Dr. Kevin St. Arnaud
Ph.D., Registered Psychologist
About
I am a doctoral psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists, and an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and Associate Faculty Member at St. Stephen’s College, both at the University of Alberta. I work as a clinician, lecturer, and researcher.
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I offer in-person psychotherapy for adults in the Edmonton region, and online sessions for individuals across Alberta via my private practice.
My approach to therapy is integrative and depth oriented, grounded in the science of common factors theory. This means I draw upon psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, humanistic, and transpersonal therapies as appropriate for a given individual and their unique preferences. However, my stance is particularly rooted in existential-humanistic, Jungian/analytic, psychodynamic, emotion-focused/affective neuroscience, and integral/transpersonal theory.
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I have worked with a range of clients across medical, psychiatric, oncological, university, and private practice settings. I work with grief, change, and loss, trauma, existential issues (e.g. meaning, purpose, death anxiety), cancer, palliative care/end-of-life distress, depression, anxiety, life transitions (e.g., graduation, divorce, retirement), identity disturbances, psychospiritual development, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. ​
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​I have trained in psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA- assisted psychotherapies and currently offer these treatment modalities for applicable patients. Along with psychedelic medicine I also have specialized academic and clinical expertise in psychosocial oncology (the psychological, social, spiritual, and functional aspects of cancer), and palliative care.
In addition to my clinical work, I have taught graduate and undergraduate courses in clinical psychology, the psychology of religion, ethics in professional clinical practice, counselling theory and skills, developmental psychology, and psychopathology. I currently teach the first course on psychedelics offered by the University of Alberta.
My research centers on the developmental function of psychedelic-assisted awe and self-transcendent experiences in the process of psychological healing and facilitation of psychospiritual growth.
You can contact me at kevinstarnaud@protonmail.com & 780-306-1530.
