Ph.D. in clinical psychology, Member of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec

Ph.D. in clinical psychology

Member of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec

Credentials

I'm a Montreal psychologist trained at McGill University and University of Montreal.

As a psychologist, my specialties are anxiety, depression and interpersonal relationships. I have been trained in the major fields in psychology, including couple and family therapy (systemic therapy), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and humanistic psychology. This wide range of training in different approaches and my experience working with couples, families, children, teenagers and adults, allows me to design a treatment plan that is tailored for your individual needs.

Over the past years, I have worked in a Rehabilitation center at Institute Raymond-Dewar and at the Herzl Family Medical Clinic, of the Jewish General Hospital to help individuals, couples and families.

I am a clinical supervisor to doctoral candidates in psychology and a speaker at conferences and training seminars for professionals in social and mental health. I am also an expert consultant in the media, working for the radio and television.

My areas of expertise include improving self-esteem, managing stress and anxiety, social anxiety, depression, communication skills training, relational problems, infertility, dealing with divorce for adults and children, dealing with break-ups, behavioral problems in adults and children, bereavement, health psychology, and sleeping problems.

Therapy may be provided in English, French or Spanish.

A receipt for your insurances will be provided.

Publications

Robitaille, R. (2008) La réduction des méfaits: 10 recommandations pour une approche centrée sur la relation émotionnelle réparatrice. L'Intervenant, Janvier 2008

Achille, M., Rosberger, Z., Robitaille, R., Gouin, J.P., Lebel, S., Bultz, B., Chan, P. (2006), Facilitators and Obstacles to Sperm Banking in Young Men Receiving Gonadotoxic Chemotherapy for Cancer: The Perspective of Survivors and Health Care Professionals, Human Reproduction, Vol. 21, (12), 3206-3216

Conferences, workshops and presentations

Robitaille, R. (Mars 2013 et Mai 2012), Travailler les avec clients difficiles. Atelier de formation de 3 heures fournie aux professionnels. Institut Raymond-Deward, Programme Adulte (Mars 2013) Programme de Langage et de Trouble de traitement auditif (Mai 2012).

Robitaille, R , Guérin, D. (October 2012), L'innovation en trois temps : une solution au plan d'accès misant sur l'actualisation des compétences parentales. Presentation given at the 9th conference of the Congrès Québécois de Réadaptation, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada. In nomination for the prize of excellence in Readaptation.

Robitaille, R., Rosberger, Z., Achille, M., Chan, P. (February 2008), Risk Perception about Infertility and Cancer Recurrence in Young Male Cancer Patients, Poster presented at the American Psycho Oncology Society, Irvine, Californie, USA.

Robitaille, R., Rosberger, Z., Achille, M. (October 2006), Development of PTSD Symptoms in Young Males in the First Six Months Following Cancer Diagnosis, Poster presented at the International Psycho Oncology Society, Venise, Italy.

Radio, television & film

Not aired yet (2014)
Expert Consultant-Television
Musimax
Television documentary serie: Les Annees: Les Bad Boys

February 2013
Expert consultant-Radio
98.5 FM
Isabelle Maréchal le matin
« Il paraît que deux tiers des Québecois vivent dans une famille dysfonctionnelle. Doit- on couper les ponts avec une famille toxique? »

May 2013
Expert consultant-Television
Musimax
Television documentary serie: Les Années : Le phénomène des « fan »atiques

April 2012
Expert consultant-Television
Television serie « OÜM »
Cognitive, attentional, linguistic and motor-skills stimulation consultant.

June 2012
Expert consultant-Radio
98.5 FM
Isabelle Maréchal le matin
« Deux québécois sur trois vivent dans une famille dysfonctionnelle. Est-ce possible de s'en sortir? »

January 2011
Expert consultant-Film
Max Film
Production of the film "Another kind of silence"
Evaluation and debriefing with a minor child involved in a violent movie scene.