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Dr. Tyler Brown

Education and Training

Dr. Tyler Brown is a Registered Psychologist in Calgary who strives to offer thoughtful psychological care to people facing difficult life experiences. He completed his Honours Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Calgary, followed by Master’s and Doctoral degrees at McGill University, where he specialized in clinical and health psychology. During his doctoral training, he completed a residency at the McGill University Health Centre’s Glen Site, where he had the opportunity to work in the Chronic Viral Illness Service, the Psychosocial Oncology Program, and the Balfour Mount Palliative Care Unit. After earning his doctorate, he went on to complete three additional years of advanced postdoctoral training with McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, with a focus on supporting the psychological well-being of individuals affected by cancer.

 

Expertise and Focus Areas

Over the course of his career, Dr. Brown has worked with people from a wide range of backgrounds in private practice, university clinics, and hospital outpatient settings. In his private practice, he works primarily with adults who are facing major loss and life transitions. His areas of focus include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and bereavement, coping with chronic and life-limiting illness, complex personality patterns, and men’s mental health. He also has a special interest in existential and spiritual concerns related to death, isolation, identity, freedom, responsibility, and the search for meaning. His therapeutic approach is grounded in psychodynamic and existential traditions, while also drawing on other evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy and exposure therapy, tailored to each person’s unique needs and goals.

 

Professional Roles and Contributions

In addition to his private practice, Dr. Brown remains actively involved in the broader field of psychology through research, teaching, and community work. He is a former clinical research associate with the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine and currently leads group programs for Wellspring Cancer Support Alberta. He also serves on the Editorial Review Board of Cancer Control (SAGE Publishing), is a member of the Research Advisory Committee for the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology, and is a research affiliate with the University of British Columbia’s Men’s Health Research Program. His research has been presented at numerous conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. He maintains professional memberships with the College of Alberta Psychologists, the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology.