Dr. Christiane Whitehouse (she/her) is passionate about helping people navigate the mental health challenges of living with chronic physical health issues. She works with adults managing chronic conditions like pain, insomnia, organ transplant, or COPD, as well as those facing neurologic conditions such as stroke, brain injury, or epilepsy, and neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis or dementia. Her therapy focuses on helping people understand and cope with anxiety, depression, grief, and the loss of identity or purpose that can often accompany these chronic conditions.

Dr. Whitehouse conducts therapy using two evidence-based approaches: cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance & commitment therapy (ACT). She is trained in the specific treatment of CBT for insomnia (CBT-I). She can provide assessments for mental health conditions.

Dr. Whitehouse is a white, cis-gender female. She strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for all her clients by approaching with humility and curiosity in sessions, while committed to ongoing learning outside of sessions. Her registration number with the Nova Scotia Regulator of Psychology is #R1093.

Find out more at: https://dartmouthpsychological.ca/staff-bio/christiane-whitehouse/

Note: Dr. Whitehouse will be on maternity leave starting October 2026, returning Nov 2027. Her schedule will re-open for booking 2-3 months in advance. If you wish to be added to her waitlist, contact the practice via the website link, above.