Dr. Boucher earned her Ph.D. in Adult Clinical Psychology at the University of Windsor. She completed predoctoral training with the Calgary Clinical Psychology Residency Program and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan. She joined the University of Windsor as an Assistant Professor in 2021.
In addition to psychological assessment and diagnosis, she is trained in multiple models of psychotherapy (e.g., CBT, ACT, EFT, psychodynamic and interpersonal/attachment-based approaches), and is drawn to person-centered and culturally-responsive methods of integration. She is licensed in the province of Ontario with competencies across the lifespan, and for individuals and couples.
She directs the Memory, Emotion, and Therapy Applications (META) Lab, which integrates research from pscyhology and related disciplines to better understand and promote health and well-being. Her team explores autobiographical memory, emotions, self-views, and metacognitive processes, with a particular focus on adaptive self-reflection, emotion regulation, psychological closure, trauma resolution, and the development of assessment measures relevant to psychotherapy.
Dr. Boucher teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in psychological disorders, cognitive processes, psychopathology, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, and multicultural trauma-informed psychotherapy.
Clinical Interventions, Compassionate healthcare, Mindfulness, Mixed methods
