes, shared notes with the system, and revisit psychoeducation regularly.
Somatoform dissociation (SDQ-20) is common and often leads to years of medical investigation. Normalise the body-trauma connection without pathologising. Liaise with medical professionals where appropriate.
Safety planning must account for the whole system, not just the presenting part. Different parts may have different relationships to self-harm. Identify which parts feel safe, which feel at risk, and build internal agreements with the part managing daily life.
When the therapist is the first safe relationship, the therapeutic relationship itself becomes a key treatment mechanism. Awareness of dependency dynamics, trauma bonding, and rupture-repair is essential.
Assessment
No single measure is sufficient for diagnosis. Use a combination of self-report measures and structured clinical interview, with attention to differentials including BPD, psychosis, and somatic symptom disorders.
28-item self-report. Broad screening for dissociative experiences. Taxon subscale (DES-T) identifies pathological dissociation with higher specificity. Score ≥30 warrants further evaluation.
Access DES-II168-item comprehensive self-report. Covers 23 dissociative scales including amnesia, identity confusion, voices, trance, and depersonalisation. One of the most thorough available instruments.
Access MID15-item self-report screening measure built directly around ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for DID and Partial DID. Assesses amnesia, dissociative identities, and switching. Co-developed by Fung, Şar, and Ross (2025); validated across English and Chinese samples. Available free on request from the developer.
Request IDIDQ from Dr. Fung20-item measure of somatoform dissociation. Particularly useful when clients present with medically unexplained symptoms such as motor, sensory, or pain complaints.
Access SDQ-20Structured clinical interview covering all major dissociative disorder categories per DSM criteria. Also screens for somatic symptoms and secondary features of DID.
Access DDISOnline calculator for the DES Taxon, identifying pathological dissociation distinct from normal dissociative experiences. Useful adjunct to full DES scoring.
Access calculatorGold-standard semi-structured interview assessing the five core dissociative symptoms: amnesia, depersonalisation, derealisation, identity confusion, and identity alteration. Requires clinical training.
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Book the September webinarISSTD Guidelines
The ISSTD Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults outline a phase-oriented model that remains the international clinical standard. Phases are not strictly sequential; movement is iterative and responsive to the client's window of tolerance.
Foundational and often the most substantial phase. Establish therapeutic alliance, safety, and basic stability before any trauma processing begins.
Processing traumatic memories carefully, with titration and containment. No phase 2 work should begin until Phase 1 stability is established. Premature processing is a common clinical error.
Integration is an ongoing process of greater unity and identity coherence. Full fusion is one possible outcome, not a requirement. Some clients achieve a well-functioning cooperative system without complete merger of parts.
The Dissociative Intensive trains this model in depth over four live sessions. Join the October intensive
Want to go deeper on phase-based work with dissociative clients?
Book the October intensiveClinical Techniques
The practical toolkit for working with dissociative systems: titration for safe trauma processing, the Internal Conference Table for parts communication, and unblending for restoring the client's grounded, observing presence.
Approach traumatic material in manageable doses to keep clients within the window of tolerance — the zone of arousal in which the nervous system can process experience without flooding (hyperarousal) or shutting down (hypoarousal).
From Fry (2026). Essential for Phase 2 work with DID.
Increasing psychological distance from traumatic material — viewing it on a screen, from the back of a cinema, or from behind glass. Reduces emotional intensity while preserving processing.
Processing trauma in small pieces rather than the whole memory. Work with one moment, one sense, one piece — then contain. Prevents overwhelm and creates a sense of manageability.
Introducing a resource, a helper, or a different outcome into the traumatic memory via imagery rescripting. The Healthy Adult can enter the scene to support the child part.
Placing traumatic material in a symbolic container (safe, vault, box) between or within sessions to prevent uncontrolled flooding. Teaches the system that material can be held and returned to.
Oscillating between the traumatic memory and a resource or safe experience. Borrowed from Somatic Experiencing. Builds capacity by demonstrating that difficult states are survivable and temporary.
Building and strengthening internal and relational resources before and during processing — safe place, inner helper, therapist's presence, positive memories. Offsets the load of traumatic processing.
Contextualising the trauma within a coherent narrative that reduces self-blame and shame. "This happened because…" (not "because of me"). Cognitive in nature; reduces activation before processing.
Structured technique for facilitating internal communication, negotiation, and cooperation across parts. Approach always with curiosity, openness, and zero pressure.
Begin with grounding in the present. Establish dual awareness. Brief body scan.
Invite the client to imagine an internal meeting space, whatever feels right. Safe, neutral, and belonging to all parts. No part is forced to attend.
Invite all parts to be present in whatever way feels comfortable. Emphasise no part will be overridden or removed.
Greet each part with warmth. Ask gently: What does this part need? What does it want the rest of the system to know?
The goal is understanding, not resolution. Name tensions without taking sides. Parts may have opposing agendas, and that is okay.
Thank each part explicitly. Return the client fully to the present. Check in with the body. Leave adequate time for integration before the session ends.
Blending occurs when a part takes over executive function. Unblending restores dual awareness and Self-leadership, moving from being "in" the part to being "with" it.
Shift from "I feel terrified" to "Part of me feels terrified." This creates immediate psychological distance without pathologising multiplicity.
Invite the client to notice the part rather than be it: "Can you sense the part that feels terrified? Can you notice it from where you are sitting right now?"
If blending is somatic, direct attention to a neutral or comfortable area of the body first. Build embodied presence before re-approaching the blended material.
Ask what this part is protecting against. Curiosity and gratitude dissolve resistance far more effectively than pushing against the blending.
Want to practice these techniques with live clinical cases?
Book the October intensiveClinical Reading & Evidence
Practical clinical articles and key peer-reviewed papers, curated for relevance to dissociative presentations.
Differential Diagnosis
DID or BPD? How to Tell Them Apart When It Matters Most
EMDR
EMDR with Dissociative Clients: Adaptations and What the Research Shows
Parts Work
Working with Hostile and Persecutory Parts: A Clinical Approach
Therapist Wellbeing
Vicarious Trauma and Countertransference When Working with DID
Psychopharmacology
Medication in DID: What the Evidence Says and How to Use It as an Adjunct
Therapeutic Relationship
Attachment and the Therapeutic Relationship in DID: Dependency, Rupture-Repair, and Why the Relationship Is the Treatment
Evidence base
Key papers from 2021 onwards, curated for clinical relevance. Open access where available.
The next step
90 minutes live via Google Meet. HK$950. Replay included. Runs September 2026.
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