Our Psychologists
Dr Elspeth M. Evans, Ph.D., C. Psych. (she/her)
I did my undergraduate training in English and Psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, where I graduated with distinction in 2001. I received my MA in 2003 and PhD in 2008 in Clinical Psychology from Western University in London, Ontario, where my research was focused on parent-child attachment and trauma. In graduate school I learned many attachment coding systems based on observable behaviour and am a certified reliable Adult Attachment Interview coder. I trained in many settings (clinics, hospitals, schools) and for a dozen years before entering private practice, I worked as a clinical psychologist at Western University. There, I trained future clinicians, provided individual therapy to students and developed and ran the Mindfulness Meditation programs, including 8-week Mindfulness Meditation groups based on Kabat-Zinn’s MBSR program, a Healing Through Movement group based on training I received in trauma sensitive yoga, and a Mindful Parent group. I have had my own personal mindfulness practice for over 20 years. In my final year at Western, I was the therapist on the Trans Care team at Health and Wellness.
I am licensed with the College of Psychologists of Ontario as a Clinical and Counselling Psychologist to work with children, adolescents, adults and families. I engage in regular training and further education to keep up-to-date with my practices.
At Ferndale Psychology I tend to see mainly older adolescents (16+), adults (up to around age 65) and parents for a personalized and integrative style of individual therapy. I work with BIPOC folks and 2SLGBTQIA+ populations. I aim to be trauma-informed, intersectional, affirmative, anti-racist and anti-oppressive.
I am also a clinical supervisor and am an adjunct clinical professor in the Department of Psychology and the Faculty of Education at Western University. This means on occasion I might have a senior graduate student working under my supervision. I am a registered provider of services to the Armed Forces and Veterans as well as Indigenous peoples through NIHB. I also see clients through the WSIB.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family and friends, practicing yoga, walking my dog, and painting.
Emma Stewart, MSc (she/her)
Intern September 2023-April 2024
*reduced rate therapy
I did my undergraduate Honours Psychology degree at McGill University, in Montreal, Quebec, and graduated with distinction in 2017. I received my MSc in Neuroscience in 2020, my MSc in Clinical Psychology in 2022, and I am currently in the second year of my PhD in Clinical Psychology at Western University in London, Ontario. My research has focused mainly on child temperament, parenting, and the development of psychopathology. I have also done some work examining the psychometric properties of psychology-related measures. I spent my first year of practicum conducting neuropsychological assessments in a hospital, and have also spent many hours interviewing adolescents and their parents for my research.
Through my work under Dr. Evans’ supervision, I hope to gain more experience conducting therapy with adolescents and adults, and learning to administer evidence-based interventions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I also hope to work with a diverse group of clients during my training.
In my spare time, I enjoy rock climbing, spending time with friends, or hanging out with my cat.
Interested in Joining our Team?
Please get in touch if you are a skilled integrative psychologist or psychologist in supervised practice registered in Ontario and looking to join a supportive and flexible practice where you can focus on clinical work rather than managing a business. We are potentially looking to expand our team in fall 2023. We offer supervision, regular ongoing consultation, teaching and training opportunities, flexible hours/schedules, administrative support, office space, practice software, competitive renumeration and lots of autonomy.
