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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 so thankful to have found Valerie. Initially, when I first started therapy I was just feeling really overwhelmed and frustrated overall but I couldn't really articulate what the cause was. Within the first few months, we were able to figure it out and I was able to open up about a lot of things that had been bothering me since my childhood which I wasn't able to open up about before.
What I think was the best part about these sessions was that Valerie helped me find the strength within myself to tackle my problems. Since then I have felt really positive and really empowered to continue to make progress and to grow. I'm so incredibly thankful and I would highly recommend her."