Dr. Jeff Carter

1250 Dundas Street
P.O. Box 5888
London, ON N6A 5L1
Telephone: (548) 486-6016
E-mail: Jeffrey.Carter@tvdsb.ca

Clinical interests: As a Psychologist working with the Thames Valley District School Board, I am responsible for psychological services in a portfolio of schools (currently, four elementary schools and one secondary school).  Students working with me can see children and adolescents with a variety of presenting issues.  I provide consultation to teachers and school administrators.  Most of my direct service is assessment, and my approach to assessment is informed by cognitive information-processing theory.  I also provide some counselling, for which I take a Brief (Solution-Focused / Narrative approach). 

Topics for workshops, seminars: Related to practice, program evaluation, or leadership development

Type of clinical practica: Advanced Assessment; Initial Intervention; Advanced Intervention

Types of clients: Child; Adolescent

Modality: Individual

Theoretical orientation: My theoretical perspective is Relational Psychotherapy (a psychodynamic approach informed by attachment and developmental theories), and interventions are informed by Brief (Solution-Focused and Narrative) therapy and Cognitive-Behavioural techniques

Types of client problems: Learning Disabilities; Intellectual Disabilities; Autism; Anxiety; Students in Transitional Classroom from intensive mental health treatment and returning to public schools

Type of supervision you can provide: Co-therapy/Co-interview; Observe student live; Review videotape with student; Student describes case

Recent students: A. Newton (2019); T. Sivayoganathan (2022)

Current students: 

Clinical mentor: Available

Research interests: My research interests relate broadly to program evaluation of mental health services. I am particularly interested in the reduction of incidents of dangerous behaviours within institutional settings.

Available to supervise: TBA

Constraints: TVDSB will match student. 

Last updated: May 23, 2024