Provide mentorship to primary care providers and allied health providers on the topics of chronic pain, mental health and substance use. Safe, non-judgmental group-based mentoring and learning opportunities as well as on-demand one-to-one mentoring conversations are provided.

I am the founder and current director of Wayfinder Wellness Centre: a “one-stop” hub for people to access individual psychotherapy, support for families affected by substance use, and consultation for helping professionals and organizations.Our services are rooted in the foundations of science, informed by practical experience, and focused on connecting people to what’s important so they can navigate challenges with confidence.

ECHO (Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes) helps service providers deliver coordinated, effective, and evidence-informed care for people with complex mental health and substance use issues. It is an innovative, evidence-based model for continuing professional development that uses Zoom videoconferencing technology.As a HUB team member I help plan and co-facilitate ECHO sessions, offer "flash talk" didactics as part of some sessions, and offer expert guidance and resource… Show more ECHO (Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes) helps service providers deliver coordinated, effective, and evidence-informed care for people with complex mental health and substance use issues. It is an innovative, evidence-based model for continuing professional development that uses Zoom videoconferencing technology.As a HUB team member I help plan and co-facilitate ECHO sessions, offer "flash talk" didactics as part of some sessions, and offer expert guidance and resource suggestions in case-based learning scenarios.http://www.bcmhsus.ca/health-professionals/education-development/provincial-mental-health-substance-use-echo Show less

My private practice offers 2 major streams of services:1) I offer evidence-based individual psychotherapy to clients experiencing anxiety, mood and/or substance use concerns. Intervention approaches are tailored to each individual and may include: CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and/or Seeking Safety. I also offer support to people with loved ones experiencing substance use challenges using the CRAFT/Invitation to Change model. 2) I regularly provide training and consultation… Show more My private practice offers 2 major streams of services:1) I offer evidence-based individual psychotherapy to clients experiencing anxiety, mood and/or substance use concerns. Intervention approaches are tailored to each individual and may include: CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and/or Seeking Safety. I also offer support to people with loved ones experiencing substance use challenges using the CRAFT/Invitation to Change model. 2) I regularly provide training and consultation services services to helping professionals and organizations on the topics of workplace employee health, assessment and treatment of mental health concerns, trauma informed care, program development and evaluation. Clients have included non-profit organizations, healthcare worker unions, Fortune 500 companies, private healthcare services, and individual practitioners. Popular training and consultation topics include: Coping During COVID-19, CBT for Substance Use, Psychosocial Approaches to Concurrent Disorders, Trauma Informed Care, and Responding to Challenging Behavior. Please see DrHeatherFulton.com for more information Show less

I am responsible for Psychiatry Resident Psychotherapy Training. This includes providing supervision, training, and educational consultation to trainees in CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing and other psychosocial interventions. I am involved in the provision of individual and group psychotherapy, consultations, brief therapy interviews, case reviews and evaluation of process and outcomes to ensure the continuing quality of the service. I also provide psychological assessment, interpretation,… Show more I am responsible for Psychiatry Resident Psychotherapy Training. This includes providing supervision, training, and educational consultation to trainees in CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing and other psychosocial interventions. I am involved in the provision of individual and group psychotherapy, consultations, brief therapy interviews, case reviews and evaluation of process and outcomes to ensure the continuing quality of the service. I also provide psychological assessment, interpretation, and treatment to New Westminster Mental Health Outpatient Services that includes Outpatient Psychiatry, Group Therapy Services and community mental health centers. I develop, coordinate and deliver in-services, presentations, psychoeducational and support groups, provide therapy and education to the Reproductive Mental Health Program, and participate in research activities in collaboration with the mental health programs. As a member of the interdisciplinary team, I also participate in guideline development, quality assurance, program development and evaluation, clinical research and education activities. Show less

In this role I provide supervision of UBC Graduate Level Psychology students in assessment, intervention and/or program evaluation activities within a practicum setting. Primary therapy orientations used: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing approach. DBT and Mindfulness-based approaches are also used, as relevant.

I was a sessional instructor for the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program course, PSYC 540: Strategies of Psychological Intervention. This course offering was specific to psychosocial interventions for addictions- both substance use disorders and behavioral addictions as defined by DSM-V. Learning activities included didactic lectures, seminar discussions, student presentations, visits to peer support meetings, guest lectures, behavioral experiments and a variety of reflective learning… Show more I was a sessional instructor for the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program course, PSYC 540: Strategies of Psychological Intervention. This course offering was specific to psychosocial interventions for addictions- both substance use disorders and behavioral addictions as defined by DSM-V. Learning activities included didactic lectures, seminar discussions, student presentations, visits to peer support meetings, guest lectures, behavioral experiments and a variety of reflective learning exercises. Show less

I provide education and supervision to UBC Dept of Psychiatry Residents and Addiction Medicine Fellows regarding evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing mental health challenges, including concurrent disorders (e.g. motivational interviewing, CBT for Substance Use, DBT, etc.).

