Welcome to the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment (CMHRT)

Thank you for your interest in psychological services at the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment (CMHRT).

The Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment (CMHRT) is a vital component of the accredited Clinical Psychology graduate program at the University of Waterloo. The CMHRT offers accessible, effective psychological assessment and therapy services for adults, adolescents, children, and families in the Region of Waterloo, while facilitating cutting-edge research on the development, persistence and treatment of mental health problems and providing comprehensive clinical training in our state-of-the-art facility.

Our therapists and clinicians are graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in clinical psychology. They are each supervised by a registered psychologist who observes every video-recorded therapy or assessment session.

If you are interested in seeking therapy treatment, please complete our client intake form, and we will be in touch soon.

Unfortunately, we are not accepting referrals for psychoeducational assessments to assess learning and attention at this time. The CMHRT is primarily a treatment centre and we have limited capacity to provide only a few psychoeducational assessments each year as part of masters level clinical skills coursework. We hope to re-open the waitlist in May 2025 to accept referrals for assessments which may be completed in 2026 or later. 

The CMHRT can be separated into 3 main categories

please click the categories below for more information:

1. Clinical Services

2. Community Education and Outreach

3. Clinical Psychology Research

The Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo was founded in the early 1960s. Comprising of 6 research areas, the Department has grown to become one of the most esteemed Departments of Psychology in Canada. For more information, visit the Psychology home page.

Territorial Land Acknowledgement:

The University of Waterloo Psychology Department acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.