Joan Turkus, MD. Medical Director
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Joan A. Turkus, M.D., has extensive clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of post-abuse syndromes and DID.
She is the medical director of The Center: Post-Traumatic & Dissociative Disorders Program at The Psychiatric Institute of Washington.
A general and forensic psychiatrist in private practice, Dr. Turkus frequently provides supervision, consultation, and teaching for therapists on a national basis.
She is co-editor of the forthcoming book, Multiple Personality Disorder: Continuum of Care.
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Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D.
Clinical Director
Christine A. Courtois, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in Washington, DC, and Clinical Director of The CENTER:
Post-traumatic Disorders Program, The Psychiatric Institute of Washington.
She conducts workshops nationally and internationally on the
treatment of incest and other forms of sexual assault.
She is the author of Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy and Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and co-editor of a special issue of The Counseling Psychologist on the topic of victimization.
Dr. Courtois has served as an appointed member to the American Psychological Association Working Group on the Investigation of
Memories of Childhood Abuse (1993-1996) and the Presidential Task Force on Family Violence (1994-1996).
She is the recipient of the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice (1996), The American Psychological Association Division 17 John D. Black Practitioner Award (1995), and the Division 17 Committee on Women "Woman of the Year" Award (1994).