#104 - Joanne Twombly - Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat C-PTSD, and Dissociative Disorders
Release Date: 04/21/2025
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#104 - Joanne Twombly - Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat C-PTSD, and Dissociative Disorders
Therapeutic Astrology Podcast
Joanne Twombly, MSW, LICSW, integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) with essential knowledge from the complex trauma and dissociation field for safer, more effective treatment of C-PTSD and dissociative disorders. She's got more than 30 years of experience in the field of treating dissociation! In her book "Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat C-PTSD and Dissociative Disorders", she writes that: “Dissociation is a protective defense that, in a way, hides oneself from oneself.” In this interview, Joanne Twombly shares her argument for...
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info_outlineJoanne Twombly, MSW, LICSW, integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) with essential knowledge from the complex trauma and dissociation field for safer, more effective treatment of C-PTSD and dissociative disorders. She's got more than 30 years of experience in the field of treating dissociation! In her book "Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat C-PTSD and Dissociative Disorders", she writes that:
“Dissociation is a protective defense that, in a way, hides oneself from oneself.”
In this interview, Joanne Twombly shares her argument for trauma-informed adaptations to standard IFS. Here is some of what we cover:
– “Dissociation is a protective defense that, in a way, hides oneself from oneself.”
In this interview, Joanne shares her argument for trauma-informed adaptations to standard IFS. Here is some of what we cover:
– Dissociation, and how to dissociate "better"—which gives choice and control - Use the trance you are in!
– Dissociative parts can show up as numb, deaf, robot, or sex-only parts. As Joanne explains, all of them have a survival purpose, and healing requires compassionate engagement—not suppression
– Hypnotic language as a tool to support engagement, symptom management, and communication with parts
– Orienting parts to the present: essential when parts are stuck in past timelines or multiple subjective realities
- Being even with affects
– How to combine IFS with phase-oriented trauma treatment to create a safe and effective model
– Using containers to hold trauma until it’s safe to process
– Creating safe spaces for parts not actively participating in a session
– Safe Space Imagery: stick around as Joanne offers a brief, guided experience - It helps parts manage overwhelming material.
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The book we speak about:
https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Dissociation-Informed-Internal-Systems/dp/B0BRXZWP5C
Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/wcRevOxFZRM
Mannah: