Dr. Gail Myhr

Gail Myhr, MD, CM, MSc, FRCPC, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University and staff psychiatrist at the McGill University Health Centre. A cognitive-behavioural therapist with extensive clinical experience, she is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, a Diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and a Founding Member of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies.

In 2021, Dr. Myhr was named Fellow of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, recognizing her distinguished contributions to CBT science, practice, training, and advocacy in Canada. Her clinical and research interests include patient suitability for short-term CBT, attachment-informed interventions in CBT, evidence-based CBT supervision, and CBT for psychosis, including Avatar Therapy.

Area of interest

Cognitive behavioural therapy, attachment theory, mental disorders, psychotic disorders, CBT supervision, Avatar Therapy, VR-assisted exposure therapy

Website

https://muhc.ca/mentalhealth/CBT

Publications

• Renaud, J., Myhr, G. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Supervision Training: A Single Case Study. The Clinical Supervisor. (05 Jun 2025):, DOI:10.1080/07325223.2025.2514459

• Jetté Pomerleau, V*., Sekhon, H., Bajsarowicz,P., Demoustier, A., Rej, S., Myhr, G. Do older adults respond to cognitive behavioral therapy as well as younger adults? An analysis of a large, multi‐diagnostic, real‐world sample. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023; e5953, http://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5953

• Guindon, J., Myhr, G., Renaud, J. A Qualitative Examination of Trainee Perspectives on Cognitive Behavioural Supervision. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. 2022; vol. 15*, e53, 1-14 doi:10.1017/S1754470X22000538

• Jetté Pomerleau, V., Demoustier,A., Villemaire Krajden, R., Racine, H., Myhr, G. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Intensive Care Management: A Multi-Method Quantitative-Qualitative Study. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2022; 28,* 203–217

• Villemaire-Krajden,R., Myhr,G. Evaluating the use of a computerized CBT program for outpatients on a waitlist in a university CBT Unit. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2019;25*; 268–278. DOI: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000396

• Myhr G. Book Review on Changing Behavior in DBT: Problem Solving in Action. Heidi L Heard & Michaela A Swales. New York: Guilford Publications, 2016 in Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2017:150-151.

• Lis, E., Myhr, G. The Effect of Borderline Personality Pathology on Outcome of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2016;* 22:270–282, DOI: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000167

• Bédard M*, Russell JJ, Myhr G. Impact of personality psychopathology on outcome in short-term cognitive-behavioral therapy for Axis I disorders. Psychiatry Res. 2015; 230(2):524-30. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.09.049. Epub 2015 Oct 3. PMID: 26456894

• Myhr, G. "Responding to Threat": Using attachment-related interventions in the cognitive behavioural treatment of anxiety disorders. In A.Danquah & K. Berry (Eds.), Attachment Theory in Adult Mental Health. London: Routledge. 2014; 48-62.

• Renaud, J., Russell, J.J., Myhr,G. Predicting who benefits most from cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2014;* 70(10), 924–932. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22099. Epub 2014 Apr 19. PMID: 24752934

• The Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies / l’Association canadienne des thérapies cognitive et comportementales, 2012 Board of Directors, Hadjistavropoulous, H., Radomsky, A.S., Provencher, M.D., Dobson,D., Myhr,G., Fairbrother, N., Josefowitz, N., Koerner, N. Increasing access to cognitive-behavioural treatment in Canada. Psynopsis, the Magazine of the Canadian Psychological Association. 2013; 17-18.

• Renaud, J., Russell, J.J., Myhr,G. The association between outcome expectancies and avoidance in predicting the outcome of cognitive-behavioural therapy for major depressive disorder. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 2013;* 42-52. DOI:10.1111/j.2044-8260.2012.02044.x. Epub 2012 Aug 13. PMID: 23398111

• Myhr, G., Russell, J.J., Saint-Laurent, M., Tagalakis, V., Belisle, D., Khodary, F.,Faridi, K., Pinard, G. Assessing Suitability for Short-Term Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Psychiatric Outpatients with Psychosis: A Comparison with Depressed and Anxious Outpatients. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2013; 29-41. DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000426325.49396.4c PMID: 23334677

• Payne K.A., Myhr, G. Increasing Access to Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for the Treatment of Mental Illness in Canada: A Research Framework and Call for Action. Health Care Policy. 2010; 5:e173-e185. PMID: 21286263

• Myhr, G., Talbot, J., Annable, L., & Pinard, G. Suitability for short-term cognitive-behavioral therapy. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. 2007; 21, 334-345.

• Myhr, G., Payne K. Cost-effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy for mental disorders: implications for public healthcare funding policy in Canada. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 2006; 51:662-670. PMID: 17052034

• Myhr G., Sookman D., Pinard G. Attachment security and parental bonding in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a comparison with depressed out-patients and healthy controls. Acta Psychiatr.Scand. 2004; 109: 447-456. PMID: 15117290

• Myhr G. Reasoning with psychosis patients: why should a general psychiatrist care about cognitive behavioural therapy for schizophrenia? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry 2004; supp Feb: 27-30

Membership

• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Collège des médecins du Québec
• Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
• Diplomate Academy of Cognitive Therapy (USA)