Counselling Psychology

Programs of research reflect the core values and foci of the discipline of Counselling Psychology: career development, health and wellness, indigenous healing, gender and cultural diversity, disability, and social justice issues. Faculty members are involved in a wide range of research activities including intercultural counselling, First Nations counselling, career development and counselling, stress and coping, sexuality and reproductive health, disabilities, trauma, working with families and children in school settings, prevention of anxiety disorders, and empirically supported approaches utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

 

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Faculty Members in Counselling Psychology

Name Research Interests
Bedi, Robinder Counselling psychology; The Contextual Model of Counselling/Psychotherapy / Viewing Psychotherapy as a Cultural Practice; Counselling psychology disciplinary and professional issues; Counselling/psychotherapy in India; Counselling/psychotherapy/mental health with Punjabi/Sikh individuals
Borgen, William Career Counselling, Career/life transitions, Developmental approaches to counselling, Group counselling
Buchanan, Marla Counsellor Stress, Narrative Inquiry, School Counselling, Traumatic Stress
Cox, Daniel Counselling psychology; Motivations and Emotions; Anxiety; depression; Mental Health and Society; stress; Suicide
Haverkamp, Beth Counselling Process Research, Ethics and Professional Issues, Research Design
Hubley, Anita Psychological and health measurement; test development and validation; adult neuropsychological, personality, and mental health topics and assessment; research with general community and vulnerable populations (e.g. elderly, homeless, drug addicted)
Ishiyama, Ishu Multicultural/Cross-cultural Counselling and Psychotherapy, Multicultural Counselling Competency Development, Anti-discrimination and Prejudice Reduction, Japanese Morita Therapy and Asian Perspectives on Helping and Healing, Social-Cultural Competency Training, Self-Validation Issues in Personal and Cross-cultural Transition and Adjustment, Social Anxiety and Interpersonal Skills Training, Spiritual Issues in Counselling, Help-Seeking and Help-Avoiding, Use of Metaphors in Counselling and Supervision, Clinical Racism Issues in counselling Training and Practice
Miller, Kenneth Mindfulness and its incorporation into mental health interventions in settings of adversity, Development of culturally grounded assessment and evaluation tools, The use of mixed-methods in intervention development and evaluation research
Tomfohr-Madsen, Lianne
 
 

Student & Alumni Stories in Counselling Psychology

Leah Baugh

Student
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselling Psychology (PhD)

Christine Yu

Student
Doctor of Philosophy in Counselling Psychology (PhD)
 
 

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