Dr. Heather MacIntosh (she/her)

Heather MacIntosh is Associate Professor and Director of the MScA Couple and Family Therapy Programme at McGill University where she is the recipient of the H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching. Dr MacIntosh is a clinical psychologist and author of the recently released book: Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma a Manual for Therapists by Routledge Press, a treatment manual outlining her evidence-based treatment model for working with couples dealing with the impacts of complex trauma. She leads an active research programme funded by SSHRC, and FQRSC examining the impact of early life trauma on the process and outcome of couple therapy, and the development and maintenance of healthy adult relationships. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in this field. She is currently the primary investigator for a Government of Quebec funded programme providing Developmental Couple Therapy for Complex Trauma in a virtual group couple format for trauma survivors in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.