Nicolina Ratto
Montreal Clinical Psychology Services: Relationships, Mental Health & Well-Being
PHD CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST | PSYCHOTHERAPIST | COACHING PSYCHOLOGIST
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Highest Degree Held: Ph.D.
Specialties: Individual, Couple & Sex Therapy; Couple, Marital & Relationship Counselling; Family & Parenting Counselling; Sexual Health; Depression; Anxiety; Panic; OCD; Social Anxiety; Phobias; Anger; Stress Management; Burnout; Skills Training; Grief/Loss ETC.
Types of Clients: Adults, Elderly, Families, Couples
Languages spoken: English, Français, Italiano
Licensures/Certifications: Clinical Psychologist, licensed member of the Order of Psychologist of Quebec, Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C.), professional certified member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
ACT/CBS Background and Training: *COURSES, WORKSHOPS & TRAINING*
+ ACT: A PROCESSED-BASED APPROACH
+ MINDFUL CLINICAL PRACTICE
+ MASTERING THE CLINICAL CONVERSATION: LANGUAGE AS AN INTERVENTION
+ THE MINDFUL WAY THROUGH ANXIETY
+ MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS: COURSE IN INNER GROWTH
+ SELF-COMPASSION & EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE
+ INTRODUCTION TO ACCEPTANCE COMMITTMENT THERAPY (ACT)
+ MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
+ COMPASSION-BASED MINDFULNESS TRAINING
+ FULL-TIME 1-YEAR PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY)
The psychotherapeutic approach used (with individuals, couples & groups) was Integrative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (with a strong focus on mindfulness) which included cognitive & acceptance-based behavioral change strategies as well as DBT, emotion-regulation & compassion-focused therapy.
+ SELF-TRAINED VIA PERSONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Mindfulness Based Treatment Approaches Clinician's Guide to Evidence Base Applications – Ruth A. Baer
Compassion: Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy – Paul Gilbert
Compassion Focussed Therapy: Distinctive Features – Paul Gilbert
The Compassionate Mind - Paul Gilbert
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – The Process and Practice of Mindful Change - Steven C. Hayes et al.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features – Rebecca Crane
The Mindful Path to Self Compassion – Christopher Germer
The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness – Mark Williams et al.
Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice – Roemer & Orsillo
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety – John P. Forsyth & Georg H. Eifert
ACT with Love – Russ Harris
Mindfulness Integrated CBT: Principle and Practice – Bruno Cayoun
Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness – Jon Kabat Zinn
+ ACT: A PROCESSED-BASED APPROACH
+ MINDFUL CLINICAL PRACTICE
+ MASTERING THE CLINICAL CONVERSATION: LANGUAGE AS AN INTERVENTION
+ THE MINDFUL WAY THROUGH ANXIETY
+ MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS: COURSE IN INNER GROWTH
+ SELF-COMPASSION & EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE
+ INTRODUCTION TO ACCEPTANCE COMMITTMENT THERAPY (ACT)
+ MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR DEPRESSION: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
+ COMPASSION-BASED MINDFULNESS TRAINING
+ FULL-TIME 1-YEAR PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY)
The psychotherapeutic approach used (with individuals, couples & groups) was Integrative Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (with a strong focus on mindfulness) which included cognitive & acceptance-based behavioral change strategies as well as DBT, emotion-regulation & compassion-focused therapy.
+ SELF-TRAINED VIA PERSONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Mindfulness Based Treatment Approaches Clinician's Guide to Evidence Base Applications – Ruth A. Baer
Compassion: Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy – Paul Gilbert
Compassion Focussed Therapy: Distinctive Features – Paul Gilbert
The Compassionate Mind - Paul Gilbert
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – The Process and Practice of Mindful Change - Steven C. Hayes et al.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features – Rebecca Crane
The Mindful Path to Self Compassion – Christopher Germer
The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness – Mark Williams et al.
Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice – Roemer & Orsillo
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety – John P. Forsyth & Georg H. Eifert
ACT with Love – Russ Harris
Mindfulness Integrated CBT: Principle and Practice – Bruno Cayoun
Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness – Jon Kabat Zinn
Additional Information: *To stay current in the ever-evolving field of mental health and psychotherapy research, I maintain ongoing memberships in a number of reputable associations, namely (may be subject to changes):
• Clinical Psychologist, licensed member – Ordre des Psychologue du Quebec (OPQ)
• Association des psychologues du Québec (APQ)
• Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), Professional certified member – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA/ACCP)
• CCPA/ACCP Private Practitioner Chapter
• Canadian Psychological Association (CPA/SCP)
• CPA/SCP Clinical Psychology Section
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• APA Practice Organization
• Founding member, Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
• Canadian Positive Psychology Association
• Duly elected member, Society for Sex Therapy and Research
• The Institute of Meditation and Psychotherapy
• Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada
• International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
• Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
• Quebec Chapter (ACBSQ)
• International Association of Applied Psychology
• Canadian Sex Research Forum
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Quebec Counselling Association
• National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA)
• UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
• World Association for Sexual Health (WAS)
• Clinical Psychologist, licensed member – Ordre des Psychologue du Quebec (OPQ)
• Association des psychologues du Québec (APQ)
• Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), Professional certified member – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA/ACCP)
• CCPA/ACCP Private Practitioner Chapter
• Canadian Psychological Association (CPA/SCP)
• CPA/SCP Clinical Psychology Section
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• APA Practice Organization
• Founding member, Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
• Canadian Positive Psychology Association
• Duly elected member, Society for Sex Therapy and Research
• The Institute of Meditation and Psychotherapy
• Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada
• International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors
• Association for Contextual Behavioral Science
• Quebec Chapter (ACBSQ)
• International Association of Applied Psychology
• Canadian Sex Research Forum
• Canadian Mental Health Association
• Quebec Counselling Association
• National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA)
• UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
• World Association for Sexual Health (WAS)