I saw individuals for evidence-based, client-centered psychological therapy at this clinic. Interventions included CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness-based approaches. Clinic website: http://www.nssac.ca/Please also feel free to see my website for further information and resources: http://www.drheatherfulton.com/

I worked in the position of Psychologist at the Burnaby Centre to Mental Health and Addiction. This Centre is a provincial program for the assessment, stabilization, and treatment of clients with complex mental health and substance use issues. I provided individual and group therapy, conducted cognitive and personality assessments, was involved in program development and evaluation as well as providing staff education. I developed the VCH and BCMHSUS Clinical Psychology Residency rotations as… Show more I worked in the position of Psychologist at the Burnaby Centre to Mental Health and Addiction. This Centre is a provincial program for the assessment, stabilization, and treatment of clients with complex mental health and substance use issues. I provided individual and group therapy, conducted cognitive and personality assessments, was involved in program development and evaluation as well as providing staff education. I developed the VCH and BCMHSUS Clinical Psychology Residency rotations as well as the Clinical Psychology practicum student rotation. I was also involved in training of Psychiatry Residents and Addiction Medicine Fellows. I regularly presented at local and national conferences highlighting innovative and promising practices developed and evaluated at this centre. I was extensively involved in implementation of Trauma Informed Practice as well as participated and co-led working groups addressing topics including (but not limited to) gender affirming care, sexual health, group psychotherapy, assessment and evaluation. At this centre I used evidence based therapies and the latest empirical findings to inform and improve treatment in the area of concurrent disorders. Show less

I supervised UBC Psychology graduate students in provision of a transdiagnostic CBT group for anxiety at the UBC Psychology Clinic. The CBT groups were part of a larger, ongoing treatment study investigating group processes in CBT. Supervision included reviewing pre-group screening and assessments, direct observation and coaching during group, debriefing post-group, assisting students to review, develop, evaluate and adapt (as required) Norton's group transdiagnostic anxiety protocol.

I taught PSYC 534 - UBC Psychology Internal Practicum course for graduate students in their first and second years of the Clinical Program. This two-semester course involves students seeing their first therapy cases at the UBC Psychology Clinic. Weekly supervision meetings include didactic components (e.g. how to introduce the CBT model, conceptualizing client issues), reviewing of therapy videos, group and individual supervision. The UBC Psychology Clinic is an outpatient mental health and… Show more I taught PSYC 534 - UBC Psychology Internal Practicum course for graduate students in their first and second years of the Clinical Program. This two-semester course involves students seeing their first therapy cases at the UBC Psychology Clinic. Weekly supervision meetings include didactic components (e.g. how to introduce the CBT model, conceptualizing client issues), reviewing of therapy videos, group and individual supervision. The UBC Psychology Clinic is an outpatient mental health and state-of-the-art training clinic that provides evidence based care to individuals located in the Metro Vancouver community. Show less

My Primary Rotation was in Community Mental Health Program. This rotation involved working as part of several interdisciplinary teams within the Community Mental Health Program: Assertive Community Treatment Team-Schizophrenia, Assertive Community Treatment Team- Dual Diagnosis, Dual Diagnosis Consultation Outreach Team, and Psychiatric Outreach Team. My responsibilities included but were not limited to: Conducting cognitive and diagnostic assessments of clients referred from community… Show more My Primary Rotation was in Community Mental Health Program. This rotation involved working as part of several interdisciplinary teams within the Community Mental Health Program: Assertive Community Treatment Team-Schizophrenia, Assertive Community Treatment Team- Dual Diagnosis, Dual Diagnosis Consultation Outreach Team, and Psychiatric Outreach Team. My responsibilities included but were not limited to: Conducting cognitive and diagnostic assessments of clients referred from community agencies (e.g., shelters, nursing homes); providing consultation to team members, community agency staff and/or family members on how to best work with a client given her/his cognitive profile, psychiatric symptoms and strengths; making recommendations for treatment and additional services given assessment results; providing individual therapy to clients; providing educational sessions to community agencies and Community Mental Health Program staff; and supervising a Clinical Psychology PhD practicum student.My Secondary Rotations were in the Anxiety Disorders Program, and the Operational Stress Injuries Clinic. My responsibilities included: co-leading a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) group for panic disorder; writing treatment summary reports on pre- and post-treatment efficacy measures; diagnostic, intake and disability assessments, writing assessment summary reports to Veterans Affairs Canada, as well as conducting individual therapy. Show less