Dawn McBride

Dr. Dawn McBride is a tenured Associate Professor in the Graduate Counsellor Education Program at the University of Lethbridge, where she teaches online and face-to-face courses. She holds a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Calgary and is a registered psychologist with expertise in trauma-informed, culturally sensitive therapy. Her work spans research, teaching, and clinical practice.

• Specializes in counselling ethics (relational consent, session documentation)
• Focuses on complex mental health (DID, personality disorders, self-harm)
• Develops expressive arts and somatic therapies for group interventions
• Trains counselling supervisors using developmental models

Her research aligns with clinical psychology and group therapy trends, emphasizing ethical innovation, trauma integration, and interdisciplinary techniques (EMDR, CBT, narrative therapy). She has contributed to program development in family violence and eating disorder treatment.

Scientific awards include:

• Numerous teaching awards at the University of Lethbridge

As a supervisor, she guides graduate students in the Master of Counselling program and provides clinical supervision to provisional psychologists. Her private practice focuses on complex trauma and mental health treatment using psychodynamic and somatic approaches.