Meet Our Speakers: Ivory Garden Trauma & Dissociation Conferences

Colin Ross, MD

2015 · 2016 · 2017 · and many more

Psychiatrist and founder of the Colin A. Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma (1995). He spoke at our conferences many times and helped support them.

Dana Ross, MD

2016 · 2017

Psychiatrist in the Trauma Therapy Program at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto.

A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD

2015 · 2016 · 2017

Clinical and forensic psychologist and attorney, known for his work in the diagnosis and treatment of trauma and dissociative disorders.

Laura S. Brown, PhD

2015 · 2016 · 2017

Clinical and forensic psychologist in Seattle and author of many books and articles on trauma and feminist therapy.

Sandra Paulsen, PhD

2017

Clinical and consulting psychologist known for integrating EMDR, ego state and somatic therapies for complex trauma and dissociation.

David Calof, DAPA

2016 · 2017

Seattle psychotherapist, family therapist and hypnotherapist for over 40 years, and author of Multiple Personality and Dissociation (1993).

Richard J. Loewenstein, MD

2015

Psychiatrist and founder of the Trauma Disorders Program at Sheppard Pratt in Baltimore, where he was Medical Director from 1987 to 2020.

Robin Shapiro, LICSW

2015

Seattle psychotherapist, EMDR consultant and author of The Trauma Treatment Handbook and Easy Ego State Interventions.

Thomas Carlton, MD

2015

Psychiatrist and author of “The Integration of Science and Practice in Trauma and Dissociation: A Clinician’s View” (2012).

Alison Miller, PhD

Retired clinical psychologist from Victoria, British Columbia, and author of Healing the Unimaginable and Becoming Yourself.

Jerome Elam

2016 · 2017 · Anchorage 2018

Survivor, advocate and Marine Corps veteran, and President and CEO of Trafficking in America Task Force.

Kate White

2015 · and more

Singer-songwriter and ministry leader. Kate spoke and performed at our conferences, and wrote and performed the music for our conference videos.

Joshua Moore, MA, LMHC

Licensed mental health counselor in Vancouver, Washington, board certified in neurofeedback, who specializes in trauma, brain injury and dissociative disorders.