Dr. jared French - Registered Psychologist

Jared’s areas of competence include Clinical and Counselling Psychology with adults. His approach to therapy is evidence-based and integrative utilizing Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Jared draws upon a range of theoretical frameworks and takes a contextual approach in his work. This means that personal experience is perceived as a complex intersection of social, historical, cultural, and individual factors. He will discuss these approaches with you throughout the therapy to ensure that you understand treatment interventions and processes.

Jared was an experienced mental health clinician prior to becoming a registered psychologist. Between 2013 - 2019 he provided psychological services to students at Western University’s Student Development Centre.

Jared has provided clinical supervision to graduate students at the masters and doctoral level and is an Adjunct Clinical Professor within Western’s Department of Psychology and Faculty of Education. He has also supervised clinical psychology residents through the London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium. Jared has taught university courses on mental health and issues of diversity, research design, and behavioural statistics.

Dr. Mike Strating - Registered psychologist

Mike completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Windsor as well as his residency with the London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium. His areas of focus include working with relationship concerns, difficulties managing or engaging with emotion, anxiety, panic, anger, grief, depression, self-criticism, perfectionism, trauma, and OCD. He is also experienced in teaching and supervising therapist trainees.

Mike’s approach to therapy is evidence-based, integrative, experiential, and holistic. He tailors therapy to client needs and preferences, considering the unique biological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual factors that impact each person he works with. He encourages joint exploration of the past and present, facilitating acceptance and awareness of inner experiences (e.g., sensations, emotions, thoughts, memories) and relational patterns. He strives to help people gain insight into problematic emotions and interpersonal relationships, move toward new ways of experiencing and relating in the world, and commit to pursuing one’s life values.

Mike draws flexibly from multiple therapeutic approaches, including acceptance and commitment therapy (i.e., ACT), emotion-focused therapy, brief psychodynamic therapy, and solution-focused therapy. His core values of compassion, curiosity, genuineness, and interpersonal connectedness are deeply influenced by his Christian faith. He works openly with clients from diverse backgrounds and welcomes the incorporation of spirituality into therapy where it is valued by clients in their healing journey.

Matt Lam - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Matt completed his M.A. in Counselling Psychology at Western University. He is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and is completing his registration hours under the supervision of Dr. French. Prior to working in private practice, Matt gained valuable experience providing therapy to university students at King’s University College in London, Ontario. Matt also provided services at an inpatient addictions treatment center where he delivered psycho-educational groups on regulating emotions, managing withdrawal symptoms, and strengthening relationships.

Matt uses an integrative approach to therapy and draws upon multiple evidence-based modalities such as Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Strength Based Counselling. He believes in taking a collaborative approach when working with clients to create a treatment plan that addresses clients’ challenges, contexts, and hopes for the future.