March/April 2026: Demystifying Dissociation: New Perspectives on Surviving Trauma & Returning to Our Bodies

This issue focuses on the issue of dissociation, including its more subtle forms. Articles cover a trauma-informed approach to treating dissociation, a brief history of dissociation as a misunderstood trauma symptom—including practical tools for spotting and treating it, a firsthand account from a client who recovered from DID, how to help clients discern when dissociation serves them and when it doesn’t, and what everyday dissociation looks like. Other articles examine how to help clients process identity grief in therapy, how to treat self-abandonment in women, and two renowned couples therapists’ approaches to working with a couple derailed by conflict, transitions, and chronic pain.