Psychological services are provided by doctoral students enrolled in the clinical psychology program at the University of Ottawa and interns enrolled in the one-year CPSR predoctoral internship program. Interns are doctoral students finishing their training and have been accepted from either the University of Ottawa’s clinical psychology program or from other accredited clinical psychology programs. Our clinical psychology program and full-time internship program are both accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association. The clinicians’ role consists in providing career counselling and psychological assessment services as well as therapeutic intervention services to adults and children. All services are supervised by psychologists registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Many of the CPSR supervisors are also faculty members at the School of Psychology.
Clinical supervision
Clinicians deliver psychological services under the close supervision of psychologists registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario who are either faculty members of the School of Psychology or who work in the community.
Clinicians
Clinical supervision at CPSR
These activities expose clinicians to the application of psychology and the delivery of services based on current scientific knowledge while meeting contemporary standards of practice in psychology. Supervision is offered in individual and group formats on a weekly basis and takes into account the competencies and particular interests of each clinician. CPSR’s registered psychologists use various therapeutic approaches, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, emotion focused therapy, existential therapy, experiential therapy, integrative therapy, interpersonal therapy and psychodynamic therapy.
Adults/couples
Andrea Ashbaugh, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (E)
Interests: Anxiety disorders (PD, GAD, OCD, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder), trauma, eating disorders
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioural
Serena Corsini-Munt, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)
Interests: Relationship problems, couples, sexual problems, interpersonal difficulties, mood and anxiety disorders
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural, integrative, emotionally focused therapy
Marie-France Lafontaine, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (F)
Interests: Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, chronic pain, relationship problems, couples
Orientation: Emotionally focused therapy, cognitive-behavioural
Sophie Lebel, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)
Interests: Health psychology, bereavement, mood and anxiety disorders
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural, existential, integrative
Allison Ouimet, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)
Interests: Anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, trauma-related disorders, emotion regulation problems
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural
Elke Reissing, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)
Interests: Sexual problems, relational difficulties, sexual abuse, pain-related difficulties
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural
Darcy A. Santor, Ph.D., C.Psych., Full Professor (E)
Interests: Depression (unipolar, bipolar, dysthymia), Anxiety (PD,OCD, GAD, SAD), relationship problems, personality disorders, stress management, pain management, grief and loss, psychological interventions in a primary care setting
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural, interpersonal
Krystelle Shaughnessy, Ph.D., C. Psych. Assistant Professor (B)
Interests: Psychodiagnostic assessment, Mood Disorders, Trauma-related Disorders, Social Anxiety, sexual assault and coercion, sexual well-being, problems related to digital technologies/Internet/social media
Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioural, sexually diverse and gender diverse affirmative practice
Giorgio Tasca, Ph.D., C. Psych. Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)
Interests: Eating disorders, binge eating disorder, group therapy, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions
Orientation: Psychodynamic-interpersonal
Monnica Williams, Ph.D., C. Psych., ABPP, Associate Professor (E)
Interests: Obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, prejudice/discrimination, social anxiety, illness anxiety, hoarding, MDD, interpersonal relationships
Orientation : Cognitive-behavioural
Children/Family
Jude-Mary Cénat, Ph.D., Associate Professor (F)
Interests: Trauma-related disorders, internalized difficulties, cultural aspects of mental health
Orientation: Integrative
Julie Desjardins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (B)*
Interests: anxiety, depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), self-esteem, parenting support, learning disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), giftedness, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Orientation: Cognitive Behavioural, Systemic
Fanny-Alexandre Guimond, Ph.D., C.Psych, Associate Professor (B)
Interests: Internalized difficulties, parental practices, autism spectrum disorder
Orientation : Cognitive-behavioural, systemic
Annie Lamonde, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (B)
Interests: Assessment of children and adolescent (ADHD, autism, learning problems and trauma), Intervention with children, adolescents, and families for emotional and behavioural difficulties including anxiety, depression, attachment issues and trauma.
Orientation: Integrative (CBT integrating mindfulness and acceptance approaches and using EMDR when appropriate)
Nicole Racine, Ph.D., C.Psych., Clinical Supervisor (B)
Interests: Child, youth and family mental health, trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, behavioural difficulties, ADHD, learning disorders
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural. attachment-based, relational, client-centered
Elisa Romano, Ph.D., C.Psych., Associate Professor (B)
Interests: Trauma, emotional and behavioural difficulties, family functioning (parenting)
Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural, systemic
Caroline Sullivan, Ph.D., C.Psych., Assistant Professor (B)
Interests: Internalizing problems, externalizing problems, family therapy, and trauma
Orientation: Integrative, mainly cognitive-behavioural
Programs/Organizations/Community Area
Tim Aubry, Ph.D., C.Psych., Full Professor (B)
Interests: Community mental health, programme development and evaluation of health and social services
Orientation: Community
Virginie Cobigo, Ph.D., C.Psych, Associate Professor (B)
Interests: Community mental health, programme development and evaluation of health and social services, developmental disorders
Orientation: Community
Language
E = English only
F = French only
B = Bilingual