Prof. Marilyn Fitzpatrick is Professor Emerita at McGill University, where she directed the Counselling Psychology Program and established an influential research program on therapeutic processes, with particular focus on the role of values in psychotherapy outcomes.
With over 30 years of clinical practice as a registered psychologist, Prof. Fitzpatrick has specialized in helping clients use values clarification and values-based action to address anxiety disorders, depression, and relationship difficulties. Her research has contributed to the evidence base demonstrating how values work reduces psychological distress and increases life satisfaction across diverse clinical populations.
Prof. Fitzpatrick's work bridges academic rigor and clinical application. She has trained numerous counselling psychology graduates in integrating values-based interventions into practice, and her research on values as therapeutic mechanisms has informed treatment protocols for generalized anxiety disorder and relationship conflict. Her current writing projects focus on making values-based approaches accessible to both clinicians and the general public, translating complex research findings into practical strategies for creating lives of meaning and purpose.
She brings both empirical expertise and extensive clinical experience to teaching professionals how to implement values work effectively across theoretical orientations and clinical presentations.