Team Members Myriah MacIntyre

Myriah MacIntyre

Practicum Student

Myriah MacIntyre, B.A. (Hons), is a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa. Myriah is eager to support adult clients within the Intensive Assessment Stream under the supervision of Dr. Kyle Lemay (Supervised Practice) and Dr. Connie Dalton. She employs a client-centered approach that is empathetic, anti-racist, and collaborative, ensuring thoroughness throughout the assessment process. Myriah has completed practica at the Child, Family, and Adolescent Centre of Ottawa (CAFCO), conducting a psychological assessment for a child, and at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, where she performed multiple mental health assessments to determine treatment focuses and provide Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for adult clients in the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) program. In continuing her integrative approach to client care, Myriah’s ongoing training at the Centre for Psychological Services and Research (CPSR) allows her to strengthen her intervention and assessment skills, whilst drawing from evidence-based practice. Myriah has also completed racial trauma assessments and provided trauma-focused CBT to aid racially minoritized populations in navigating racial trauma. Myriah’s commitment to anti-racism and passion towards equitable care is demonstrated through her doctoral research which explores Psilocybin mushroom ceremonies as a psychedelic intervention for healing racial trauma among Black Canadians and Indigenous Peoples.

About Myriah

  •  Doctorate (Ph.D.); Clinical Psychology, University of Ottawa, 2021-Ongoing.
    https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-social-sciences/programs/graduate/clinical-psychology
  • Microprogram in Psychedelic Science, University of Ottawa, 2023-Ongoing.
    http://psychedelicstudies.ca/microprograms.php
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours (B.A., Hons); Psychology with Thesis, Minor in Sociology,University of Windsor; 2018-2021
    https://www.uwindsor.ca/psychology/300/prospective-students
  • Intro Psychology and Language Courses (n.d.); Psychology, French, Spanish
    University of Western Ontario; 2017-2018 https://psychology.uwo.ca/undergraduate/programs_modules/

Myriah’s practice (assessment, diagnosis, and treatment) is in the service of adult populations (age 18-60) within the following area of focus:

  • Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar, Post-partum)
  • Anxiety (Social, Generalized, Panic, Health, Agoraphobia, Specific)
  • Trauma/PTSD
  • Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders (OCD, Hair-pulling, Skin-picking, Body
  • Dysmorphic Disorder)
  • Diversity informed-care
  • Life Transitions
  • Grief/Loss
  • Health & Lifestyle goals (Balance, Burn-out; Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise)
  • Motivational work
  • Existential queries (Self-Actualization, Self-Concept/Esteem, Meaning, Purpose, Spirituality)

Myriah MacIntyre takes an integrative and eclectic approach to therapeutic care, drawing from a range of evidence-based modalities and tailoring interventions to meet the unique needs of each client.

  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness & Compassion based approaches
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Myriah MacIntyre is actively pursuing additional training to further refine her clinical skills and deepen her understanding of therapeutic work as part of her doctoral studies. The following are areas of training completed thus far.

  • Research Assistant (Undergraduate Studies – 2020 to present); Centre for Culture and Organizational Research (CCOR) Laboratory – Dr. Catherine T. Kwantes (University of Windsor); https://www.ckwantes.com/ccor
  • Teaching Assistant (2020-2021), University of Windsor (Faculty of Social Sciences);
    https://www.uwindsor.ca/fahss/

Research Publications:

  • Gran-Ruaz, S., Strauss, D., MacIntyre, M., & Sharif, N. (2022). Decolonizing Psychological Training: Creating Psychologically and Culturally safe Spaces for Future Indigenous Mental Health Professionals. Psynopsis: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, 44(1), 14-15. https://cpa.ca/docs/File/Psynopsis/2022-Vol44-1/index.html#p=15
  • Faber, S., Williams, M. T., Metzger, I. W., MacIntyre, M. M., Strauss, D., Duniya, C. G., Sawyer, K., Cénat, J. M., & Goghari, V. (2023). Lions at the gate: How weaponization of policy prevents people of colour from becoming professional psychologists in Canada. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000352
  • Kwantes, C. T., Jacobs, A., & MacIntyre, M.M. (in press). Cultural and Psychology Safety for Indigenous Employees. Research in Human Resource Management.
  • MacIntyre, M. M. (2023). Letter to the editor. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01111-0
  • MacIntyre, M.M., Zare, M., & Williams, M.T. (2023). Anxiety-related disorders in the context of racism. Current Psychiatry Reports, 25(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-022-01408-2
  • Williams, M. T., Khanna Roy, A., MacIntyre, M., & Faber, S. (2022). The traumatizing impact of racism in Canadians of colour. Current Trauma Reports, 8, 17 – 34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-022-00225-5 [invited]
  • Williams, M., La Torre, J., & MacIntyre, M., M. (2023). Culture, race, religion and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In C. Lack (ed.), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Etiology, Phenomenology, and Treatment, 2nd ed. United Kingdom: Onus Books. ISBN: 978-1-8382391-6-9
  • Williams, M. T., MacIntyre, M. M., Duniya, C. G., & Cénat, J. M. Évaluation de l’ampleur du racisme dans les communautés francophones: élaboration de la version française de l’Enquête sur le stress et le traumatisme racial/ethnique (ESTRE) / Assessing Racism in Francophone Communities : Developing the French Version of the Racial/Ethnic Stress and Trauma Scale (UnRESTS). [Under Review 09/24]. L’Autre revue transculturelle.

Scientific Reports

Conference Talks

  • Jacobs, A., MacIntyre, M. M.*, Rhee, S., Lanoue, N., & Kwantes, C. T. (2022, April). It Must Exist Somewhere? The Search for Psychology Safety and Its Meaning in the Indigenous Workforce. In C.T. Kwantes (Chair), Psychological Safety and Diversity: Initial Findings from the Indigenous Workways Project [Symposium]. 94th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
  • Kwantes, C., Jacobs, A., & MacIntyre, M.* (2023, June). Cultural Safety in the Workplace for Indigenous Employees. [Symposium]. 84th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, ON.
  • MacIntyre, M. (2023, May 12). How to build resilience when doing “diverse” research? [Invited Panelist]. 12th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference in Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
  • MacIntyre, M., & Dasgupta, A. (2023, October 27). Healing Racial Trauma: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and the Imperative of BIPOC Representation in Psychology [Invited Panelist]. The Medical Humanities Conference, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON.
  • MacIntyre, M., & Williams, M.T. (2024, October). Healing Racial Trauma: case study using a novel antiracist and culturally-informed CBT intervention [Oral Presentation]. 2nd Annual Black Mental Health Conference, V-TRaC Lab, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
  • Sawyer, K., Faber, S. C., Williams, M. T., Metzger, I. W., MacIntyre, M. M., & Strauss, D. (2023, June). Lions at the Gate: How Weaponization of Policy Prevents BIPOC from Becoming Professional Psychologists in Canada. [Symposium]. 84th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, ON.
  • Strauss, D., MacIntyre, M. M.*, Rambelo, M. & Gran-Ruaz, S. (2023, May 11). In Inclusive Research Matters: How Diversity in Research Fosters Meaningful Change. In D. Strauss (Chair), Lions at the Gate: How Weaponization of Policy Prevents People of Colour from Becoming Professional Psychologists in Canada [Symposium]. 12th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference in Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
    *Presenting author

Conference Posters

  • MacIntyre, M.M., Kwantes, C.T., & Williams, M. T. (2024, June). The Experiences of Racial Discrimination and Resilience: BIPOC University Students. [Accepted]. 13th Interdisciplinary Conference in Psychology, Ottawa, ON.
  • MacIntyre, M.M., Saxberg, K., & Williams, M.T. (2023, December *postponed). Psychedelic Experiences and Self-Acceptance of Gender Identity in LGBTQ+ Canadians. [Poster presentation]. Psychedelic Medicine Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel.
    *Travel Scholarship Award
  • MacIntyre, M.M., Kwantes, C.T., & Williams, M. T. (2023, November). The Experiences of Racial Discrimination and Resilience: BIPOC University Students. [Accepted]. 57th Annual Association for Behavioural Cognitive Therapies Conference, Seattle, WA.
  • MacIntyre, M.M., Osman, M., Kaplan, A., & Williams, M.T. (2022, November). The Forgotten Population: Racial Trauma in Black Germans. [Poster presentation]. 56th Annual Association for Behavioural Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York City, NY.
  • MacIntyre, M.M., Osman, M., & Williams, M.T. (2022, November). A Silenced Battle: How Black Germans Experience Racial Microaggressions Similar to Black Americans. [Poster presentation]. Black American Special Interest Group, 56th Annual Association for Behavioural Cognitive Therapies Conference, New York City, NY.
  • MacIntyre, M.M., & Williams, M. T. (2024, November). Healing Racial Trauma via Psilocybin Mushroom Ceremonies in Jamaica. [Accepted]. Psychedelic Special Interest Group, 58th Annual Association for Behavioural Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Mistry, S., Gran-Ruaz, S., MacIntyre, M., Strauss, D., Williams, M.T. (2023, November). Beware of blind spots!: Implicit racial bias and its devastating impacts on Black infant mortality. [Poster presentation]. Black American Special Interest Group, ABCT Conference, Seattle, WA.
    *ABCT BA SIG Poster Award

Conference Workshops

  • Adair, W., Gosse, L., Kwantes, C.K., & MacIntyre, M. M. (2024, June 20). Increasing Trust in the Workplace via Indigenous Workways [Workshop]. 85th Annual Canadian Psychological Association Conference, Ottawa, ON.

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