Faige Flakser, LCSW
TMT Consultant in Training
Faige's Clinical Foundation
Faige Flakser, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker whose practice is devoted to the treatment of complex trauma, dissociation, and especially dissociative identity disorder (DID). She is licensed in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon, and Nevada, and works primarily with adults who have histories of chronic abuse, relational trauma, and experiences in high-control or mind-control environments. Many of her clients present with complex PTSD, significant dissociative symptoms, and long, complicated treatment histories marked by misdiagnosis or fragmented care.
In addition to her clinical work, Faige provides individual and group consultation for clinicians working with DID and other complex dissociative presentations. She is known for helping clinicians break down dense, confusing clinical material into clear, workable case conceptualizations and treatment priorities. Having worked extensively with therapists as clients, she is attuned to the vicarious trauma and emotional toll of this work and brings a de-shaming, supportive stance that helps clinicians feel more grounded, organized, and confident.
Faige holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and has pursued extensive postgraduate training in the treatment of complex trauma and dissociation. She became certified in Trauma Model Therapy (TMT) in 2022 and integrates its concepts and framework into her work with DID and her consultation with clinicians. She has taught in and led the Trauma Studies Program at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy (ICP) in New York City and serves as faculty with the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD). She chaired ISSTD’s Professional Training Program (PTP) for two years and now serves on its Curriculum Committee, helping design courses that teach clinicians how to work effectively with DID and complex dissociation. She has presented at ISSTD conferences on a range of topics related to complex trauma, dissociation, and the treatment of dissociative disorders.
Why Faige Appreciates Trauma Model Therapy (TMT)
Faige turned to Trauma Model Therapy (TMT) when she was looking for a way to make sense of the intense complexity she was seeing in her DID and complex trauma cases. She had worked with many clients whose histories, symptoms, and internal worlds did not fit neatly into standard theories or treatment protocols. TMT gave her a framework that not only explained why dissociation and DID develop but also spelled out how to structure treatment in response. It pulled together what she was already noticing in the room—about trauma, dissociation, development, attachment, and the family system—and offered clear language and practical steps. It helped organize what had previously felt overwhelming or scattered, both for her and for the clients and clinicians she works with.
Familiar with multiple trauma treatments, Faige appreciates that TMT does not compete with other approaches but instead holds them in a coherent structure. It is “technique-friendly” in a way that allows her to integrate relational, psychodynamic, parts-oriented, and skills-based interventions while staying grounded in a consistent understanding of DID and complex dissociation. She values how TMT can be shared with clients in a way they can actually follow, which often reduces shame and increases a sense of hope and agency.
As someone who consults with clinicians and also works with therapists as clients, Faige finds that TMT offers not only a clear description of dissociation but also a concrete roadmap for what to do next. It helps clinicians understand why this is happening now in the therapy and how to respond—reducing vicarious overwhelm and making the work feel more manageable. This combination of clarity, practical guidance, and deep respect for the impact of trauma is why Faige is passionate about TMT and eager to support other clinicians in learning and applying it.
Clinical Highlights:
Favorite approaches: Trauma Model Therapy (TMT); Internal Family Systems (IFS)–informed parts work; phase-oriented trauma treatment; attachment-focused and relational psychotherapy; nervous system–informed/grounding-based approaches (including polyvagal-informed work); psychoeducation about dissociation and DID.
Consultation style: collaborative, supportive, organized, curious, and grounding; attuned to how the work impacts the clinician and focused on turning complexity into clear next steps.
Types of counseling experiences: individual psychotherapy with adults experiencing complex trauma and dissociation (including DID); individual work with therapists and other clinicians affected by vicarious trauma; trauma-focused group work; and consultation with clinicians treating DID and complex dissociation.
TMT Consultation Details:
Individual: $80 per hour
Group: $50 per hour (2–4 people in a group; offered Friday mornings/afternoons)
Contact Faige by email to book consultation: faigeflakserlcsw@gmail.com