Associate Professor, Director, MScA Couple and Family Therapy
McGill University
Montreal, QC, Canada
Dr. Heather MacIntosh is Associate Professor and Director of the MScA Couple and Family Therapy Programme at McGill University where she is the recipient of the H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching. Dr. MacIntosh is also Director of the McGill Couple and Family Clinic where she supervises advanced interns in Couple and Family Therapy in developing skills in couple therapy with trauma survivors. Dr. MacIntosh is a clinical psychologist and author of the recently released book: Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma a Manual for Therapists (2019, Routledge), a treatment manual outlining her evidence based treatment model for working with couples dealing with the impacts of complex trauma. She is author of over 35 peer reviewed journal articles and ten book chapters in the field of trauma, couple relationships, couple therapy, psychotherapy process research, and sexuality in trauma survivors. She leads an active research programme funded by SSHRC, FAVACS, and FQRSC examining the impact of early life trauma on the process and outcome of couple therapy, and the development and maintenance of healthy adult relationships. Dr. MacIntosh graduated from the doctoral programme in clinical psychology at the University of Ottawa in 2005 and from the Institute for the Advancement of Self Psychology in 2019. In addition to her ongoing clinical research and teaching programme at McGill University, Dr. MacIntosh provides consultation and training to therapists working to advance their skills in clinical work with trauma survivors and their partners. She has a particular interest in working with 2SLGBTQ+ and Indigenous communities as both a psychologist and a consultant assisting in building capacity and expertise within communities.
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