Michael Coy, MA, LICSW (WA)

Michael Coy (he/they) is a clinical social worker in Washington State, USA, and a Registered Psychotherapist in Aotearoa New Zealand. He currently serves as a staff psychotherapist and clinical consultant at Talking Cure, Ltd. (Hawke’s Bay, NZ) and maintains a clinical consulting practice in the US. He is also a Certified, Approved Consultant in EMDR therapy through the EMDR International Association.

He has presented on EMDR therapy, dissociation, and hypnotic phenomena, and serves as a co-developer and presenter for an EMDR advanced seminar sponsored by the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD).

He co-authored the Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID) Interpretive Manual, 2nd through 4th Editions and the MID Analysis. Michael has taught and consulted for hundreds of clinicians, both in the US and internationally, on using the MID for diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment.

Michael co-authored an article on screening for dissociation in EMDR therapy that appeared in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research and a book chapter on diagnostic instruments for dissociation for the edited volume, ‘Dissociation and the Dissociative Disorders: Past, Present, Future’ (2nd Edition).

He authored a chapter on the Autohypnotic Model of Dissociation in The Handbook of Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. Additionally, he has contributed to two, peer-reviewed articles on the development of the Italian MID.

Most recently, he co-authored with his frequent collaborator Jennifer Madere the book, ‘EMDR, Dissociation, and Beyond: Reexamining and Expanding the Frame for Impactful Trauma Treatment’, published by Routledge.

Michael served on ISSTD’s Board of Directors from 2017 to 2026, six of those as Treasurer, and is a Past President of the Society. He was named a Fellow of ISSTD in 2019 and has been honoured with several awards from the Society, including the Cornelia B. Wilbur Award for Outstanding Clinical Contributions to the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders.