IVY CHO, M.A., PHD CANDIDATE
CLINICAL THERAPIST
SUPERVISED BY DRS IRVING AND RICHARD
SHE/HER

Ivy Cho is a Ph.D. candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). She received an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience at the University of Calgary and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at UTSC.   Her areas of research interest include neural reward responses in individuals identified as neurotypical and the impacts of mood disorder on working memory. Throughout her training, Ivy has gained clinical experience in neuropsychological assessment, psychological assessment, and psychotherapy.

Specifically, Ivy has held placements at Baycrest Health Sciences, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto Western Hospital, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, the UTSC Health and Wellness Centre and the Royal Ottawa Hospital.  She has training in providing support to individuals coping with a cancer diagnosis and other chronic illness, post-concussive difficulties, as well as mood and anxiety disorders. Ivy’s approach to therapy emphasizes a non-judgmental, collaborative approach tailoring the treatment to the client. She is trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and frequently draws from other techniques including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and self-compassion therapy.  At Mind Balance she provides assessment and treatment to adults. Ivy additionally has a special interest in providing support for adults recently diagnosed with ADHD.