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Dr. Ava Agar received her doctoral degree for the University of Saskatchewan in 2018. She is autonomously licensed with the College of Psychologists of Ontario to practice in Clinical Psychology with Adults and Adolescents. 

Dr. Agar works in private practice in Waterloo, providing therapy and comprehensive psychoeducational assessments. While Dr. Agar’s private practice work primarily focuses on assessment at present, she also provides evidenced-based therapy (e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to support individuals with various social, emotional, and cognitive difficulties, including learning difficulties, executive dysfunction, anxiety, trauma and related disorders, and OCD and related disorders. She also provides consultation for assessment services. 

Prior to engaging in private practice, Dr. Agar worked at the University of Waterloo’s Counselling Services program providing assessments and therapy and coordinating the department’s psychological assessment services. Dr. Agar received training at Parkridge Centre and Quality of Life Program (long-term care), Royal University Hospital’s Clinical Health Psychology Unit, Saskatoon City Hospital’s Rehabilitation and Geriatric Services Unit, Seniors’ Health in Long-term and Continuing Care, Rural and Remote Memory Clinic for Rural Dementia Care, Mental Health and Addiction’s Children’s Services, Lutherwood Children’s Mental Health, Waterloo Region District School Board, Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment, and the University of Waterloo’s Counselling Services. 

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Dr. Colleen Beaudoin is a Registered Psychologist, who received her Ph.D. from York University in Clinical Developmental Psychology. Following registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, Dr. Beaudoin completed additional training to extend her areas of competency to include lifespan care. Dr. Beaudoin has worked in a variety of settings, including community mental health clinics, educational institutions, and teaching hospitals. She has been working in private practice since 2007 and joined Insight Psychology in Guelph, Ontario, in January 2015.

Dr. Beaudoin has experience working with a wide range of concerns, including: mood and anxiety disorders; learning disabilities; developmental disorders; adjustment to life stress, trauma, loss, or change; self-esteem and identity; behavioural and social difficulties; interpersonal patterns; and parenting practices. She provides assessment, treatment, supervision, and consultation services for children, adolescents, adults, and families.

Although her approach to treatment is largely Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dr. Beaudoin often incorporates other modalities, such as Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Emotion-Focused Family Treatment. As an adjunct faculty member at the University of Waterloo, Dr. Beaudoin enjoys supervising graduate students and collaborating with fellow colleagues at The Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment (CMHRT). Other passions include alpine skiing, playing games with her family, and making time for physical fitness and reading.

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Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Ed Beharry graduated in 1976 with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Windsor and has since worked in different clinical settings. These have included in- and outpatient psychiatric services, as Coordinator of Health Psychology at a general hospital, and as a consultant to both a rehabilitation program for the multidisciplinary treatment of injured workers, and a persistent pain program. He has been privileged to be an adjunct supervisor for clinical psychology graduate students at CMHRT at University of Waterloo, and for psychiatric residents at McMaster University. His special interests are in psycho diagnostic assessments, psychodynamic therapy and in the assessment and treatment of first responders.

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Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Kristy Boughton is a clinical psychologist who is registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Dr. Boughton received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Guelph in 2017. She completed her residency Hamilton Health Sciences and has also received training at the Centre for Psychological Services at the University of Guelph, The Waterloo Region District School Board, and Lutherwood Mental Health Services.

Dr. Boughton works in private practice at Kitchener Psychology Centre providing assessment, treatment, and consultation to children, adolescents, and adults. She also provides training and supervision for senior graduate students and psychologists in their year of supervised practice. Dr. Boughton works with individuals experiencing a of learning, behavioural, neuro-developmental, and social-emotional concerns and is dedicated to providing assessment and intervention that is focused on the unique needs of each client. She uses approaches and techniques from a variety of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, and Emotion Focused Family Therapy.

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Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Rick Coupland received his doctoral degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2015. He is autonomously licensed with the College of Psychologist of Ontario to practice in the areas of Clinical and Neuropsychology, Adults and Seniors. He is a Lecturer at the University of Waterloo’s affiliate, Renison University-College. He also maintains a Professional Affiliate appointment with the University of Saskatchewan in addition to his Adjunct position with the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment.

Dr. Coupland’s clinical services primarily focus on psychiatric inpatient and correctional populations as well as medicolegal and disability insurance consultation and program development. He continues to publish in the domains of forensic assessment and effective correctional treatment.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Philip Dodgson

Dr. Dodgson currently works in private practice based in Aurora, Ontario. His principal work involves service to first responders and adults dealing with anxiety and mood disorders. 

Between 1996 and 2011, Dr. Dodgson worked for the Southdown Institute providing specialized treatment to clergy and religious professionals. His particular focus was assessment and diagnosis, including concerns related to sexual abuse and professional boundaries. In addition, he has experience in individual and group therapy. He has lectured on the development of healthy protocols to prevent professional misconduct and abuse.

Dr. Dodgson is a graduate of the University of Waterloo programme and feels privileged to continue his work with the excellent staff at the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Stephanie Dubois

Dr. Stephanie Dubois is a licensed clinical and counseling psychologist at Parkwood Institute Mental Health. She is an associate scientist at LHRI, and holds adjunct appointments at both Western University and University of Waterloo.

Dr. Dubois did her graduate work at Ball State University in Muncie Indiana (2003), residency in Calgary and worked for two years at Lakeridge Health in Oshawa at the Adolescent Day Treatment program. Dr. Dubois has worked at St. Joseph’s psychiatric hospital since 2004.  Currently she works with adult inpatients in the Assessment and Treatment and Rehabilitation programs. Over the years, Dr. Dubois has worked in both outpatient and inpatient settings and for approximately five years provided mental health services to deaf patients.  She is active in the London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium and in supervision she emphasizes professional identity, mentoring, and advocacy.

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Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Gwen Dutrizac is a registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She works with children and adults, providing treatment and assessment. She has worked in inpatient psychiatric settings, community mental health, and private practice. Currently, she works at a private practice in Guelph called Insight Psychology on Norfolk. 


Dr. Dutrizac provides assessments to adults regarding a range of concerns; recently, many of these assessment queries include ADHD and ASD. These assessments are tailored to the adults’ goals, as these can vary quite a bit compared to child assessment goals. Previously, she conducted assessments with children but currently she does not do this as part of her practice. 


Dr. Dutrizac provides treatment for children, teens, and adults. Her approach varies depending on the client’s goals and resources. Approaches may include ACT, CBT, DBT and integrative approaches. She helps clients with a range of issues including depression, bipolar, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, ASD, and eating disorders. She also helps clients achieve performance-oriented goals at work or in other settings such as sports and the arts. 
 

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Dubravka Gavric

Dr. Gavric received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Waterloo in 2014. She is one of the founders of the Waterloo CBT Clinic, a private psychology clinic which specializes in providing evidence-based assessment and treatment to adults and adolescents in the Waterloo region. Dr. Gavric also works as a psychologist at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and is an adjunct faculty member in the Psychology Department at the University of Waterloo and an assistant clinical professor (part-time) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. She is actively involved in research to better understand anxiety and mood difficulties and her work has been published in scientific journals and presented at international conferences. She is actively involved in supervising and training students and other health professionals in the assessment and delivery of evidence-based treatments.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Shannon Gifford

Dr. Shannon Gifford works at Breakwater Institute for Occupational Stress and Trauma, a private practice specializing in the assessment and treatment of first responders and currently serving and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces. She formerly worked for many years at the Parkwood Institute Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic in London, Ontario. She has been a clinical adjunct faculty member at the University of Waterloo since 2008, having escaped the clutches of the program for a full three years after earning her Ph.D. there in 2005.

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Dr. Christopher Lane

Dr. Chris Lane has worked in private practice in Waterloo since the early 90's.  He has been interested in a wide range of theoretical orientations, including CBT, DBT, NLP, psychodynamic, and performance enhancement approaches with a wide range of presenting problems and issues.  In his earlier years he worked extensively with younger children and adolescents but more recently has been working with pre-adolescents, adolescents and adults in individual therapy and couple therapy.  Following up on his thesis in the area of Performance and Sport Psychology, he has also worked with a wide variety of athletes in many sports, from young, grass-roots athletes right up to Olympic contenders and Professional athletes. 

