Janina Fisher PhD Janina Fisher PhD
Dr. Janina Fisher is a clinical psychologist, author, consultant, and faculty at Academy of Therapy Wisdom specializing in complex trauma and dissociation training for therapists.
She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Boston College and has taught and supervised clinicians for over four decades. She is a former instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, served as a long-time faculty member at The Trauma Center, founded by Bessel van der Kolk, is a founding faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, and serves on the Executive Board of the Trauma Research Foundation.
Janina Fisher is a Patron of The Bowlby Centre (London), a founding member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) and a consultant to Khiron Clinics UK. She has provided clinical consultation for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addictions, and the National Institute for Psychotherapies.
In 2021 she launched her inaugural TIST Certification training course with Academy of Therapy Wisdom where she continues to teach therapists across the globe. Dr. Fisher received the Psychotherapy Networker Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024 for her contributions to trauma treatment and education.
