Psychotherapy Program

UBC Psychotherapy Program members conduct state-of-the-art research, focusing on a wide variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, in order to advance the effective and efficient practice of psychotherapy. This research concentrates on identifying and understanding patient, therapist, and relational processes that influence psychosocial treatments, and on the development, systematization, and integration of efficacious psychotherapeutic interventions. To address these issues, we utilize a variety of research methodologies, including randomized controlled trials, process analyses, comprehensive case examinations, and qualitative analyses. A diverse array of psychotherapies that represent different theoretical orientations (e.g., psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, interpersonal) and treatment formats (e.g., individual, group, partial hospitalization) are studied. Federal and provincial government organizations, private foundations, and local hospitals fund our research.