About Jeff Robinson

Registered Psychotherapist (License # 8376), BSc., MPsych (Forensic)

Jeff has been practicing psychotherapy for over 15 years. He holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Psychology and a Master’s in Psychology with a specialty in Forensic Psychology. He has worked with a variety of clinical populations, including some of the most difficult to treat individuals. He offers evidence-based treatment, and has trained extensively in various treatment modalities, including cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, trauma-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness. He has developed and ran several treatment programs for mentally disordered offenders for use in provincial corrections. He has over a dozen publications in peer-reviewed journals and academic presentations, as well as presented at several international conferences.


Specializations

  • Men’s Mental Health
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety
  • Anger management
  • Impulse control
  • ADHD
  • Substance abuse
  • Depression
  • Trauma – Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP, 2024)
  • Services for those involved in the criminal justice system, including mandated treatment (Anger management, domestic violence, sexual offending, risk assessments, etc.)
  • Veteran services

Publications

  • Healey, L., & Robinson, J.D. (May, 2019). Are we conducting risk assessments too soon? The relationship between mental illness symptoms and psychopathy. Presentation to the Society of Scientific Study of Psychopathy. Las Vegas, Nevada. 
  • Wagner, N., Robinson, J., & Wiebking, C. (2018). The Societal Hazards of Neuroenhancement Technologies. In R. Luppicini (Eds.), The Changing Scope of Technoethics in Contemporary Society. Hershey, PA: IGI Global
  • Costantini, M., Robinson, J.,  Migliorati, D., Donno, B., Ferri, F., & Northoff, G. (2016). Temporal limits on rubber hand illusion reflect individuals’ temporal resolution in multisensory perception. Cognition, 157, 39-48 
  • Robinson, J.D. (April, 2016) On the Moral and Legal Responsibility of the Psychopath. Guest lecturer, Carleton University, Phil 2501: Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
  • Wagner, N., Robinson, J., & Wiebking, C. (2015). The Ethics of Neuroenhancement: Smart Drugs, Competition and Society. International Journal of Technoethics (IJT), 6(1), 1-20. doi:10.4018/ijt.2015010101
  • Robinson, J., Wagner, N., & Northoff, G. (2015). Is the Sense of Agency in Schizophrenia Influenced by Resting-State Variation in Self-Referential Regions of the Brain? Schizophrenia Bulletin, 10.1093/schbul/sbv102
  • Cameron, C., Watson, D., & Robinson, J. (2014). Use of a Synthetic Cannabinoid in a Correctional Population for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder–Related Insomnia and Nightmares, Chronic Pain, Harm Reduction, and Other Indications: A Retrospective Evaluation. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 34(5), 559–564
  • Robinson, J.D. & Gates, M. (2012). Meeting the Special Needs of Cognitively Impaired Offenders. Presentation/Workshop presented at the Mental Health in Corrections: Best Practices and The Secure Treatment Unit Model, Ottawa, ON. 
  • Robinson, J., & Gulati, S. (2012). Measuring Treatment Change in ADHD Symptoms with a Continuous Performance Task. Poster Presentation at the Mental Health in Corrections: Best Practices and The Secure Treatment Unit Model, Ottawa, ON.
  • Watson, D., Robinson, J. D., & Benson, J. (2012). Treatment of dysfunctional anger in correctional treatment center: What works, what doesn’t. Presentation/Workshop presented at the Mental Health in Corrections: Best Practices and The Secure Treatment Unit Model, Ottawa, ON.
  • Robinson, J. D., & Marshall, L. (2011). An evaluation of a treatment program for anger management problems in incarcerated mentally ill offenders. Workshop at the 7th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference. Vancouver, Canada.
  • Robinson, J. D., & Watson, D. (2011). A three stage anger management model for treating mentally disordered offenders. Poster presentation at the 7th Annual Pacific Forensic Psychiatry Conference. Vancouver, Canada.
  • Robinson, J. D., Chagigiorgis, H., & Marshall, L. (2011). Treating mentally disordered offenders through emotional self-regulation – Retention, Outcomes and Implications. Workshop at the 2nd North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference. Toronto, Canada.
  • Robinson, J. D., & Watson, D. (2010). The aggressive behavioural modulation program – Treating mentally disordered violent offenders. Workshop presented at the 2010 International Conference on Special Needs Offenders. Niagara Falls, Canada.  
  • Robinson, J. D. (2009). An evidence based motivational program for mentally disordered violent offenders. Plenary workshop at the Working With Difficult Offenders and REBT training conference. 

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