Dr Sarah Nunes

Dr. Nunes has been a registered psychologist since 2012. She completed her Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology at the University of Western Ontario and her PhD in Counselling Psychology at the University of Calgary.

Dr. Nunes is a specialist in Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders. Within the anxiety spectrum, she treats general anxiety, worry, panic, social anxiety, health anxiety and phobias. Within the obsessive compulsive realm, she treats Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Trichotillomania (hair pulling) and Excoriation (skinpicking) Disorder. Dr Nunes also treats depression, relationship problems, low self-esteem, anger and impulse control problems.

Dr. Nunes uses an evidence-based treatment called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); it is the most effective type of treatment for anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders. She has 17 years of clinical experience with adults and has worked in various settings. She has added expertise treating immigrant and LGBT populations, students (i.e., professional, international, and graduate), and engineers.