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A form of trauma-informed stabilization treatment — A phase-oriented, parts-based model of psychotherapy for individuals with complex trauma, dissociation, and self-destructive or otherwise unsafe behaviours, developed by the clinical psychologist Janina Fisher, PhD.

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tist1

nountist (plural tists)

plural tists

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of hypnotist

    Becoming a subject can be just as hard as becoming a tist!

    2026 September 18, @OwwyOwwyOwwy, X (post), archived from the original on 19 Sep 2026
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    A good hypno trope is when the tist starts feigning sympathy for their subject~

    2019 October 7, @snakeysleepy, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 19 Sep 2026

    And I've also heard that if u develop a rapport with your tist that after many sessions you begin to go deeper and deeper.

    2022 December 21, /u/Kooky-Exchange5990, “Archived copy”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2022

TIST2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of trauma-informed stabilization treatment, a model of psychotherapy for complex trauma and dissociation developed by American psychotherapist and author Janina Fisher.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
trauma-informed stabilization treatment

Origin

Clipping of hypnotist.

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APA

tist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tist

MLA

“tist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tist.

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