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Hi, I'm Dr English, Psychologist.
I specialize in helping clients overcome depression, anxiety disorders and traumatic childhood experiences. I can also help with self-esteem, personal growth, and issues related to pregnancy and motherhood.
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Licensed Psychologist with the Order of Psychologists of Quebec OPQ# 13980-20
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Hi! I’m Dr Valérie English and I’m a graduate of the University of Montréal, in the adult Clinical Psychology program. I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy and humanistic therapy. I specialize in helping clients overcome depression, anxiety disorders, interpersonal struggles, traumatic childhood experiences, self-esteem, and personal growth.
I also specialize in issues related to pregnancy and obstetrics, such as helping pregnant mothers and new moms, overcome things like anxiety, depression, marital problems, pregnancy ambivalence, attachment issues, grief and loss, trouble conceiving, miscarriage, abortion, and grieving men.
Finally, I also specialize in helping medical patients overcome difficulties related to traumatic events, serious injuries, or illnesses such as cancer.
My approach to therapy is integrative, in the sense that I incorporate approaches from several scientifically validated therapies, according to the client’s needs. My main objective in therapy is to work collaboratively with you, identify your struggles and objectives, and to find with you – through discussion – solutions that will fit with your personality and values. It’s important to me that I cultivate an open therapeutic atmosphere that is warm and free of judgment, where you feel safe to explore topics that are important to you, so you can get to know yourself better and work through struggles. It would be a pleasure for me to meet you, to get to know your unique situation, and to help you on your path to greater psychological well-being.
— Valérie English
Trained in Scientifically-Based Treatment Approaches
- 4+ years of professional experience
- A 2-year clinical internship at the Montreal University Health Center (CHUM) in: obstetrics/gynecology, Burn Unit, Reimplantation of Hands, and Oncology (2017-2019)
- Doctoral research award: Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Société et Culture (FQRSC) (2014-2016)
- Award of excellence: Faculty or Arts and Science, University of Montreal, BA degree (2012)
University-Level Training in Psychology
PsyD in Clinical Psychology
Université de Montreal
BA Honours in Psychology
Université de Montreal
Success Stories
"I am extremely grateful to have been helped by Valérie. Her experience, knowledge and soft-skills have proven to be very effective in helping me overcome the issues brought forth during the therapy sessions. She has provided a world-class professional service by 1. asking the "right" questions and guiding me through my thoughts, feelings and emotions which has pushed me to perform the introspection needed to heal myself 2. providing practical material (e.g. Emotion wheel) and tools that helped in my introspection and can be used/referred to whenever needed 3. showing high-level of compassion, kindness and understanding at all times. This latter was very important as I was going through difficult times and I had a lot of issues to work on. To have someone present whose sole purpose was to help and support me through the process was priceless. Thank you Valérie."