Dr. Mirisse Foroughe

Ph.D., C. PSYCH.

CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Dr. Mirisse Foroughe is the Clinical Director at Family Psychology Centre. She has over 25 years of experience providing assessment and treatment to children, adolescents, and families with expertise in Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Family-Based Treatment (FBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). Dr. Mirisse is the developer of Emotion Focused Therapy for Youth (EFT-Y), which has individual, parent-child, co-parent, and family applications. In her role as a clinical teacher and supervisor, Dr. Mirisse has trained health care providers locally and internationally and has personally supervised over 100 graduate students in clinical psychology and psychotherapy.

After completing her Master’s degree in Health Psychology, Dr. Mirisse completed a doctorate degree in Clinical-Developmental Psychology at York University. She has held positions at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto District School Board, Child Development Institute, and Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health (formerly the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre). She was Ontario’s first full-time Child and Family Psychologist in a Family Health Team, providing primary care to children, adolescents, and families alongside colleagues in medicine and allied health. Currently, Dr. Mirisse oversees clinical services at the Family Psychology Centre, providing training and supervision to the clinical team, as well as serving as Director of the Emotion Transformation Institute, a clinical research lab investigating emotional change through child, caregiver, and family-based interventions.

Dr. Mirisse has edited two books, is the author of 12 book chapters, and received numerous awards and accolades for her work, including the OPA Ruth Berman Early Career Psychologist Award, the CPA PFC Innovative Service Award, and the OPA Harvey T. Brooker Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching. She holds Adjunct Faculty positions with York University as well as the University of Waterloo and is an Adjunct Clinical Supervisor for the School and Child Clinical Program at OISE, University of Toronto.

Checkout Dr. Mirisse’s Book

This book introduces emotion focused family therapy (EFFT) as an evidence-based intervention for children through the integration of parent trauma treatment and emotion-focused techniques. A team of expert authors, including the founders of EFT and EFFT, contribute to the chapters, in which recent findings from longitudinal clinical trials are woven into a rich and deeply presented overview of using EFFT practically with clients. This immensely practical book also provides illustrative case studies, intervention strategies, and do’s and don’ts at the end of each chapter.

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Dr. Mirisse Foroughe

Ph.D., C. Psych.

Clinical Director

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Dr. Heather McLean

Ph.D., C. Psych.

Supervising Clinical Psychologist

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Dr. Rachel Moline

Ph.D., R. Psych. C.Psych (Interim Autonomous Practice)

Supervising Clinical Psychologist

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Angela Massey

Ph.D., C. Psych.

Supervising Clinical Psychologist

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Dr. Claudia Garcia Thibodeau

MD, FRCPC

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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Dr. Monidipa Ravi

MD, FRCPC

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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Evgenia Khilov

BA, DTATI, RP, RCAT

Psychotherapist and Art Therapy Practice Lead

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Nadine Yildiz

B.A. (Hons), M.Sc., PsyD Candidate

Senior Doctoral Associate

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Mahsa Foroughi

MA, Ph.D.

Senior Doctoral Associate

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Sara Oczak-Arsic

B.A. (Hons), MA, Ph.D. Candidate

Senior Doctoral Associate

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Yuval Kernerman

M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D. Candidate

Senior Doctoral Associate

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Francis Wall

M.A., Ph.D. Candidate

Senior Doctoral Associate

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Emily Cowan

MA, Ph.D Candidate

Doctoral Associate

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Kunio Hessel

MA, MSc, Ph.D Candidate

Doctoral Associate

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Danielle Hudspith

BA (Hons.), MPsy

Clinical Associate

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Aaron Strate

BA, MPsy, RP (Q)

Clinical Associate

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Shaya Zhang

B.Sc., M.Div., RP (Qualifying)

Clinical Associate

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Nesatara Downey

B.A (Hons.), MA, CYCP, RP (Q)

Clinical Associate

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Kelly Enright

B.A. (Hons.), LL.B, MPsy Student, RP (Q)

Clinical Associate

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April Cockshutt

BBA, CNP, MPsy, RP (Q)

Clinical Associate

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Mahsima Nosrati-Inanlou

MSW, RSW

Clinical Social Worker

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Lisa Schwartz

MSW, RSW

Clinical Social Worker

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Emma Silver

MSW, RSW

Clinical Social Worker EFT Clinical Supervisor

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Amy Nesbitt

MSc, OT Reg. (Ont.)

Occupational Therapy Practice Lead

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Brett Bean

BSc.

Psychometrist

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Fleur Leslie

MSc

Psychometrist

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Jessica Kong

BASc. (Hons.)

Psychometrist

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Jake Gellman

MPsy (Candidate)

Assessment Practicum Student

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Emily Shinder

BA (hons.), MPsy Student

Student Therapist Assessment Practicum Student

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Marina Baranov

BSc. (Hons.)

Clinical Intake Coordinator

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Maria Dimitrievska

BSc. (Hons.)

Clinical Intake Coordinator

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Lena Knezevik

BComm (Hons.)

Clinical Intake Coordinator

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