A Meeting of My Minds: An Internal Inquiry

Dr. Athena Phillips is a clinician, educator, and innovator dedicated to supporting survivors of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), OSDD, and complex trauma. With decades of specialized experience, she has created workshops, coaching curricula, and supportive interventions for individuals, while also training therapists and mental health professionals worldwide.

As the founder of the Integrative Trauma Treatment Center (est. 2012), Athena has built a space devoted to trauma recovery and the conditions that surround it. She approaches structural dissociation not as a flaw, but as a brilliant adaptation to layered trauma—one that deserves respect, care, and curiosity. She has also authored a trauma coach curriculum designed to expand the mental health workforce worldwide. She has presented on the topic of dissociation at The Trauma Congress in Rome, Italy (2023) and other platforms such as the International Study for Trauma and Dissociation conference in 2013.

Athena’s work is rooted in the belief that every part holds wisdom, resilience, and inherent goodness. She emphasizes strength, capacity, and safety, guiding survivors and their systems toward healing at a pace that honors their needs.
Her passion is clear: to help survivors and their systems build relational skills, deepen self-understanding, and navigate recovery with compassion, creativity, and evidence-informed practices. She is also passionate about the importance of decreasing the amount of time and cost dedicated to treatment through innovation and increased access to specialized supplemental support.

Through practical skills, creative exercises, and gentle reflection, you’ll learn how to build trust, navigate tensions, and encourage your inner world to work together.

Skills Checklist

1. A Meeting of My Minds: Checking-In + Regular Contained Communication
   How to create safe, structured ways for your system to talk to itself—so all parts feel heard without being overwhelmed.
2. Healthy Intrapersonal Relationships + Relational Ingredients
   What makes a healthy relationship—applied to your inner world. Learn the essential “ingredients” for trust, respect, and collaboration between parts.
3. Building Trust + Navigating Internal Resentment
   Address misunderstandings, past hurts, and mistrust inside your system in ways that allow for healing over time.
4. Exercises to Help Find Common Ground
• Values Mapping: Discover the shared values that can unite your system, even when perspectives differ.
• The Space Between: Learn to create safe internal spaces where parts can meet, negotiate, and work together.