Dr. Heather Hood
Psychologist, Clinic Director
Dr. Hood is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO). She provides clinical assessment and evidence-based therapy for a range of emotional and adjustment related difficulties, with a primary focus on the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, insomnia, and perinatal mood and anxiety difficulties. She primarily works from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) framework, and also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI) treatments when indicated.
Dr. Hood holds adjunct faculty appointments with McMaster University and the University of Waterloo. She provides supervision to psychiatry residents, psychologists during their supervised practice phase, and allied health professionals looking to increase their proficiency in delivering evidence-based therapies. She enjoys teaching and has taught in undergraduate and graduate psychology programs, college degree programs, and undergraduate medical education. She has also provided engaging and comprehensive training, workshops, and consultation to organizations, including Addiction Services for York Region, Department of National Defence, Guelph Family Health Team, Health Canada, and the Homewood Health Centre.
Dr. Heather Hood received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Ryerson University and completed her pre-doctoral residency at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, where she received specialized training in inpatient and outpatient mood and anxiety disorders, and health psychology. In addition, she has received specialized training and has expertise in treating anxiety, obsessive-compulsive (e.g., OCD, trichotillomania, skin picking), insomnia, perinatal mental health, and trauma-related (i.e., PTSD) disorders. She has worked as a staff psychologist at the Homewood Health Centre in Guelph, and in various inpatient, outpatient, and consultative roles. She has authored a number of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in the area of anxiety disorders and their treatment, and she has presented her research at several national and international conferences.
Dr. Samantha Kelleher
Psychiatrist
Dr. Kelleher is a Psychiatrist registered with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. She provides psychiatric assessment focusing on diagnosis and treatment recommendations. Assessments are provided in consultation with primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) in the community and recommendations are provided to the primary care providers with the aim to deliver the most appropriate mental health care to individuals referred. Short term psychiatric care may be provided if indicated. Dr. Kelleher has practiced in a variety of clinical settings in British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario. This has included providing outpatient and inpatient care in eating disorders, outpatient general psychiatry, inpatient care and emergency psychiatry. She has served in Medical Director roles for the Eating Disorders Program in Vancouver BC as well as the Psychiatric Intensive Care and Centralized Psychiatric Consultation Service for Adults in Winnipeg Manitoba. Dr. Kelleher moved to Ontario in 2017 and worked at Homewood Health Centre in the role of Chief of Psychiatry-Specialized Elective Programs before joining Dr. Hood at Guelph CBT.
Dr. Kelleher has been active in teaching in BC and Manitoba. This has included lecture-based sessions as well as clinically based teaching and supervision. She has held academic positions including Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Year Three Director for Undergraduate Psychiatry at UBC; Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Associate Dean for Professionalism and Diversity in the Max Rady School of Medicine, University of Manitoba. Dr. Kelleher was a Deputy Registrar with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia between 2011 and 2013. Her areas of interest and expertise are mood and anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, and eating disorders. Dr. Kelleher completed medical school and residency at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. She subsequently completed additional training in eating disorders and physician health in Vancouver BC.
Dr. Emma Guild
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Dr. Guild is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. As a neuropsychologist, she has specialized training in brain-behaviour relationships (how brain function supports cognition and behaviour). Her practice focuses on providing a variety of assessment services and evidence-based therapy for depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment-related difficulties, acquired brain injury, neurodegenerative illness, and academic planning related to learning disorders or attention deficit.
Dr. Guild approaches treatment from a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework, and also draws from Mindfulness principles, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and research-supported strategies for improving memory, attention, and executive function. Dr. Guild looks to build upon each client’s unique areas of strength to create change and help her clients achieve their goals.
Dr. Guild earned her PhD in Psychology at the University of Toronto. She completed pre-doctoral practica at Baycrest Hospital, the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and post-doctoral training at Toronto Western Hospital’s Krembil Neuroscience Centre. She has published peer-reviewed papers on memory changes with healthy aging, cognitive changes associated with mild cognitive impairment, traumatic brain injury and mechanisms of memory and perception.
Dr. Liesel-Ann Meusel
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Dr. Meusel is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She provides assessment and evidence-based treatment to adults and seniors, for depression, anxiety, stress- and adjustment-related difficulties, acquired brain injury, neurological disorders, and academic planning related to learning disorders or attention deficit.
Dr. Meusel approaches treatment from a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework, but also draws on principles of mindfulness, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI), as well as research-supported strategies to target memory, attention, and executive function issues.
Dr. Meusel earned her PhD at McMaster University and completed pre-doctoral practica and post-doctoral training at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Baycrest Hospital, and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. She has published peer-reviewed papers on memory changes with healthy aging, functional brain changes associated with cardiovascular risk in older adults, and cognitive and brain changes associated with cognitive remediation in those with mood disorders. She has also presented her research at national and international conferences.
Dr. Meusel also works at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, within the Telerehab Centre for Acquired Brain Injury. The Telerehab Centre is a clinical and research initiative providing evidenced-based treatments to individuals across Ontario in the chronic stages of acquired brain injury.
Melissa Lowe
Social Worker
Melissa Lowe is a registered social worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSSW) and the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). She received her Masters of Social Work Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, an Addictions Careworker Diploma from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Psychology Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. She adapts her approach to each client using evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Melissa supports individuals over the age of 18 struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, family dynamics and addiction. Melissa has experiencing working in outpatient mental health/addictions as well as inpatient residential treatment
David Morris
Registered Psychotherapist
David Morris is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and is an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the British Association of Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP).
David received his MSc in Psychology and Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies in the United Kingdom and worked in clinical practice as an Assistant Psychologist and accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for one of the UK’s leading Clinical and Performance Psychology organizations before emigrating to Canada. There, David delivered psychological assessment and intervention within a variety of public and private mental health services for young people, families, and adults, including within corporate and elite sport environments.
As a Psychotherapist, David primarily works within a cognitive behavioural framework, and he draws on psychodynamic, mindfulness, attachment, and acceptance and commitment-based perspectives as indicated. He has experience providing evidence-based therapy for a variety of mental difficulties including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, panic disorder, OCD, depression, attachment-based disorders, personality difficulties, and post-traumatic stress. He has also worked in business and elite sport environments with individuals and teams focused on performance planning, resilience, burnout, stress, communication, and relationships.
Michelle Munroe
Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapist
Michelle Munroe is an Occupational Therapist, a profession that empowers people experiencing mental and physical health challenges to overcome barriers in their everyday lives so they can experience life again to the fullest. Her career has spanned two decades, encompassing both community and inpatient settings within the field of mental health and addictions. She holds an MSc in Occupational Therapy from Western University and is registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO). Michelle is also an Occupational Therapist who can practice Psychotherapy and has training and experience in a range of evidence-based interventions, including CBT, CPT, and ACT. She is a registered fee-for-service clinician with Medavie Bluecross/VAC Canada.
Michelle’s practice focuses on the treatment of adults (18+) who are experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, executive functioning impairment, or difficulty with adjustment during life’s transitions (e.g., school, work, retirement, disability, menopause, grief/loss). She has extensive training and experience providing structured psychotherapies, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, Exposure & Response Prevention for OCD, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Therapies, and Wounded Warriors/Trauma Exposed Health Professional (TExP). Her approach is warm, supportive, and goal-directed to help clients reconnect to meaning and purpose, set and achieve goals and habit change, develop strategies for coping with and preventing illness and injury, and improving functions of daily living.
Lauren Cormier
Psychometrist, Doctoral Student
Lauren Cormier is a senior Clinical Psychology PhD Student at the University of New Brunswick. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Honours), with a minor in Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies from the University of Waterloo, and graduated with distinction.
Lauren has authored peer-reviewed publications on intimate partner relationships and human sexuality, including the impact of the rapidly growing field of sexual technology, and has presented her research at multiple national conferences. Currently, her research is focused on transactional, intergenerational relationships.
As a psychometrist and doctoral student therapist, she will support Drs. Hood, Guild, and Meusel in completing psychological assessments, and provide evidence-based therapy for a number of emotional difficulties, including PTSD, anxiety, and adjustment related concerns. Her clinical theoretical orientation is primarily cognitive-behavioural, but she incorporates person-centred principles, and family systems theory as well. She adapts her approach based on each individual client’s needs using techniques from evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). She has experience working with both adults and children, including military service members, veterans, and LGTBQ2S+ individuals, and has a particular interest in post-traumatic stress.
At Guelph CBT, Lauren is supervised by Dr. Heather Hood.
Patricia Barrales
Office Manager
Patricia is our warm, compassionate, and dedicated office manager at Guelph CBT. She is the first person you will see when you walk into our office. Patricia has dedicated her career to administrative support in the mental health field, including 30 years supporting the patients and staff at Homewood Health Centre. Patricia helps with all office inquires, from managing referrals, scheduling new and existing clients, and working behind the scenes to make sure that our office runs smoothly. She is onsite and available to help Tuesday through Friday from 9am to 3 pm.