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David Kealy, Ph.D.
3 articles
Dr. David Kealy is an Associate Professor with the Psychotherapy Program and the Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Kealy has a background in social work and public mental health service, previously holding a clinical leadership position at one of the largest community outpatient psychotherapy programs in British Columbia. He provides teaching and clinical supervision in the Psychotherapy Program, and maintains an active consultation and psychotherapy practice.
Associations Between Generalized Shame and Emotional Processing Difficulties Among Individuals Seeking Mental Health Care
Clinicians interested in supporting individuals with emotional processing difficulties play a critical role in fostering wellbeing, as emotional experiences deeply influence cognitive, behavioral, and social functioning. For those in psychotherapy, understanding the mechanisms of emotional processing is essential as it involves integrating unpleasant or disturbing emotions to maintain focus, adapt to varying experiences, and uphold […]
Alicia Spidel, PhD + 1 more
January 20, 2025
Patient Selection in Group Psychotherapy
The importance of group composition – the particular blend of patient characteristics in a therapy group – is widely recognized by group psychotherapists. Skilled clinicians try to have an ideal composition in mind when selecting patients for group therapy. Notwithstanding such ideals, the task of selecting group members is complicated by the fact that no […]
Joanna Cheek, M.D., FRCPC + 2 more
January 15, 2017
When It Is Not a Good Fit
Abstract Group psychotherapy provides unique opportunities for clinical errors in the selection of patients and composition of therapy groups. This article introduces some of the difficulties and complexities that can be associated with group composition and patient selection errors. Clinical vignettes from psychodynamic/interpersonal psychotherapy groups are used to illustrate three variations of group composition and selection errors. The […]
David Kealy, Ph.D. + 3 more
September 19, 2016