Marie-Pierre Daigle
Marie-Pierre Daigle is a Clinical Psychology PhD student at the University of Ottawa. As a doctoral student at OICBT she is providing individual therapy under the supervision of Dr. Natasha Ballen. Marie-Pierre can offer individual services in French and English, assisting with a wide range of mental health challenges. Marie-Pierre is dedicated in helping you navigate your difficulties by offering you a compassionate and non-judgemental space using evidence-based approaches.
About Marie-Pierre
EDUCATION
M.A. – Ph. D. with Specialization in Clinical Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (in progress)
- Microprogram Evaluation of Social and Health Programs and Policies
- https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-social-sciences/psychology/graduate/clinical-psychology-programs
Honours Bachelors of Arts with Specialization in Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
She works under the supervision of registered psychologist Dr. Natasha Ballen at OICBT.
Marie-Pierre uses diversity informed-care to assess and treat adult clients with challenges relating to the following areas:
- Interpersonal Relationships (e.g., romantic, friendship, family)
- Sexual orientation/identity
- Existential queries (Self-Actualization, Self-Concept/Esteem, Meaning, Purpose, Spirituality)
- Health & Lifestyle goals (Balance, Burn-out; Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise)
- Trauma/PTSD
- Anxiety (Social, Generalized, Panic, Health, Agoraphobia, Specific)
- Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar)
- Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders (OCD, Hair-pulling, Skin-picking, Body Dysmorphic Disorder)
- Grief/Loss
- Life Transitions
Marie-Pierre integrates a variety of research informed therapeutical modalities in her practice and adjusts her approach to best match your needs.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness & Compassion based approaches
She uses an affirmative practice when working with various identity groups (e.g., gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity), acknowledging the impact of systemic stressors on mental health and keeping them in mind in her treatment.
Melody Matte Bursary for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa (2018-2019)
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2020-2023)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2020-2021; declined)
Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2019-2020)
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Masters Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2017-2018)
Excellence scholarship, University of Ottawa (2017-2018; 2019-2022)
Doctoral admission scholarship, University of Ottawa (2018-2019)
Canada Rainbow Grant, Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (2017)
Marie-Pierre has had training in the following areas:
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (Operational Stress Injury Clinic)
https://www.theroyal.ca/patient-care-information/clinics-services-programs/operational-stress-injury-clinic
Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (Anxiety & Mood Disorders Program)
https://www.theroyal.ca/patient-care-information/clinics-services-programs/mood-and-anxiety
Centre for Psychological Services & Research (Areas of Training: CBT; Emotion Focused Therapy)
https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-social-sciences/centre-psychological-services-research
Kanata Psychology and Counselling Centre
https://kanatapsychology.com
Centre for Interpersonal Relationships
https://cfir.ca/fr/
Montfort Hospital (Clinical Health Psychology)
https://hopitalmontfort.com/fr/soins-admin/psychologie-clinique-de-la-sante
Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services (Needs Assessment on Psychology Graduate Students Mental Health)
https://www.uottawa.ca/research-innovation/crecs
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Daigle, M.-P. (2020). Une perspective canadienne sur le retrait complet de l’homosexualité du DSM : Un entretien avec Pierre Ritchie, Ph.D. [A Canadian perspective on the definite removal of homosexuality from the DSM : An interview with Dr. Pierre Ritchie, PhD]. Journal of Canadian Studies, 54(2-3), 562-584. doi: 10.3138/jcs-2020-0067
Lafontaine, M.-F., Péloquin, K., Levesque, C., Azzi, S., Daigle, M.-P., & Brassard, A. (2019). Beyond the Simple Association Between Romantic Attachment Insecurity and Dyadic Coping: An Examination of Romantic Perfectionism as a Mediator. Journal of Relationships Research, 10, e12. doi:10.1017/jrr.2019.6
di Luzio S., Martinent, G., Guillet-Descas, E., & Daigle, M.-P. (2019). Exploring the role of sport sense of community in perceived athlete burnout, sport motivation and engagement. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 1-16. doi:10.1080/10413200.2019.1575298
Daigle, M.-P. (2018). Résister la normativité : Les effets du discours médico-légal sur l’intersexualité. InWords Magazine and Press, 62-65.
