Dissociation & Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

This interactive workshop, with a mixture of Power Point, group discussions and smaller group exercises, will look at the dissociative spectrum and explore Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) as a natural, protective response to trauma. It will draw on a combination of professional experience, research and lived experience of DID and will include the following;

• Discuss dissociation as a natural cognitive process.
• understand how this how this process develops and protects during and after extreme experiences.
• Explore Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) - including myths, process, function and language.
• Learn how the dissociative process can be manipulated by abusers for their own ends.
• What does DID look like - learn to notice and recognise signs of DID.
• Explore some unhelpful and helpful responses - how we can support someone with DID.
• Explore what a DID system can look like.
• Person story of living with DID and a healing journey.

The workshop is aimed at anyone who works with survivors of trauma and abuse or has an interest in trauma, abuse, dissociation and DID.

There will be a second workshop following this, exploring Ritual Abuse. There will be a discount if you book onto both workshops at the same time - discount code BOOKX2

Feedback from past workshops

Rhiannon's training is a game changer and a must for those who support DID, ritual abuse and survivors of abuse. Rhiannon's knowledge and ability to break down the myths and stereotypes surrounding DID and ritual abuse is so valuable in our field of work. - Emma (Head of Therapeutic Services)

I thought the training was brilliant! It was really informative, engaging and improved my knowledge on DID massively. - ChISVA

I just wanted to say how absolutely incredible the training was yesterday. Thank you for sharing. - Immy (ISVA Team Leader)

I took a lot away from the training that was incredibly rich for my learning. E (counsellor/clinical supervisor)

The pace and the level of interaction really created a safe space for us to process both the knowledge, and the lived experiences related to DID. Rhiannon, you did an excellent job preparing such a comprehensive and engaging workshop — it truly invited us as participants to reflect more deeply on our understanding of this important topic. It was incredibly powerful to hear your lived experience. - R (Trainee Counselling Psychologist)

Rhiannon’s personal experiences and reflections, and openness to explore these were really helpful to my understanding. Time was really well managed, Rhiannon’s explanations were easy to understand. I left the session with a thirst for more knowledge and the inspiration to go on and read further on the topic. – Erica (DV counsellor)

The knowledge and first hand experience and the open space provided to explore the topic was really useful. The interactions in groups and open discussions provided opportunities to solidify the information and explore uncertainty. It was fantastic and very thought provoking. The openness of Rhiannon always astounds me and it also provided invaluable knowledge and a different perspective - C (Trainee Counselling Psychologist)

It was detailed and in-depth. Covered a wide range of topics and took time to explain them all in detail. Liked that the trainer had a personal connection to the topic and able to provide examples to help explaining what she was saying.

As someone with very limited understanding of the topic beforehand, the training was delivered in a way that has left me feeling like I now have a solid foundation knowledge of the topic - Amy (Helpline & Outreach Worker)

I would recommend others for this training, as it is valuable, and also helps understand in-depth, another person’s experience of living with DID. – Amarah (DV counsellor)