kevin connors, PhD

Kevin J. Connors, MS, is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in Long Beach, California and a frequent national and international presenter on complex trauma and dissociative disorders. He is co-author of Treating Complex Trauma and Dissociation: A practical guide to navigating therapeutic challenges. ​ Kevin is a Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) and currently the Chair of their Conference Committee. He also serves as Chair of the Institute on Violence, Abuse, & Trauma’s International Summit Planning Committee’s Adult Survivors of Childhood Maltreatment Track and is Board Member of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence. Kevin is currently exploring the role of shame and powerlessness in clients with complex trauma and dissociative disorders as well as in investigating the prevalence of dissociation among both victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence.