Debjani Kar, M.Phil., Psychologist, Candidate Register
Debjani Kar is a seasoned mental health professional with over a decade of experience in therapy, assessment and teaching. She has worked in diverse clinical settings providing evidence-based interventions to people with complex mental health problems. Ms. Kar holds a Master of Philosophy in clinical psychology and is completing her doctoral research on impulsivity, decision-making and planning in obsessive-compulsive disorder using event-related potentials (ERP). She has mentored future mental health professionals in university settings. When not working, Ms. Kar enjoys extreme sports such as mountaineering, scuba diving and whitewater rafting.
At CRUX, Ms. Kar uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and mindfulness-based approaches, to support clients in their healing journey. Ms. Kar provides therapy for a wide range of problems. Her areas of focus include obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), hoarding, executive functioning problems, addictions and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her expertise also extends to psychosis, dissociative identity disorder, borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder. Ms Kar also supports individuals struggling with depression, self-harm, sleep problems, perfectionism, stress and burnout. In addition, she offers compassionate care for clients with eating disorders, body image concerns, health anxiety, experiences of abuse or neglect, sexual orientation-related concerns, loneliness, grief and loss, social anxiety and sexual dysfunction.
In addition to treating individuals, Ms. Kar also provides couples therapy, helping couples work through issues in their relationship and find new understanding with each other.
Fluent in English, Bengali and Hindi, Ms. Kar is committed to culturally responsive and trauma-informed care.
At CRUX, Ms. Kar provides couples therapy and individual therapy in-person and online through easy-to-use technologies like Zoom. She works with adults (19 years of age or older). Ms. Kar is a psychologist candidate register with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology. She works with clients from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec.