Trainer Profile

About Trainer

Paul is an EFT therapist, supervisor, and trainer. He is a full-time professor of clinical psychology and former chair of the Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO) in Gatineau, Québec, Canada. Paul provides services to clients at the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute (OCFI) and for 15 years was a clinical and research psychologist at the Montfort Hospital in Ottawa, Canada. Throughout his career, Paul has been heavily involved in the teaching and supervision of EFT at the Montfort, at the Psychological Services Clinic of the UQO, and at the OCFI. Paul has a strong interest in the application of psychological treatments to patients in medical settings; he has overseen and contributed to research projects on the impact of EFT on couples in which one partner suffers from cardiac disease, as well as its effects on the management of other illnesses, including diabetes and post-partum depression. Paul has collaborated most recently with Sue Johnson and colleagues at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute on the development of the “Healing Hearts Together” program for people with heart disease and their spouses. Healing Hearts Together is an adaptation of the “Hold Me Tight” relationship education program. Paul has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He also presents regularly at scientific conferences on the process and efficacy of EFT. Paul conducts therapy and trainings in French, German, Italian, and English.