Jérémie Richard, M.A., Ph.D

I am a licensed psychologist and member of the Ordre des psychologues du Québec (OPQ). I obtained an M.A. and Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology from McGill University. Beyond my clinical practice, I have focused on developing research programs investigating how mental health symptoms evolve across the lifespan and how this can inform prevention and treatment efforts.

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I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. As a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), I am conducting research within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit. I work primarily within the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research, with involvements in numerous research programs investigating the safety and efficacy of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for a range of mental health conditions ranging from mood and anxiety disorders to the treatment of addiction

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Clinical Experience and Therapeutic Approach

I have been providing psychotherapy services in Montreal since 2017 and have been working in private practice since 2020. As part of my graduate training, I have worked at the McGill Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic and the Sex and Couple Therapy Service at the Allan Memorial Institute. I completed my predoctoral residency at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder Program.

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My approach to psychotherapy is integrative and evidence-based, utilizing theoretical frameworks and interventions based on cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), emotion-focused therapy (EFT) and mentalization-based treatment (MBT).

I typically initiate psychotherapy with a formalized period of assessment and case formulation, which is followed by the establishment of clear and specific treatment goals. Progress monitoring tools and ongoing assessments are then integrated as a way of measuring change and facilitating discussions about the process of therapy over time. My relational style is informed by existential-humanistic psychology with an emphasis on open and honest communication and collaboration. Overall, I am committed to providing personalized and effective psychotherapy while considering a short, medium, or longer time horizon.

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I offer diagnostic and psychotherapeutic services to adult individuals and couples in both French and English.

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Areas of Expertise

• Anger and impulse control

• Anxiety and phobias

• Behavioural addictions (gambling disorder, gaming disorder, problematic internet use)

• Burnout, occupational stress, and life transitions

• Depression

• Insomnia (difficulties falling or staying asleep)

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Personal development, self-esteem, and identity

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Relationships and communication

• Sexual dysfunction (desire, arousal, and/or orgasmic dysfunction)

• Couple difficulties

• Parent-child difficulties​

 

Professional Affiliations

• Ordre des Psychologues du Québec (OPQ)

• Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

• Canadian Psychoanalytic Society: Quebec English Branch

• Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine

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Selected Publications

Richard, J., & King, S. (2023). Annual Research Review: Emergence of problem gambling from childhood to emerging adulthood: A systematic review. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64(4), 645-688. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13713

 

Mestre-Bach, G., Granero, R., Mora-Maltas, B., Valenciano Mendoza, E., Munguia, L.,
Potenza, M., Derevensky, J., Richard, J., Fernandez-Aranda, F., Menchon, J. M., & Jiminez, S. (2022). Sports-betting-related gambling disorder: Clinical features and correlates of cognitive behavioral therapy outcomes. Addictive Behaviors, 133, 107371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107371.

 

Richard, J., Temcheff, C., & Derevensky, J. (2020). Gaming disorder across the lifespan: A scoping review of longitudinal studies. Current Addiction Reports, 7(4), 561-587. doi:10.1007/s40429-020-00339-3

 

Richard, J., Fletcher, E., Boutin, S., Derevensky, J., & Temcheff, C. (2020). Conduct problems, depressive symptoms and behavioural addictions in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9(3), 497-533. doi:10.1556/2006.2020.00045

 

Derevensky, J., McDuff, D., Reardon, C., Hainline, B., Hitchcock, M., & Richard, J. (2019). Problem gambling and associated mental health concerns in elite athletes: A narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(12), 761-766. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2019-100668