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Heather Gretton

Director of Psychology Research

(403) 782-3381 x

Education

PhD, University of British Columbia (1998)

MA, Clinical Psychology, University of British Columbia

BSc, Psychology, First Class Honours, University of Calgary

Registered Psychologist, College of Psychologists of British Columbia, #1462

Biography

Dr. Gretton has a passion for engaging in research that helps bridge the scientist-practitioner gap. Her background includes partnerships between researchers and community-based programs, and involvement in a practice research network. Dr. Gretton’s research background includes examining mental health needs, risk factors, and treatment outcomes of youth in a forensic context. In recent years Dr. Gretton joined the Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Institute research team as part of an international Practice Research Network, studying the practice and process of AEDP, and transdiagnostic research investigating its effectiveness and outcomes in private practice settings. This research includes clinicians from United States, Canada, Israel, Japan, and Sweden. She recently collaborated on the development of the Moments of Flourishing Experiences Scale (Fosha et al, submitted for publication).

Current Research or Professional Activities

Iwakabe S, Edlin J, Fosha D, Thoma NC, Gretton H, Joseph AJ, Nakamura K. (2022) The long-term outcome of accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy: 6- and 12-month follow-up results. Psychotherapy (Chic). 59(3):431-446. doi: 10.1037/pst0000441. Epub 2022 Jun 2. PMID: 35653751.

Iwakabe, S., Edlin, J., Fosha, D., Gretton, H., Joseph, A., Nunnink, S., Nakamura, K., Thoma, N. (2020). The effectiveness of accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP) in private practice settings: A transdiagnostic study conducted within the context of a practice-research network
Psychotherapy, 57(4), 548–561.https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000344

Gretton, H.M. & Clift, R.J.W. (2011). The mental health needs of incarcerated youth in British Columbia, Canada. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 34, 109-115.

Rajlic, G., & Gretton, H. M. (2010). An examination of two sexual recidivism risk measures in adolescent offenders: The moderating effect of offender type. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(10), 1066-1085.

Rojas, E. Y., & Gretton, H. M. (2007). Background, offence characteristics, and criminal outcomes of Aboriginal youth who sexually offend: A closer look at Aboriginal youth intervention needs. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 19(3), 257–283.

Gretton, H. M., Hare, R., & Catchpole, R. E. H. (2004). Psychopathy and offending from adolescence to adulthood: A 10-year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(4), 636-645.

Catchpole, R. E. H., & Gretton, H. M. (2003). The predictive validity of risk assessment with violent young offenders: A 1-year examination of criminal outcome. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 30(6), 688-708.

Gretton, H. M., McBride, M., Hare, R. D., O'Shaughnessy, R. J., & Kumka, G. (2001). Psychopathy and recidivism in adolescent sex offenders. Criminal Justice and Behaviour, 28(4), 427-449.

Reh, T. A., Nagy, T., & Gretton, H. M. (1987). Retinal pigmented epithelial cells induced to Transdifferentiate to neurons by laminin. Nature, 330, 68-71.