Kailey Roche
Kailey Roche is a Practicum Student in her third year of study in the Clinical Psychology PhD program at the University of Ottawa. At OICBT, Kailey is supervised by Dr. Golnaz Ghaderi, C. Psych (Supervised Practice), and Dr. Pete Kelly, C. Psych. She is eager to assist you with a variety of mental health difficulties including mood disorders, anxiety, OCD, trauma, and personality disorders/difficulties. Kailey also has a special interest in providing care for individuals with atypical sexual interests. Kailey provides virtual care.
About Kailey
- Doctorate (Ph.D) in Clinical Psychology ; University of Ottawa, expected 2027; https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-social-sciences/psychology/graduate/clinical-psychology-programs
- Masters of Science in Applied Psychology (MSc.) – Forensic Psychology; Saint Mary’s University, 2020; https://www.smu.ca/psychology/msc-in-applied-psychology.html
- Bachelors of Science, Honours (B.Sc. Hons.), Psychology; Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2018; https://www.mun.ca/undergrad/programs/science/psychology/
- Adult populations (aged 18 – 60)
- Mood disorders (Depression, Bipolar)
- Anxiety (Social, Generalized, Panic, Agoraphobia, Specific)
- Trauma/PTSD
- Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders (including OCD and POCD)
- Personality Disorders/difficulties and interpersonal relations
- Atypical Sexual Interests (also known as paraphilias)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
- 2022 – 2025: Social Science and Humanities Grant (SSHRC), Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award; https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/pg-cs/cgsd-bescd_eng.asp
- 2024: Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement, Canada Graduate Scholarship (with Karolinska Instututet, Sweden); https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/pg-cs/cgsforeignstudy-bescetudeetranger_eng.asp
- 2022: Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Abuse (ATSA) Pre-Doctoral Research Award; https://www.atsa.com/
- 2021-2022: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (PhD); https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/A-ZListofAid/PRDR019245.html
- 2021: Master of Science (Applied Psychology) Gold Medal – Saint Mary’s University; https://www.smu.ca/webfiles/Spring2021ConvocationProgram.pdf
- 2021: Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Academic Excellence (Masters); https://cpa.ca/aboutcpa/cpaawards/certificateofacademicexcellence/
- 2019 – 2020: Social Science and Humanities Grant (SSHRC), Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship – Masters; https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/pg-cs/cgsm-bescm_eng.asp
- 2019: Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, Scotia Scholars Award; https://researchns.ca/ssa/
Doctoral Training:
- Practicum Student, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group – Substance Use and Concurrent Disorders Program; https://www.theroyal.ca/patient-care-information/clinics-services-programs/substance-use-and-concurrent-disorders
- Practicum Student, Centre for Psychological Services and Research (CPSR); https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-social-sciences/centre-psychological-services-research
Masters Training:
- Practicum Student, Nova Scotia Health Authority – Forensic Sexual Behaviour Program; https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/forensic-sexual-behaviour-program
- 2025: Part-time Graduate Student Professor, University of Ottawa
- 2023: Teaching Assistant, University of Ottawa
- 2020 – present: Research Assistant, Royal Ottawa Health Care Group – Forensic Research Unit
- 2020 – 2022: Teaching Assistant, Carleton University
- 2019 – 2020: Psychology Technician, Nova Scotia Health Authority – Forensic Sexual Behaviour Program
- 2019 – 2020: Research Assistant, Nova Scotia Health Authority – Forensic Sexual Behaviour Program
- 2018 – 2020: Teaching Assistant, Saint Mary’s University
Roche, K., Lalumière, M. L., Pagacz, J., & Seto, M. C. (2024). Public perceptions of individuals attracted to children: The impact of the person’s gender, child gender, and preferentiality on stigma and perceived risk to offend. Sexual Abuse, 10790632241297270. https://doi.org/10.1177/10790632241297270
Seto, M. C., Roche, K., Nicholas, M., & Newton, J. (2024). Predictors of online child sexual exploitation through image-sharing. Child Protection and Practice, 2, 100045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2024.100045
Seto, M. C., Roche, K., Rodrigues, N. C., Curry, S., & Letourneau, E. (2024). Evaluating child sexual abuse perpetration prevention efforts: A systematic review. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2024.2356194
Seto, M. C., Augustyn, C., Roche, K., & Hilkes, G. (2023). Empirically-based dynamic risk and protective factors for sexual offending. Clinical Psychology Review, 106, 102355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102355
McMahan, A., Roche, K., Dreyhaupt, R., Seto, M. C., & Rahm, C. (2023). Changes in sexual thoughts and behaviors in a clinical sample of child sexual abuse material users under the COVID-19 pandemic. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 0(0), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2023.2215710
Seto, M.C., Roche, K., Stroebel, M., Gonzalez-Pons, K., & Goharian, A. (2023). Sending, receiving, and nonconsensually sharing nude or near nude images by children and youth, Journal of Adolescence. Online First https://doi-org/10.1002/jad.12143
Seto, M. C., Roche, K., Goharian, A., & Stroebel, M. (2022). American parents’ perceptions of child explicit image sharing. Journal of Online Trust and Safety, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.54501/jots.v1i4.75
Stephens, S., Roche, K., & Moss, S. (2022). A review of theoretical models and lifespan approaches to the study of sexual offending. In D. P. VanderLaan & W. I. Wong (Eds.), Gender and sexuality development: Contemporary theory and research (pp. 423–441). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84273-4_15
Roche, K., Stephens, S., Moss, S., & Seto, M. C. (2022). Online forum use in child attracted persons. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 31(3), 409-421. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.2022-0007
Roche, K., & Stephens, K. (2022). Clinician stigma and willingness to treat those with sexual interest in children. Sexual Offending: Theory, Research, and Prevention, 17, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.5964/sotrap.5463
Martijn, F. M., Babchishin, K. M., Pullman, L. E., Roche, K., & Seto, M. C. (2022). Attraction to physical and psychological features of children in child-attracted persons. Journal of Sex Research, 59(3), 391–402. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2021.1948957
Roche, K., Moss, S., Baxendale, E., & Stephens, S. (2020). Are psychological distress, substance misuse, and sexual sensation seeking associated with autoerotic asphyxiation-related distress? The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 29, 221-227. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.2020-0004
Stephens, S., Roche, K., & McPhail, I. V. M. (2020). The application of community-based participatory action research to the study of atypical sexualities. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 2789-2798. https://doi.org/10/1007/s10508-020-01760-5
Baxendale, E., Roche, K., & Stephens, S. (2019). An examination of autoerotic asphyxiation in a community sample. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 28(3), 292-303. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.2018-0047