Frances S. Waters, DCSW, LMSW, LMFT, PLC

Fran S. Waters

Frances S. Waters, DCSW, LMSW, LMFT, is an internationally recognized trainer, consultant, and clinician in field of childhood trauma, abuse, and dissociation, and has presented extensively, in 5 continents for over 40 years.

Ms. Waters is author of Healing the Fracture Child: Diagnosing and Treating Dissociative Youth (2016) and has published many chapters and articles on childhood trauma and dissociation. She is also the author of the newly released Checklist for Trauma & Dissociation in Youth (CIT-DY) (2020).

Ms. Waters is the Past President of The International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD) and has served on many committees with ISSD, including co-chair of Child & Adolescent Committee, co-chair of ISSTD Revised Child Dissociative Guidelines Task Force, and Faculty Director of the Child Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Programs. She also is a contributing editor for the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, and Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. She serves on the national Advisory Board of the Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence.

Ms. Waters is the executive producer of two training videos, The Traumatized Child: Understanding and Parenting the Traumatized Child, and Trauma & Dissociation in Children specifically geared toward child forensic evaluators and prosecutors, for which she received the 2008 Media Award from American Professional Society on Abuse of Children.

Ms. Waters is also the recipient of the 2022 ISSTD’S Life Time Achievement Award, 2019 William Friedrich Memorial Child Sexual Abuse Research, Assessment and/or Treatment Award from The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, the 2019 ISSTD’S Cornelia B. Wilbur Award for research, training, and clinical work, the 2017 ISSTD’s Advanced Certificate in Complex Trauma & Dissociation, and the 2012 ISSTD’s Presidential Award for exemplary work as Faculty Director of ISSTD’s Child Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Institute. She is a fellow of ISSTD.

Ms. Waters maintains a private practice in Marquette, MI.