Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice
Johnson City, New York, United States
Ruth A. Blizard, PhD, is a psychologist practicing in the Binghamton, NY, area with over 40 years of experience in treating persons with severe trauma, dissociation, and personality disorders. She received her BA in psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and her PhD in clinical psychology from Alliant University, Fresno, CA. She has presented at every ISSTD conference but one since 1995, at ESTD from 2006 - 2019, and in Germany and Isreal. Among her published articles and chapters are, “Therapeutic alliance with abuser alters in DID: The paradox of attachment to the abuser,” “The role of double-binds, reality testing and chronic relational trauma in the genesis and treatment of borderline personality disorder,” “Masochistic and sadistic ego states: Dissociative solutions to the dilemma of attachment to an abusive caretaker,” “Disorganized attachment, development of dissociated self-states, and a relational approach to treatment,” “Double binds, dissociation and attachment to the perpetrator in families and oppressive groups,” “Lost-in-the-Mall: False Memory or False Defense?” (with Morgan Shaw) and “Chronic relational trauma disorder: A new diagnostic scheme for borderline personality and the spectrum of dissociative disorders,” (with Elizabeth Howell). She has taught the official ISSTD course, “Diagnosis and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders.” She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, and is past editor of the ISSTD News and Division 56 of the APA, Trauma Psychology News. She is currently on the ISSTD Scientific Committee, and has served on the Executive Board, Program and Membership Committees. She enjoys folk music, hiking, social activism and most of all, being a grandmother.
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Attachment Relationships & Developmental Trauma Disorders: Nuances and Treatment
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