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D Michael Coy, LCSW (IL), LICSW (WA)

Private Practitioner
D. Michael Coy, MA, LICSW
Bremerton, Washington, United States

D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW, LICSW, (he/they) is a 2006 graduate of The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago.

Michael is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer and has served EMDRIA in a number of different volunteer capacities over the years. He has presented on EMDR therapy, dissociation, and hypnotic phenomena for EMDRIA, ISSTD, and independently, and serves as lead trainer for ISSTD’s EMDR therapy basic training, which he helped develop. He co-authored the MID Interpretive Manual, 2nd through 4th Editions, and manages both the MID Analysis and MID website. Michael has taught and consulted for hundreds of clinicians, both in the US and internationally, on using the MID for diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment.

Michael co-authored both an article on screening for dissociation in EMDR therapy that appeared in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research and a book chapter on diagnostic instruments for dissociation for Dissociation and the Dissociative Disorders: Past, Present, Future (2nd Edition). He authored a chapter on the Autohypnotic Model of Dissociation in The Handbook of Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. Michael has also contributed to the EMDR therapy and self-administered dissociation assessments sections the Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults, 4th Revision (2026). He is currently co-authoring a book on EMDR and dissociation with frequent collaborator Jennifer Madere, due out in 2026.

Michael joined ISSTD’s Board of Directors in 2017, served as Treasurer from 2018 to 2023, and currently serves as President. He was named a Fellow of ISSTD in 2019 and has been honored with a number of awards from the Society, including the Cornelia B. Wilbur Award for Outstanding Clinical Contributions to the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders. Michael maintains a private practice in Bremerton, Washington, USA.

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