Dr. Johan Reis, Ed.D., C.Psych
Dr. Reis is a Clinical Psychologist, duly registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, the Board of Psychologists in Newfoundland and Labrador, and a courteous registration in Nova Scotia. He has obtained a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Toronto. He has trained and worked as a Clinical Psychologist in Rehabilitation Clinics and Adult Mental Health departments in hospitals, post-secondary settings, private clients. Working with clients from a wide variety of cultural contexts and with a range of “complex” presentations including chronic pain, trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, autistic spectrum disorders, psychoses, and personality disorders. Dr. Reis provides interventions and various treatment modalities including but not limited to, cognitive bahaviour therapy, behaviour activation, schema therapy, Gestalt therapy, and solution-based therapy.
Dr. Reis has also worked as a case manager and as a therapist at the University of Waterloo Student Psychological Services as well as supervising psychologists at Health Services and Disability Services at the University of Waterloo while also coordinating workshops for health professionals. At the University of Waterloo, he was a provider for employee assistance program (EAP) and was the Chair of the university’s EAP program for 16 years.
Since 1988, he has been involved in the assessment of disability and treatment of the psychological sequelae of motor vehicle and industrial accident and is on the roster of WSIB claims as well as provides assessments and treatments to First Responders influencing members of the RCMP and national defense. Dr. Reis has been instrumental in developing and coordinating a number of community based mental health programs and is currently a director on a number of not for profits that provide mental health support at the community level. Dr. Reis is actively engaged in determining innovative and creative ways to provide high quality care in the mental health field.
While Dr. Reis is still operating and managing his own two private practices, Stonebridge Psychological Services, and Collegiate Psychological Services, he also has strong community affiliations with other practices within Ontario. Since 1989, Dr. Reis has been consulting with the Read Clinic in Toronto providing psychological assessments in the disability and rehabilitation sector. While more recently, he has become an associate with Dr. Lisa Bradford and Associates in Toronto. He also has been providing Psychological Services with Anchoridge Counselling Services in Kitchener. Finally, with his recent registration in Nova Scotia, he has become an Independent Contracting Psychologist with both Lifemark Health Group and Morneau Shepell.