Lara Robinson
Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology
University of Victoria
Canada
Biography
Dr. Robinson is a clinical psychologist (CPBC Reg. #1442) whose clinical practice has focused on adult psychotherapy and assessment in the areas of mental health (e.g., anxiety, depression) and health psychology (e.g., adjusting to chronic illness, chronic pain, complicated bereavement). She worked in front line mental health services prior to coming to work at the University of Victoria. Her main therapy orientation is interpersonal, but she is also well-versed in dynamic, cognitive-behavioural and experiential paradigms. Dr. Robinson’s position as the Director of the Psychology Clinic is a non-research position (Assistant Teaching Professor) that focuses on graduate student's clinical training (clinical supervision and teaching clinical psychology graduate courses), as well as running the Psychology Clinic.
Research Interest
Adult clinical/mental health Health psychology Ethics and Professional Standards Clinical Supervision and Training