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Dr. Stephanie Woolridge

Ph.D., C.Psych.
Pronouns: she/her

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Background

Credentials

C. Psych., College of Psychologists and Behaviour Therapists of Ontario, 2025

Educational Background

M.Sc. Clinical Psychology, Queen's University, 2019

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Queen's University, 2024

Predoctoral Residency Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, 2024

Postdoctoral Fellowship University of Toronto, 2026

Biography

Dr. Stephanie Woolridge is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary and the director of the Psychosis and Interpersonal Relationships (PAIR) Lab. She is a clinical psychologist who completed her doctoral training at Queen’s University, residency at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. 

Her research focuses on recovery and social well-being in psychosis, with an emphasis on (1) clinical, neurocognitive, social cognitive, and interpersonal/stigma-related factors affecting relationships and social functioning; and (2) developing and evaluating interventions that support psychosocial recovery. She has a particular interest in the formation and maintenance of intimate, romantic, and sexual relationships for young adults experiencing early psychosis and other severe mental illnesses. 

Dr. Woolridge also researches other aspects related to well-being and recovery in psychosis, including cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp) and insomnia (CBTi), cognitive remediation, self-stigma in psychosis, and factors affecting the efficacy of therapeutic interventions (e.g., therapeutic rapport, engagement). Dr. Woolridge’s work has been funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). 

Research

Areas of Research

Clinical Psychology, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Severe Mental Illness, Stigma, Recovery, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Sex and Sexuality, Romantic Relationships, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationships, Cognition and Social Cognition

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
PSYC 685 Adult Psychotherapy Fall 2026
PSYC 385 Psychopathology Winter 2027

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