The MID Analysis is a complex tool, and, although both the MID webinars and Interpretive Manual are extensively explanatory, it still takes time and experience to learn the nuances and levels of interpretation possible in using the MID.
Two of the authors of the MID Interpretive Manual, 2nd through 4th Editions, offer reasonably priced consultation on the intricacies of using the MID Analysis, as well as interpreting and integrating into clinical practice the results you’ll find in The MID Report, The Extended MID Report, and the MID Line/Bar Graphs. See below for background information for each of them before deciding whom to contact.
D. Michael Coy, MA, LCSW, LICSW, (he/they) is a 2006 graduate of The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago.
Michael co-authored both the MID Interpretive Manual, 2nd through 4th Editions and the MID Analysis. Michael has taught and consulted for hundreds of clinicians, both in the US and internationally, on using the MID for diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment of persons with complex trauma and dissociative adaptations/symptoms.
Michael is an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer and has served EMDRIA in several volunteer capacities over the years. He has presented on EMDR therapy, dissociation, and hypnotic phenomena, and serves as a trainer for ISSTD’s EMDR therapy basic training refresher course and advanced seminar.
Michael co-authored both an article on screening for dissociation in EMDR therapy that appeared in the Journal of EMDR Practice and Research and a chapter on diagnostic instruments for dissociation for the book Dissociation and the Dissociative Disorders: Past, Present, Future (2nd Edition). He authored a chapter on the Autohypnotic Model of Dissociation in The Handbook of Complex Trauma and Dissociation in Children: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. He was a contributing author for two papers on the development of the Italian MID, in 2025 and 2026 respectively.
Michael also co-authored with his frequent collaborator Jennifer Madere the book EMDR, Dissociation, and Beyond: Reexamining and Expanding the Frame for Impactful Trauma Treatment, published by Routledge in 2026.
Michael joined ISSTD’s Board of Directors in 2017, served as Treasurer from 2018 to 2023, as President in 2025 and Immediate Past President in 2026. He was named a Fellow of ISSTD in 2019 and has been honored with several awards from the Society, including the Cornelia B. Wilbur Award for Outstanding Clinical Contributions to the Treatment of Dissociative Disorders.
Jennifer Madere is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in private practice, and founding partner of Intuitus Group Counseling Clinic, PLLC & Independent Professionals in Cedar Park, Texas.
Having worked with child and adult survivors of trauma on their journey of healing since 2003, she worked in residential treatment, shelter, hotline, and community mental health settings before beginning private practice in 2008. As she better understood the needs of her clients, Jennifer completed EMDR therapy training in 2010, and attended the ISSTD Annual Conference for the first time in 2012.
Within her therapy and consultation practice, Jennifer began to see a need for more consistent and thorough assessment of trauma-related symptoms and client history to inform safe and effective treatment. This led to her gathering data to compare ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale) and DES (Dissociative Experience Scale) scores, and presenting these findings at the EMDRIA Annual Conference in 2014.
Concurrently, Jennifer began using the MID in her therapy and consultation practice and teaching other clinicians to recognize and assess symptoms of pathological dissociation. From 2014-2019, Jennifer presented a workshop entitled Assessing Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders for EMDR Clinicians: What to do after the DES within Weekend 2 of EMDR therapy trainings offered by EMDRIA approved trainer, Rick Levinson, LCSW.
Increasingly aware of the need and appreciation for the MID by clinicians utilizing EMDR therapy, Jennifer sought and obtained permission from Paul Dell to present on the MID during the EMDRIA Annual Conference in 2015. Upon meeting D. Michael Coy immediately following that presentation, Jennifer and Michael began collaborating with Paul Dell on the writing of the 2nd Edition of the Interpretive Manual and updating the MID Analysis, initially presented in 2017 at the EMDRIA Annual Conference in Bellevue, WA. Jennifer and Michael have continued to update the MID materials and have presented internationally on the MID and related therapeutic interventions.