Dr. Jennifer Trew specializes in providing evidence-based treatment for adults experiencing stress, anxiety, and mood difficulties.
Specialist in Anxiety, Mood, and Stress-Related Disorders
Dr. Jennifer Trew is a Licensed Psychologist (CHCPBC #2224) specializing in the assessment and treatment of anxiety, mood difficulties, and stress-related concerns in adults. Her expertise includes the treatment of conditions such as depression, social anxiety (extreme shyness), generalized anxiety (chronic worry), panic disorder, agoraphobia, health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), specific phobias (e.g., fear of needles, flying), and body-focused repetitive behaviours (e.g., skin picking). She also provides support for low self-esteem, difficulty coping with life events, and stress-related problems.
Evidence-Based and Personalized Treatment Approach
Dr. Trew primarily uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based approach recognized as the gold standard for treating anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on challenging unhelpful thoughts and behaviours that contribute to emotional distress. She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps clients engage with their values while managing difficult thoughts and feelings differently. Dr. Trew’s approach is active, collaborative, and goal-oriented, ensuring clients receive personalized treatment plans to achieve meaningful life changes. She is committed to maintaining best practice standards and tailoring evidence-based strategies to her clients’ unique needs.
Academic Contributions and Research Expertise
Dr. Trew is an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU), where she has taught courses on Clinical Psychology and contributes to training seminars at the SFU Clinical Psychology Centre. Her research focuses on social anxiety, and she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and presented her work at major national and international academic conferences.
Education and Clinical Training
Dr. Trew earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. She completed a year-long pre-doctoral residency at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario, specializing in the assessment and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, with a minor rotation in psychodiagnostic, personality, and cognitive assessment. Her earlier training included placements at Richmond Mental Health Outpatient Services, the Royal Columbian Hospital psychiatric inpatient unit, the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at UBC Hospital, and the UBC Psychology Clinic.
Specialized Training and Expertise
Dr. Trew has extensive experience delivering individual and group CBT for mood and anxiety disorders. She has also completed advanced workshops on ACT and specialized CBT protocols for conditions such as OCD, health anxiety, body dysmorphic disorder, body-focused repetitive behaviours, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Dr. Trew’s dedication to evidence-based care, coupled with her active and collaborative approach, empowers her clients to develop lifelong skills for managing stress, anxiety, and mood challenges.
