Simon Sherry

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About Simon Sherry

Dr. Simon Sherry, Registered Psychologist, is a tenured Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Sherry is a specialist in treating and assessing depression, anxiety, perfectionism, personality disorders, alcohol misuse, and eating disorders. He also treats and assesses a wide variety of other mental health difficulties. Dr. Sherry directs Dalhousie University’s Personality Research Team. His research program investigates the role of personality (e.g, perfectionism) in relationship problems, depression, eating disorders, and alcohol misuse. Dr. Sherry has published 160 scientific articles and earned more than $2.5 million in grant funds. He has received several awards for his scientific research and clinical practice. For more information on his clinical research, see cruxpsychology.ca. Wanting to directly help more people, in 2018, Dr. Sherry and his wife founded CRUX Psychology, a team of 16 Ph.D-level psychologists. CRUX provides high-quality, evidence-based individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and assessment. Therapy and assessment are available online and in person. CRUX serves Atlantic Canada. At CRUX Psychology, Dr. Sherry sees adults for therapy and assessment. His clinical services are grounded in evidence-based practices, including cognitive-behavioural, behavioural, motivational, and interpersonal approaches. Dr. Sherry also provides workshops to health professionals across Canada. For more information on his clinical practice, see cruxpsychology.ca. Dr. Sherry is also a strong advocate for the science and practice of psychology. He regularly works with the media as part of his goal to educate the public about mental health problems in a scientific, non-sensationalized way.