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 and has 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).

After completing her Master’s degree in Health Psychology, Dr. Foroughe completed a doctorate degree in Clinical-Developmental Psychology at York University. She has trained at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto District School Board, 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. Dr. Foroughe currently oversees clinical services at the Family Psychology Centre, providing training and supervision to the clinical team, as well as directs the Emotion Transformation Institute, a clinical research lab investigating emotional change through child, caregiver, and family-based interventions.

Dr. Foroughe has received numerous awards and accolades for her work, including the OPA Ruth Berman Early Career Psychologist Award, the CPA 2017 PFC Innovative Service Award, and the OPA 2019 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 OISE at the University of Toronto.



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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. Sol Pound

Ph.D., C. Psych.

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MD, FRCPC

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MD, FRCPC

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Dr. Dillon Browne

Ph.D., C. Psych.

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Dr. Heather McLean

Ph.D., C. Psych.

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Ph.D., C. Psych.

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Ph.D., C. Psych.

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BA, DTATI, RP

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Nicole Davey

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Samuel Kim

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Emma Silver

MSW, RSW

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Kristina Cordeiro

MA, Ph.D. Student

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MA, Ph.D. Student

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BA, MPsy

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C.N.P., B.B.A., MPsy Student

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BASc. (Hons.)

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Danielle Poulo

BASc. (Hons.)

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BA

Intake Coordinator

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