Patricia Creary

Patricia is a resident in the final stages of completing her doctoral degree in clinical and counselling psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto. She has trained in adult treatment and assessment in both private practice and outpatient/residential treatment settings such as the Cognitive and Interpersonal Therapy Centre (CITC), and the Intensive OCD Services program at the Frederick W. Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre (Sunnybrook). Patricia has worked with adults to treat a wide range of clinical issues including mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, interpersonal difficulties, and stress-related problems. Her treatment primarily integrates evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT). She aims to develop a collaborative treatment plan that is tailored to each client’s unique needs, history, strengths, and goals. She hopes to create a compassionate environment and help clients to not only feel better but to live their lives in fulfilling and personally meaningful ways. Patricia’s graduate research focuses on the human-animal bond and factors related to mental health and well-being such as resilience and coping, compassion fatigue, stress, and burnout. She is also interested in the ways in which animals can enrich our lives and potentially help in the context of therapy.