Daigle, M.-P., Vandette, M.-P., Sanders, S., & Aubry, T. (2019). Graduate Students Mental Health: Results and recommendations from a needs assessment of psychology graduate students at the University of Ottawa. Ottawa, Ontario: School of Psychology’s ad hoc Mental Health Working Group.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Paquette, J., Miranda, D., Lagacé, M., & Daigle, M-P. (2023, May). How do you go from research to concrete social change (applying research for the good of others)? Panel: 12th Annual Meeting of the Interdisciplinary Conference in Psychology, Ottawa, ON.
Lafontaine, M-F, Daigle, M.-P., Greenman, P.S., & Grenier, J. (2021, October). Contact comfort in women with chronic pain: Lessons learned from a psychophysiological experiment with couples. [Poster/Oral]. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Prague, Czech Republic (virtual meeting).
Daigle, M.-P., Sanders, S., Vandette, M.-P., & Aubry, T. (2020, June) Using a participatory approach to assess the mental health needs of graduate students in psychology: Maximizing utilization and navigating ethical issues. Oral presentation: Canadian Evaluation Society’s 2020 Conference.
Vandette, M.-P., Daigle, M.-P., Sanders, S., & Aubry. (2020, May). Le niveau de confort des étudiants gradués quant au soutien relié aux difficultés de santé mentale. Oral presentation: 81st Annual National Convention Canadian Psychological Association, Montreal, QC.
Daigle, M.-P., Vandette, M.-P., Sanders, S., & Aubry, T. (2019, October). Services en santé mentale : connaissances, ouverture et obstacles pour les étudiant-es aux cycles supérieurs. Oral presentation: Centre for Innovation Campus Mental Health Whole Campus, Healthy Communities Conference. Toronto, ON.
Daigle, M.-P. & Fejzic, S. (2018, June). L’homopositivité triomphante et la satisfaction conjugale des couples lesbiens dans trois séries télévisées. Data Blitz presentation delivered at the Colloque Intimités et sexualités contemporaines, Montreal, QC.
Daigle, M.-P. & Fejzic, S. (2017, November). Triumphant Homopositivity: From Amazons to The L Word. Oral Presentation delivered at the 30th Annual Two Days of Canada Conference: “Queer Canada”. St. Catharines, ON.
POSTERS
Daigle, M.-P., Lafontaine, M.-F., Joseph, P., La Haye, D., Brisson, C., Cusson, A., & Marcil-Dryden, V. (2022, October). Dominant discourses on coming out to parents in women who love women: A scoping review. Poster presented at the Canadian Sex Research Forum 2022 Annual Meeting, Waterloo, ON.
Lonergan, M., Lafontaine, M-F, Clement, L., Daigle, M-P., Greenman, P. S., & Grenier, J. (2021, October). Affective touch and physiological synchrony in romantic couples: The role of romantic attachment and caregiving. Poster/Oral presented at the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Prague, Czech Republic.
Lonergan, M., Lafontaine, M.-F., Daigle, M.-P., Clement, L. (2020, May). Do you feel what I feel?: A dyadic study of psychophysiological reactivity to stress and comfort in romantic couples. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Montreal, QC.
Sanders, S., Daigle, M.-P., Vandette, M.-P., & Aubry, T. (2019, November). Terminal degrees: Key stressors from a mental health needs assessment of psychology graduate students. Poster presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the Ontario Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.
Daigle, M.-P., Sanders, S., Vandette, M.-P., & Aubry, T. (2019, October). Caractéristiques importantes d’une ressource en santé mentale chez les étudiant-es aux cycles supérieurs en psychologie. Poster presented at the Centre for Innovation Campus Mental Health Whole Campus, Healthy Communities Conference, Toronto, ON.
Daigle, M.-P., Vandette, M.-P., Sanders, S., & Aubry, T. (2019, October). Mind the Gap! Psychology graduate students’ strategies for improving mental health services. Poster presented at the Centre for Innovation Campus Mental Health Whole Campus, Healthy Communities Conference. Toronto, ON.
Daigle, M.-P., Lafontaine, M.-F., & Ferland, C. (2019, juin). Contact Comfort and Chronic Pain: A Revised Laboratory Experimentation. Poster presented at the International Association of Relationship Research, Ottawa, ON.
Daigle, M.-P., Leclerc, M.-E., Clement, L., Jolin, S., & Lafontaine, M.-F. (2018, June). L’association entre le perfectionnisme et la satisfaction sexuelle chez des femmes et des hommes en couple. Poster presented at the 29th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Montreal, QC.