Dr. Lane received his B.A. from the University of Tennessee with a double major in philosophy and psychology (highest honors) in 1983 and ran for the University track team. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Waterloo in 1992.  He worked in a 1-yr placement initially, as well as private practice then went into full-time private practice in 1994.  He has worked part-time as an Adjunct Assistant Prof. at UW, helping to train clinical Ph.D. students in psychotherapy since about 2000.  He also worked heavily with Family and Children's Services early in his career and was an expert witness in court for several years before moving on to other things in approx. 2004.  He is presently focusing almost exclusively on psychotherapy, including individual therapy for clients age approx. 10 and up, couples, and families.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. David LeMarquand

Dr. David LeMarquand is a psychologist in Concurrent Disorders Services at Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, in London, Ontario, working with individuals who experience severe and persistent mental as well as substance use disorders. Dr. LeMarquand has been at St. Joseph’s Health Care London since 2002.

Prior to coming to St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Dr. LeMarquand was a psychologist at the North Bay Psychiatric Hospital in the Forensic and Rehabilitation programs. Areas of clinical interest include the treatment of personality-disordered individuals, as well as clinical supervision. 

Dr. LeMarquand received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from McGill University in 1989.

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Dr. Brian Mainland

Dr. Brian Mainland is the co-director of Waterloo Psychology Group, a private practice offering psychological and neuropsychological services in Uptown Waterloo. His primary focus is offering evidence-based therapy (e.g., Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy) to support adolescents and adults with various challenges, including anxiety, depression, chronic pain, concussion and a wide-range of stress-related illnesses. His other area of practice pertains to neuropsychological assessment of acquired brain injury and disorders affecting cognition and learning in adults.

Prior to moving back home to Waterloo Region in 2017, Dr. Mainland worked at Burlington Psychological and Counselling Services for several years. He completed his pre-doctoral residency at the CPA-accredited London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium. He has previously held positions at the Parkwood Institute’s Acquired Brain Injury Program, University Hospital’s Epilepsy/Neurology/Neurosurgery Services, Western University’s Student Development Centre, Princess Margaret Hospital’s Pencer Brain Tumour Centre, Toronto Western Hospital’s Neuropsychology Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Sunnybrook Health Science Centre.

Dr. Mainland received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Ryerson University in 2015 and he is registered as a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Dr. Mainland is an Adjunct Faculty Supervisor at the University of Waterloo.

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Dr. McIntyre-Smith is a psychologist in private practice in Toronto working with adults with mood and anxiety presentations, as well as first responders and military personnel and veterans with operational stress injuries. She completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University and her Ph.D. at Western University. She has been supervising graduate students, residents, and psychologists in supervised practice since 2011. Her clinical approach is largely CBT-based with interests in third-wave interventions and interpersonal process in treatment. Supervision interests are similar, focused on therapeutic process, application of third-wave interventions, and professional development. Research projects have included the impact of operational stress injuries on sexual function, and development of a moral injury measure to assist with assessment and treatment of service members.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Sam Mikail

Dr. Sam Mikail completed his doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Saskatchewan in 1988.  He is a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario and is board certified in clinical psychology with the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Mikail has served on the Board of Directors of several professional associations and service organizations including the Canadian Pain Society, The Canadian Register of Health Service Psychologists, The Council of Professional Psychology Associations, The Blue Hills Child and Family Centre, and the Canadian Psychological Association (President, 2018-2019; Chair of Practice, 1999-2002, 2014-2017).  Dr. Mikail has maintained active involvement in research, professional training, consultation and clinical service delivery. He has published numerous articles in peer reviewed journals and book chapters on various topics including, coping with chronic pain, empirically validated psychological treatments, disability and depression, treatment of perfectionism, and coping with disability. Dr. Mikail currently provides consultation to private insurers, is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Waterloo, Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment, and maintains a part-time private practice in Newmarket, ON. 

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Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Carolyn Moss is a registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She completed her doctoral training in Clinical Psychology at the University of Waterloo.  As part of that program, she participated in an internship year in the Child and Family Centre, Child and Adolescent Inpatient program, and the Adolescent Outpatient Clinic at Grand River Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario.  Dr. Moss has been working in private practice for over 20 years.  In addition to working in private practice, she has provided consultation and supervision to psychology staff at KidsAbility for approximately seven years.  She has also done contract assessment work for KW Habilitation Services and Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington.  She has supervised several Psychologists and Psychological Associates to complete their licensing year.  Dr. Moss provides assessment, treatment, and consultation to children (ages 18 months and up), adolescents, and adults. She also works with families and couples. 

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Elizabeth Orr

Dr. Elizabeth Orr is a clinical psychologist who is registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Waterloo in 2013. She has supervised PhD graduate students in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Waterloo since 2014.

