Dr. Karmen McDivitt

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST CANDIDATE (C.Psych Candidate, Supervised)

Dr. McDivitt obtained her Psychology Bachelor of Arts-Honours degree from the University of British Columbia - Okanagan, and her Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Manitoba. She completed her pre-doctoral residency through Clinical Health Psychology, Health Sciences Centre, and Shared Health, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  She is currently registered as a Clinical Psychologist Candidate with the Psychological Association of Manitoba and is supervised by Dr. Kelly Penner Hutton. Dr. McDivitt has provided services at Peace of Mind Therapy & Consultation since 2018.

Dr. McDivitt uses an integrative-process based approach informed by evidence-based modalities including humanistic (Rogerian client-centered, attachment theory, emotion focused), psychodynamic, and third wave cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT) such as dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based, and compassion focused therapy. Dr. McDivitt also has training in exposure-based trauma therapies including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Trauma-Focused CBT.

Dr. McDivitt provides treatment in the following areas:

  • Women’s health (e.g., anxiety and mood symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, infertility, miscarriage, birth related trauma or loss)

  • Neurodiversity (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder)

  • Sensory Processing Sensitivity/Highly Sensitive People brain trait

  • Psychological support for health concerns/medical conditions (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease)

  • Anxiety (e.g., generalized, social)

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • Depressed mood

  • Trauma (e.g., acute stress, post-traumatic stress, past childhood trauma)

  • Stress (e.g., work, school, relationships)

  • Adjustment challenges/life transitions

  • Improving relationships (with self and others)

Dr. McDivitt works with the following populations:

  • Adults

  • Adolescents/Teens

  • Children

  • Couples

  • Parenting

 Dr. McDivitt also regularly completes psycho-educational and psycho-diagnostic assessments and is trained to diagnose mental health conditions. These assessments may include cognitive (intellectual), academic, memory, personality, internalizing symptoms (e.g., anxiety, mood), adaptive functioning, attention/hyperactivity/executive functioning, and autism related characteristics. Assessments typically include a clinical interview, historical documentation (e.g., school or medical records), standardized testing, informal tests and surveys, and observational data.

 If you are interested in receiving mental health services from Dr. McDivitt, please contact our clinic. Our administrative team will assist you with accessing services. Therapy and assessment sessions with Dr. McDivitt should be covered through insurance plans for mental health such as Manitoba Blue Cross, but check with your insurance provider.

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