Helena Crockford and Melanie Goodwin: Working With Dissociation

Helena Crockford is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with more than 30 years of experience in NHS adult mental health services. She is a Mentalisation-Based Therapy Supervisor, an Attachment-Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, and a member of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation. 

Throughout her career, Helena has specialized in complex mental health and has championed the development of services and professional skills to better support people with dissociative difficulties. Alongside Melanie Goodwin, she co-led the development of Working with Dissociation in Clinical Practice: Guidance for Mental Health Professionals and Multidisciplinary Teams, published by Routledge in 2026.

Melanie Goodwin has lived with dissociative identity disorder (DID) throughout her life and has spent more than three decades raising awareness and understanding of complex dissociative disorders.

She co-founded First Person Plural, a survivor-led organization that supported people living with dissociative conditions for 26 years. Melanie is a passionate advocate for ensuring that lived experience voices are central to education, training, and clinical practice.  

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Working with Dissociation in Clinical Practice: Guidance for Mental Health Professionals and Multidisciplinary Teams

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