Dr. Orr works in Guelph, Ontario at a private practice called the Guelph Psychology Centre (www.guelphpsychologycentre.com). She provides treatment to adults, couples, children, adolescents, and families struggling with difficulties such as low mood, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, relationship difficulties, personality difficulties, life and workplace stress, behavioural difficulties, and school struggles.

Dr. Orr’s primary therapy approaches are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy. She also uses techniques from Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. In the past, she has taught the University of Waterloo graduate course, Child Psychopathology and Psychotherapy.

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Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Jennifer Pink is a clinical psychologist working in private practice in Waterloo, ON. She provides psychoeducational and psychological assessments to help adults better understand their strengths and difficulties and access appropriate supports. She also provides therapy to adults with a broad range of concerns including major life changes (e.g., illness, caregiving, school/work), anxiety and stress, depression, and relationship distress. Dr. Pink works collaboratively with her clients to integrate evidence-based treatment approaches (e.g., cognitive behavioural, mindfulness) and tailor treatment to their needs and goals.

Dr. Pink received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Simon Fraser University. She completed the CPA-accredited Calgary Clinical Psychology Residency program and a postdoctoral clinical fellowship at the University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine and Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta. She previously worked as a staff psychologist at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Her primary research interests relate to communication in close relationships and psychosocial screening and treatment in cancer care.

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Dr. Sol Pound

Dr. Sol Pound is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Western Ontario and completed her residency at Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK). She has worked in hospitals, community-based mental health centres, schools, and private practices. She currently works at Kitchener Psychology Centre and at the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and serves as a clinical adjunct supervisor at the University of Waterloo.

Dr. Pound is passionate about working with children, adolescents, and young adults. She provides consultation and treatment services for children and adolescents with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, behavioural issues, obsessive-compulsive disorder, developmental concerns, and learning issues. She has a special interest in working collaboratively with parents to help them understand the emotions, needs, and skill deficits behind their child’s behaviour and engage in parenting approaches that foster connection, structure, and the development of skills. She has training and experience in a variety of intervention styles including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-based interventions, attachment theory, and positive parenting approaches. Dr. Pound integrates her knowledge of these approaches to best suit the unique needs of each individual client.

Dr. Pound also conducts comprehensive psycho-educational and psychological assessments with preschoolers, school-age children, adolescents, and young adults for a variety of presenting problems including Learning Disabilities, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other developmental and mental health concerns.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Ruth Slater

Dr. Ruth Slater is a registered psychologist (since 1993) in the province of Ontario, in the areas of clinical and health psychology.  She has worked at the Hospital for Sick Children since 2001, and is currently with the Diabetes and Plastics teams.  She provides support to children, adolescents and families, who are coping with illness or injury.  She is trained as a trainer in Motivational Interviewing (MI) and provides training to staff and students.  In her work, Dr. Slater uses principles from MI, but also Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Family Systems theory, and other approaches that incorporate strengths (e.g., Solution-Focused therapy) and/or mindfulness.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Kathy Smolewska

Dr. Kathy Smolewska is a registered psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario in the areas of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology. She provides clinical psychological and neuropsychological assessment services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. She obtained her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology at the University of Waterloo, as well as more focused training in neuropsychology through practica at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. She completed a Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)-accredited Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Neuropsychology at Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS), where she worked with individuals across the lifespan. She completed her Supervised Practice at HHS, working in the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program, Integrated Stroke Program, and Pediatric Neuropsychology Service.

Following Supervised Practice, Dr. Smolewska held a position as a Neuropsychologist in different departments at HHS. These have included the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, ABI Program, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and Neonatal Follow-Up Unit. She also held the role of Director of Training for the Neuropsychology Pre-doctoral Residency training program at HHS. Currently, Dr. Smolewska works in private practice in Waterloo, focusing on psychological and neuropsychological assessment across the lifespan.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Katherine Spere

Dr. Katherine Spere is the Director of Kitchener Psychology Centre (formerly Dr. Spere and Associates), a private practice in Kitchener. She is registered to provide assessment, treatment and consultation to children and adolescents. She works with a variety of clients and presenting issues including mood and anxiety, behaviour issues, learning difficulties, and
Autism Spectrum Disorders. She also provides training and supervision at Kitchener Psychology Centre for senior graduate students and psychologists in their year of supervised practice.


