Professional Background in Psychology

Education and Training

I have a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Montreal. Previous to my doctorate, I earned an M.Ps. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Montreal and a B.A. in English Drama from McGill University. Additional post-doctoral training included psychoanalytically-oriented psychotherapy with adolescents and their families at the Youth Service of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, group psychotherapy training at the Individual and Group Psychotherapy Unit of the Allen Memorial Institute, and psychoanalytic training at the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis (Quebec English Branch).

I have had my own business practice for over 25 years, beginning in Montreal. In a half-time private practice, I spent the other half of my work week as a staff psychologist at the Montreal General Hospital, where I practiced both individual and group therapy. As Co-Director of Group Psychotherapy Training, I taught and supervised students in the program. I was also a staff member of the Individual and Group Psychotherapy Unit at the Allen Memorial Institute, where I taught and supervised. I have published papers and presented them at international conferences. After moving to in 2003, I got re-licensed as a psychologist in Ottawa, Ontario and opened my psychology practice in downtown Ottawa.

Professional Affiliations:

  1. College of Psychologists of Ontario – Member since January 2005; License # 4089.
  2. Member of the Canadian Society of Psychoanalysis (Quebec English Branch). 1994 – 2004; and the Ottawa Psychoanalytic Society – since 2004.
  3. Ottawa Academy of Psychology – Member since 2004; Executive Member, since September 2005.
  4. Fellow of the International Psychoanalytic Association (FIPA). Since 1994.
  5. Member of the Canadian Psychological Association since 2004.
  6. Member of the Canadian Register of Mental Health Providers in Psychology.
  7. Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ # 2,428) – validated by the ASPPB Mobility Program of the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards. Since 2001.
  8. Member of the Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (OPQ) from 1979 – 2003. Permit# 02539-79.
  9. Member of The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) from 1989-2003.
  10. Clinical supervisor, Consortia of McGill University and Concordia University. 1989-1996.
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