Dr. Janina Fisher

Dr. Janina Fisher, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Instructor at the Trauma Center, an outpatient clinic and research center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. Known for her expertise as both a therapist and consultant, she was also formerly president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, an EMDR International Association Credit Provider, a faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and a former instructor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Fisher has been an invited speaker at the Cape Cod Institute, Harvard Medical School Conference Series, the EMDR International Association Annual Conference, University of Wisconsin, University of Westminster in London, the Psychotraumatology Institute of Europe, and the Esalen Institute. She has authored numerous publications, including such books as Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation; Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma: A Pathway to Healing for Survivors and Therapists; and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment. Dr Fisher lectures and teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to the integration of research and treatment and how to introduce these newer trauma treatment paradigms in traditional therapeutic approaches.