Dr. Jennifer Campbell, Licensed Psychologist
Clinical Director
Dr. Campbell is currently offering assessments and supervising grauduate students. She began working 1-1 with youth and young adults in the 90's and she is taking a break from therapy.
Dr. Campbell has a passion for offering psychological assessments, based on scientific research, for youth (6+) and young adults. She is known for easily building rapport with young people and works in a collaborative, strengths based manner, helping clients reach their goals. She employs a social justice approach, acknowledging systemic oppression faced by clients from diverse communities and the role this plays in mental health.
Dr. Campbell's assessment clients seek help to understand difficulties with learning, attention, memory, behaviour and mental health. Jennifer conducts clinical interviews with clients, parents, and teachers, and administers standardized testing to gain a thorough understanding of a client's strengths and vulnerabilities. She analyses and integrates all the information gathered to offer treatment recommendations to help each client reach their potential. She brings a neuropsychology lens to her assessments, having completed a
Post Graduate Certificate in School Neuropsychology.
Dr. Campbell oversees the Travelling Psychologist Assessment Program. She travels to remote communities in beautiful BC to provide psycho-educational and psycho-diagnostic assessments at schools and community agencies. She has significant experience working with Indigenous communities, providing counselling, workshops, clinical supervision, community-based research and assessments. She welcomes enquiries from Indigenous communities to explore collaborating and bringing assessments to students in need.
Dr. Campbell also provides clinical supervision for graduate students and mental health professionals. She has built expertise in working with youth who are experiencing significant challenges such as anxiety, depression, self compassion, trauma, and OCD, and is passionate about providing treatment that works. Jennifer enjoys helping others learn to apply CBT effectively, while bringing creativity and fun to the treatment process.
Yes, it is true, therapy can be fun and effective!
Dr. Campbell is committed to training students in treatment that is effective and supported by scientific evidence. While CBT is her speciality, she is trained in providing a number of evidence based treatments. Her main treatment approaches are listed below and are very effective for youth and young adults to build skills to improve their well being:
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​​Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CACBT Certified
Exposure and Response Prevention​
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
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​​​EDUCATION​
Post Graduate Certificate School Neuropsychology, School NeuroPsychology Institute​​
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Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Adler University
Dissertation: Themes of Indigenous Healing after Loss to Suicide
​Master of Education in Counselling Psychology, University of Victoria
Project: Group Therapy for Youth with Self Harm Behaviour
​CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
BC Children's Hospital
DBT Centre of Vancouver
Child & Youth Mental Health, MCFD
Non-Profit Agencies
First Nations Communities
City University​​ Faculty
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MEMBERSHIPS
BC Psychological Association
College of Health & Care Professionals of BC
Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
Canadian Register of Health Service Psychologists
International OCD Foundation​