Dr, Spere has worked and trained in a variety of clinical settings in the past, including a group private practice, the Waterloo Region District School Board, Hamilton Health Services, the Centre for Psychological Services at the University of Guelph, and kidsLink (now Carizon).


Dr. Spere received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology: Applied Developmental Emphasis from the University of Guelph in 2010.

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Dr. Elizabeth Stevens

Dr. Stevens is a psychologist at the Waterloo Region District School Board.  She completed an undergraduate degree in psychology at Queen’s University, a MA at York University, and a PhD at the University of New Brunswick.  She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Alberta Children’s Hospital in the Mental Health, Perinatal, Child Abuse and Neurology Clinics.  Throughout her career she has worked in various settings including children’s hospitals, daycares, children’s community mental health, youth justice, and victim services.  She has been involved with clinical supervision throughout her career, including at the CMHRT.  Her current role involves provided assessment, consultation, and intervention for children and adolescents at the school board.  She has also had involvement with research and program evaluation at the board, including developing a social risk model to inform special education resource allocation, developing a self-regulation assessment tool for Kindergarten and evaluating anxiety treatment groups.    She has been facilitating CBT treatment groups for secondary school students with anxiety for a number of years.  More recently, she was trained as a Friends for Life facilitator and began offering this program in elementary schools and supervising the Friends for Life group at the CMHRT in 2016. 

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Dr. Season Tompkins

Dr. Season Tompkins completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of British Columbia. She completed the Vancouver Coastal Health Predoctoral Residency in Clinical Neuropsychology. Dr. Tompkins is registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario in the areas of Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology. She is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, the Ontario Psychological Association, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. She is an Adjunct Faculty Supervisor at the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment (CMHRT). She works in private practice conducting neuropsychological and psychological evaluations and psychological treatment of adults and seniors for the purpose of acute care, rehabilitation, and independent medical examinations. Dr. Tompkins has earned competitive academic awards, has published in peer-reviewed journals, and has presented her clinical and neuropsychological research at international conferences.  

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Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Julie Torrance-Perks is a Clinical Psychologist in Waterloo, ON and the director of KW Psychology, a well-established practice in uptown Waterloo, serving the mental health needs of the community for over 25 years.  She received her Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo in 1997 and worked at the Grand River Hospital (Child and Family Centre) and Toronto General Hospital before starting in private practice.  She provides consultation, assessment and treatment for adults, couples, adolescents and children and utilizes Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy and clinical hypnosis.  She has a long history of providing supervision, having supervised graduate students, residents and members of supervised practice, and enjoys her role as Adjunct Faculty Supervisor at the University of Waterloo.

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Dr. Val Vorstenbosch

Dr. Vorstenbosch is the co-director of Waterloo Psychology Group, a clinical psychology practice located in uptown Waterloo. Prior to launching Waterloo Psychology Group, Dr. Vorstenbosch was employed as a psychologist at Burlington Psychological and Counselling Services and Homewood Health Centre. Dr. Vorstenbosch provides evidence-based assessment and treatment for adults with various psychological concerns, including depression, anxiety and other stress-related conditions, OCD and related disorders, and trauma-related disorders. Dr. Vorstenbosch received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Ryerson University in 2013 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship through the Frederick W. Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in 2014.

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Adjunct Faculty
Dr. Mengran Xu

Dr. Xu received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Waterloo and is registered as a clinical and counselling psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Dr. Xu currently works full-time as a clinical psychologist at Canadian Forces Base Borden and provides mental health services to current members of the Canadian Armed Forces. He serves as an adjunct faculty for the psychology department at the University of Waterloo. He also provides private practice through the Centre for Psychology and Emotion Regulation in Midland, Ontario. Dr. Xu completed his pre-doctoral residency at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (Eating Disorders Program and Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic).

Dr. Xu specializes in the assessment and treatment for adults presenting with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Eating Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, and related conditions, using a variety of evidence-based interventions (such as Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy). He is a certified provider, consultant, and trainer for Cognitive Processing Therapy. In addition, Dr. Xu has extensive research experience in anxiety disorders and mindfulness-based interventions and has published several peer-reviewed journal articles in these areas. He has also written extensively on topics related to trauma, eating, weight, and emotion regulation through publishing books, developing online courses, providing workshops, and conducting presentations.

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