Clinical Faculty
Dr. Shannon Johnson
Director of Clinical Training
Research Interests:听Environmental psychology, nature connection/disconnection, behaviour change, resilience and well-being, e-mental health
Clinical/Professional Interests:听Cognitive and neuropsychological difficulties, neurodiversity; culturally informed assessment and treatment听
Theoretical Orientation:听Biopsychosocial; cognitive-behavioural (inclusive of third-wave approaches); integrative
Graduate Student Research: Not taking students for 26/27.
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Dr. Natalie Rosen
Associate Director of Clinical Training
Research Interests:听Sexual dysfunction; sexuality in life transitions (pregnancy and postpartum; menopause); Infertility; sex therapy; cognitive behavioural couple therapy; Intimate relationships
Clinical/Professional Interests:听Sex and couple therapy
Theoretical Orientation:听Cognitive-behavioural (inclusive of 3rd wave CBT)
Graduate Student Research: I am taking a new student for 26/27.
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Dr. Alissa Pencer
Field Placement Coordinator
Research Interests:听E-mental health services, early psychosis, mental health systems
Clinical/Professional Interests: CBT for diverse populations, trauma-based therapies, anxiety and mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and severe mental illness
Theoretical Orientation: Cognitive behavioural
Graduate Student Research: Not taking students for 26/27.
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Dr. Christine Chambers
drcchambers.ca
Research Interests:听Pediatric psychology; health Psychology; children's pain; pain assessment and management; knowledge mobilization; patient partnership
Clinical/Professional Interests: Health psychology; child clinical psychology
Theoretical Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural
Graduate Student Research: Open to accepting new students in the 2026/27 school year.
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Research Interests: Digital intervention development, evaluation, and sustainability; pediatric insomnia and sleep problems; school mental health
Clinical/Professional Interests: Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders and sleep disorders
Theoretical Orientation: Integrative, behavioural, cognitive-behavioural
Graduate Student Research: Not taking students for 26/27
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Research Interests: Biological embedding, developmental psychopathology, early life adversity
Clinical/Professional Interests: Anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, health psychology (e.g., medical coping), obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma and stress related disorders
Theoretical Orientation: Cognitive-behavioural (including third-wave approaches)
Graduate Student Research: Open to accepting new students in the 2026/27 school year.
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Research Interests:听Sexual health; health psychology; accessible and inclusive psychosocial interventions
Clinical/Professional Interests:听Relationships; sexual functioning; grief; mental health in the context of acute and chronic health conditions; anxiety and mood disorders
Theoretical Orientation:听Cognitive-behavioural (process-based; ACT, third-wave approaches); socioculturally guided听
Graduate Student Research: I do not supervise graduate student research, and as such, do not accept students for graduate supervision.
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Research Interests:听Clinical psychology, depression, anxiety, personality, perfectionism, psychopathology, suicide, eating disorders, alcohol problems听听
Clinical/Professional Interests:听Depression, anxiety, personality disorders, perfectionism, suicide, sating disorders, alcohol problems
Theoretical Orientation:听Cognitive-behavioural, interpersonal
Graduate Student Research: Open to accepting new students in the 2026/27 school year.
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Research Interests:听Psychological factors in addictions, emotional disorders (anxiety, mood disorders, and PTSD) and their comorbidity; addictive behaviors and relationships; personality; cue reactivity; implicit cognition
Clinical/Professional Interests:听Development, testing, and scaling up of personality-targeted, transdiagnostic interventions
Theoretical Orientation:听Cognitive behavioral
Graduate Student Research: Potentially accepting students for 2026-27.
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Research Interests:听Clinical psychology, human sexuality, sexual functioning, adaptation of sexual and mental health interventions for LGBTQ+ populations.
Clinical/Professional Interests:听Adults and couples/relationships experiencing: anxiety disorders, depression and bipolar disorders, insomnia, sexual issues and dysfunction, difficulty coping with medical conditions, relationship issues, other psychological conditions and concerns
Theoretical Orientation:听 CBT, DBT, ACT
Graduate Student Research: Not taking students for 26/27.
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