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All times for this conference are in US Eastern Time. This is an in-person only event and no sessions will be livestreamed.

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Thursday, March 13, 2025
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Bringing Neurobiological Insights on Trauma and Dissociation into Therapeutic Practice
Lauren AM Lebois, PhD (she/her/hers) – McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Lauren AM Lebois, PhD (she/her/hers) – McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Sherain Harricharan, PhD (she/her/hers) – McMaster University
Ann K. Shinn, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Nathaniel Harnett, PhD
Kevin J. Clancy, PhD (he/him/his) – Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital
Timothy J. McDermott, PhD (he/him/his) – Emory University School of Medicine
Juliann B. Purcell, PhD – McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Mollie Marr, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – MGH/McLean Hospital
Bethany Brand, PhD (she/her/hers) – Towson University
Milissa Kaufman, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Invisible to Visible: NonVerbal Communication Made Visible Through Internal Family Systems

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Trauma Therapy for Black Women: Racism, Intersectionality, & Cultural Betrayal Trauma

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Integrating the Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation into Clinical Practice

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Suicidality & Self Harm in Clients with Complex Trauma and Dissociation: Practice & Ethics

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Technology-facilitated Child Sexual Abuse: Characteristics, Responses and Treatment

Friday, March 14, 2025
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Complex Trauma and Dissociation: What Psychiatrists Need to Know … but May Not

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Treating Somatoform Dissociation with EMDR Therapy

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Attachment Relationships & Developmental Trauma Disorders: Nuances and Treatment

8:30 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Formal and Informal Hypnosis in Clinical Practice - Refresher After Intermediate Hypnosis Training

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
A Clinical Interview to Diagnose DID and Differential Diagnosis

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Eating Disorders and Dissociation: Unlocking Effective Treatments for Severe Cases

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
Donor Recognition Reception

5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
Creative Arts Special Interest Group Meeting

5:15 PM – 6:00 PM US Eastern Time
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) Special Interest Group

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
Opening Reception

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM US Eastern Time
Poster Judging Hour

6:45 PM – 7:30 PM US Eastern Time
Taste of Boston - Benefiting the Goodwin Education Fund

Saturday, March 15, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM US Eastern Time
Conference Opening

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Applying Liberation Psychology to Trauma Recovery

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US Eastern Time
Acute Care Special Interest Group

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM US Eastern Time
Leadership Roundtable Lunch

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM US Eastern Time
Student and Emerging Professional Lunch

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM US Eastern Time
Organized and Extreme Abuse (OEA) Special interest Group

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
Complex Trauma as a Mediator for Suicidality Among Women of Color

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
Navigating Complex Trauma & Impostor Syndrome While Being Underrepresented in Academia

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
Paper Session #1

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Deep Brain Reorienting for Clients with Dissociative Disorders

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Enactments in the Psychotherapy of Complex Trauma

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychedelic Medicine in the Treatment of Complex Trauma

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Assessment of Complex Dissociation: Implications for Treatment, Research and Forensics
Matthew Robinson, PhD (he/him/his) – McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Matthew Robinson, PhD (he/him/his) – McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Kim Baranowski, PhD (she/her/hers) – McLean Trauma Continuum of Care at Hill Center
Bethany Brand, PhD (she/her/hers) – Towson University
Cori A. Palermo, MA (she/her/hers) – McLean Hospital

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
EMDR and Creative Art Therapy: Giving Voice Through Imagery with Dissociative Clients

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
The Aging Trauma Therapist Treating an Aging Caseload

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

Sunday, March 16, 2025
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
EMDR Special Interest Group

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM US Eastern Time
Psychoanalytic – Psychodynamic Special Interest Group

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
Inside-Out: Uncovering Hidden Worlds of Children and Teens with Dissociative Disorders

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
Paper Session #2

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
Therapeutic Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clients with Identity Confusion

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Challenges in Assessing Dissociative Disorders (DD's) Using the TADS-I Interview

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Filling the Gaps: What Got Missed in EMDR Basic Training

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
New Initiatives in Training for Complex Trauma Assessment and Treatment: Filling the Gap

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Socioemotional and Neurobiological Outcomes Related to Childhood Maltreatment
Cori A. Palermo, MA (she/her/hers) – McLean Hospital
Xi Pan, MSW, MPA (she/her/hers) – Columbia University
Juliann B. Purcell, PhD – McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Juliann B. Purcell, PhD – McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Mollie Marr, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – MGH/McLean Hospital

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Treating Body Memories Using Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART)

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM US Eastern Time
Vicarious Trauma and Resilience (VTR) Special Interest Group

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
Professional Training Program Faculty Lunch

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM US Eastern Time
Research Special Interest Group

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM US Eastern Time
Child and Adolescent Special Interest Group

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
Navigating the Intersection of Complex Trauma and Suicidality Among Youth

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
Paper Session #3

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
Practical Guidelines for Incorporating Spirituality into the Treatment of Complex PTSD

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM US Eastern Time
Trauma Treatment in the Context of Psychosis

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
The Introject Decathexis Protocol - An EMDR-informed Approach to Unbind Perpetrator States

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Navigating the Path to Effective Consultation

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Paper Session #4

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Trauma Hidden in Plain Sight: A Somatic Approach to Treating Traumatized Children

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
What Is Trauma-related Dissociation?

Monday, March 17, 2025
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
Beneath the Surface: Exploring Chronic Pelvic Pain & Trauma-Informed Care
Jodie Maccarrone, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nova Southeastern University
Jodie Maccarrone, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nova Southeastern University
Abby E. Dopico, MS (PsyD in progress) (she/her/hers) – Nova Southeastern University
Nicole D. Wang, BS (she/her/hers) – Nova Southeastern University

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
Benefits and Harms of Naturalistic Mind-manifesting Drug Use in Traumatized Individuals

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
Clinical Humility in Developmental Trauma in Foster Care and Adoption Work

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM US Eastern Time
Forgiveness: The Double-Edged Sword of Trauma Therapy

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM US Eastern Time
Tranceformation: Hypnosis, Dissociation and Trauma

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM US Eastern Time
Conference Closing

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Compassion Focused Therapy for Complex Trauma

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Moving Forward: Understanding the Causes of Invisibility and Breaking the Barriers to Visibility

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Parts Work & Artwork: Engaging Clients with Their Self States Through Drawing and Artwork

1:30 PM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
Unmasking the Hidden: Using Natural Language Processing to Understand Patients with Complex Trauma