Dr. Jennifer Karp
Dr. Jennifer Karp is a Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and parents. She is an Associate at the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (OICBT) who offers individual child and adolescent therapy to address a range of difficulties. Dr. Karp maintains a particular interest in working with clients suffering from anxiety conditions and OCD and is passionate about parent consultation and emotion coaching support. In addition to therapy, Dr. Karp conducts psycho-educational assessments with children and adolescents in order to evaluate learning disabilities, ADHD, and gifted status. She works collaboratively with children, youth, and parents in creating a warm, empathic and accepting environment in which to address presenting concerns from a strength-based perspective. She helps her clients to identify potential barriers that get in their way and supports them in realizing their true potential.
In person and on-line therapy is available
About Jennifer
Clinical Psychologist, Autonomous Practice; College of Psychologist of Ontario;
Doctorate (Ph.D); Clinical Psychology, Concordia University, 2004; https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/psychology/programs/graduate.html
Bachelors of Arts (B.A.); Psychology: Honours, Queen’s University, 1997; https://www.queensu.ca/psychology/undergraduate-program/prospective-students
Dr. Karp’s practice (assessment, diagnosis, and treatment) is with children and adolescents (ages 4-17) within the following areas of focus:
- Anxiety (Social, Generalized, Specific Phobia, Health)
- Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders (OCD, Hair-pulling, Skin-picking, Body
- Dysmorphic Disorder)
- Depression
- Anger management
- Parenting issues
- Psycho-educational assessments
- ADHD
- Learning disabilities
- Gifted evaluation
- Behavior problems
- Interpersonal challenges and peer difficulties
- Parent-child relational conflict
- Sleep difficulties
- Stress management
Dr. Karp incorporates empirically supported therapeutic modalities targeted to client needs.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
Psychology residency at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario – September
2003-August 2004
(Ongoing) Clinical Psychologist, Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Staff Psychologist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) – 2008-2009 https://www.cheo.on.ca/en/index.aspx