Education & Credentials

Dr. Commisso holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Concordia University and a MA in Counselling Psychology from McGill University. She is also a member of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec. Throughout her academic career, she has received several awards and scholarships recognizing her academic and research achievements including the 2025 Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Excellence, the Canadian Graduate Doctoral Scholarship from SSHRC, the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé Doctoral Scholarship, and the Concordia University Graduate Doctoral Fellowship, and many others.

Training & Experiences

Dr. Commisso completed her predoctoral residency at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), where she provided individual and group therapy, psychological assessments, and clinical consultations to patients experiencing psychiatric difficulties in the context of medical illness, injury, and chronic pain. Her clinical work included supporting individuals with mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She also completed clinical training at the MUHC’s Mood and Anxiety Unit, Concordia University’s Applied Psychology Centre, Wood Psychology, and the McGill Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic, where she provided individual and group therapy and conducted psychological assessments with patients experiencing a range of mood, anxiety, and trauma-related difficulties. Throughout her clinical training, she developed experience administering, scoring, and interpreting a range of psychodiagnostic, personality, cognitive, and symptom measures, as well as conducting semi-structured clinical interviews and preparing integrative assessment reports. She also provided consultation to multidisciplinary teams and supervised the clinical practice of junior students.

Current Work

As a licensed Clinical Psychologist and member of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec, she provides evidence-based psychotherapy to adults experiencing mood disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her practice also specializes in supporting individuals coping with chronic pain, chronic illness, and medical injury. Drawing on her advanced clinical training at the Allan Edwards Pain Management Unit and the Consultation-Liaison Service at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), she supports clients navigating the psychological impact of persistent physical symptoms, health-related grief and life adjustments, and the emotional challenges associated with chronic medical conditions.