Dr. Kerry Collins

Clinical Psychologist

Professional Summary

Dr. Collins is an experienced and compassionate psychologist who has been working in the London community for close to 20 years where she is established as a leading psychologist in working with children and adolescents. Her career has focused on helping individuals of all ages by increasing access to cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) through treatment, teaching/training and research collaborations.

Areas of Practice

• Anxiety and panic
• Depression
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Body focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs)
• Hair pulling (Trichotillomania)
• Skin picking (Excoriation)
• Body image concerns
• Identity development
• Neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disabilities, specific learning disorder)

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
• Exposure with response prevention (ERP)
• Trauma-focused CBT
• Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)
• Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)

Professional Credentials

• Registered Clinical Psychologist – College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO)
• Certified as a Cognitive-Behavioural Therapist – Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (CACBT)

Professional Memberships

• International OCD Foundation
• Canadian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, founding member
• Canadian Psychological Association
• The TLC Foundation for BFRBs - Graduate of TLC's Virtual Professional Training Institute

Professional Affiliations

• Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Clinical Psychology Graduate Program, Western University
• Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University
• Associate Scientist, Mental Health, Lawson Health Research Institute
• Associate Scientist, Children’s Health and Therapeutics Program, Children’s Health Research Institute

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Clinical Psychology, University of Windsor
• Master of Arts (M.A.), Clinical Psychology, University of Windsor
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (B.A.), Psychology, University of Manitoba