Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Compassion-Focused
Humanistic
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Person-Centered
Positive Psychology
Strength-Based
TREATMENT APPROACHES:
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Obesity
Self Esteem
Sleep or Insomnia
Weight Loss
Stress
Depression
Anxiety
Chronic Illness
Chronic Pain
Coping Skills
Grief
Stress
Depression
Anxiety
Chronic Illness
Chronic Pain
Coping Skills
Grief
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Obesity
Self-Esteem
Sleep or Insomnia
Weight Loss
areas of support:
Dr. Carmela believes clients are the experts of their own lives. With self-reflection, greater understanding, and empirically based strategies, she believes living a more peaceful, authentic, and value-driven life is possible.
Her training and experiences have provided her with the opportunity to work in a variety of settings, including hospitals (working with inpatients and outpatients), community clinics, post-secondary/academia (teaching undergraduate courses and providing mental health services), and private practice.
Dr. Carmela has trained and practiced in treating the impact of stress, depression, and anxiety, as well as in supporting healthy behaviour changes and overall holistic wellness. She utilizes and integrates various evidence-based approaches to develop treatment plans that cater to the specific characteristics, strengths, values, and learning styles of her clients. As a researcher in happiness and well-being, Dr. Carmela knows the importance of not only improving upon ‘illness’ and distress but also on overall well-being, including life satisfaction, gratitude, self-compassion, increasing pleasant emotions, and fostering social relationships.
Dr. Carmela obtained her masters degree and doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the University of British Columbia (Okanagan) and then completed her final year of residency in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at the Northern Ontario Psychology Internship Consortium.
Psychologist, Ph.D., R.Psych
Dr. Carmela White
