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Catherine Fichten

Academic title(s): 

Associate Professor

Contact Information
Email address: 
catherine.fichten [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-340-8222 ext. 5622
Fax number: 
514-340-7507
Address: 

ICFP, Jewish General Hospital
4333 Cote Ste-Catherine Road
Montreal, Quebec
H3T 1E4

Degree(s): 

PhD

Areas of expertise: 

Cognitive-behaviour therapy- adults, insomnia treatment, sex therapy

Biography: 

Dr. Fichten is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Â鶹AV and a clinical psychologist at the Behavioral Psychotherapy and Research Unit of the Institute of Community and Family Therapy of the Jewish General Hospital. In her clinical practice she specializes in cognitive-behaviour therapy for a variety of disorders, including insomnia and sexual difficulties. She also teaches psychology at Dawson College, where she co-directs the Adaptech Research Network/Réseau de Recherche Adaptech, a bilingual multidisciplinary research team that conducts research on higher education and disability. She publishes extensively in both English and French with colleagues and students and holds grants from both provincial and federal funding agencies. Dr. Fichten is the recipient of the Canadian Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions to Public or Community Service, the Prix Reconnaissance de l'Association pour la recherche au collégial (ARC), and the Prix de l'ARC pour Contribution au Développement de Carrières Scientifiques.

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