Professional Designations/Affiliations and Education
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Registered with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia (CHCPBC) #1682 since 2005 (www.chcpbc.org)
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Certified member with the Canadian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CACBT) #970 (http://cacbt.ca/en/index.htm)
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Member of The National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi
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Doctorate of Psychology (Clinical)
Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL, 2003.
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Masters of Arts in Psychology (Counselling)
Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL, 1994
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, 1992
Dr. Ned Baess has over 30 years of experience in mental health care. He completed advanced training in psychological assessment and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) at the Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) and USTAT in Victoria, B.C.
Dr. Baess worked with Island Health for nearly three decades, beginning in emergency mental health outreach and later providing psychotherapy, neuropsychological assessment, consultation, and group therapy across inpatient and outpatient services. He also led a CBT mentorship program for clinicians and psychiatrists, supervised UVic Clinical Psychology PhD students, and taught Social Anxiety courses through UVic Continuing Studies.
Now in private practice, Dr. Baess offers individualized, evidence-based treatment integrating CBT, Mindfulness-Based CBT, Interpersonal Therapy, Adlerian Psychology, and Positive Psychology. He treats anxiety disorders including health anxiety, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias, as well as depression, insomnia/sleep difficulties, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosis, and bereavement/grief.
Dr. Baess is a certified member of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (CACBT #970) and a member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.
He welcomes inquiries from individuals seeking psychological services.