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Marc Pistorio

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2T 2B5

Cell: (1-514-***-****

Email: acti2p@r.postjobfree.com

LICENSURE AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Quebec Licensed Psychologist – Permit no: 05949-90

• License eligible California Board of Psychology

• Member of the Artists Union of Quebec – Permit no: 697036 LANGUAGES OF PRACTICE

• Fluent in English, Spanish and French

EDUCATION

2013 Doctorate of Clinical Psychology, Psy.D.

University of Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, Canada

Grade Point Average: 4.23 out of 4.3 (A+)

Dissertation: Pairing in romantic attachment, conjugal satisfaction, perception of conjugal conflicts and emotional reactions in the conflicts of couples. Chair: Audrey Brassard, Ph.D.

1988 Diploma of Advanced Studies in Psychology of Acquisitions, Development and Education, D.A.S.

Sorbonne University – Paris, France

1987 Master’s in Clinical Psychology, M.A.

Sorbonne University – Paris, France

1985 Bachelor in Psychology, B.A.

Mirail Toulouse University – Toulouse, France

1984 Diploma of General University Studies in Psychology Mirail Toulouse University – Toulouse, France

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical Psychologist / 1990-Present

Private practice – Montreal, Canada

• Clients: individuals (children, adults, seniors), couples, families, groups.

• Provide an integrative approach combining psychodynamic-analytical, cognitive, behavioral (including Mindfulness and Acceptance Commitment Therapy techniques) and neuropsychological approaches.

• Specialize in interpersonal relationships, child and adult attachment, crisis situations, anger management, post-traumatic stress disorder, marital and conjugal conflicts, separation and divorce, sexuality, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, phobias, panic disorder, depression, addiction, and obsessive-compulsive behavior.

• Provide clinical supervision to psychologists and psychotherapists. 2

Family Mediator / 1999-Present

Accreditation from the Quebec Ministry of Justice – Montreal, Canada

• Guide couples through the family mediation process.

• Assist parents to decide between different types of custody (sole, joint, shared, split).

• Make a determination in regards to child support and/or alimony.

• Provide a final mediation agreement to obtain a legal judgment. Civil and Corporate Mediator / 2000-present

Private practice – Montreal, Canada

• Specialize in conflict resolution between employees, colleagues, executives and business partners for private and public companies.

• Provided staff mediation (2004-2008) in long-term care facilities for seniors.

• Interview the parties involved in the conflict and analyze the psychological dynamics.

• Recommend specific strategies to achieve common ground.

• Provide tools and coaching to maintain a healthy work environment.

• Provide a written mediation agreement and follow-up evaluations. Clinical Psychologist Consultant / 1995-2008

Multiple Employee Assistance Programs – Montreal, Canada

• Assessed clients’ needs and conducted short-term clinical consultations for different employee issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, marital and romantic relationships, phobias, addictions and other behavioral problems.

• Collaborated with other health professionals and organizations. President of Info Mediation / 2000-2003

Private practice – Montreal, Canada

• Launched the first non-profit information hotline and mediator referral service for family, civil, and corporate mediation.

• Assembled and managed a team of volunteers to contact all family mediators in Quebec to join the hotline and support the professional network.

• Developed partnerships with family mediation law professional boards and associations including lawyers, psychologists, social workers and career counselors.

• Vice-President of the Quebec Association for Public and Corporate Mediation. Psychology Teacher / 1990-1999

Multiple colleges and University of Montreal – Montreal, Canada

• Developed and taught college courses in social psychology, developmental psychology, personality psychology and communication in relationships.

• Developed and taught a child and adolescent psychology course for undergraduate psychology students.

Clinical Psychologist Consultant / 1995-1999

Private practice – Montreal, Canada

• Consultant for the Immigration Law firm of St-Pierre & Grenier. Mandated to conduct independent psychosocial evaluations to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder and made recommendations to accept or deny immigrants (mainly from the Hispanic community) applying for refugee status.

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Clinical Psychologist / 1992-1995

Marie-Enfant Hospital – Montreal, Canada

• Administrated and interpreted psychological testing for children with cerebral palsy.

• Recommended an appropriate school environment to the clinical team and parents.

• Worked with an interdisciplinary team and provided individual and couple therapies. CONFERENCES AND MEDIA

Psychologist / Television and radio host, reporter and guest speaker / 1997-Present

• Television, radio and print media appearances – Canada and Europe / 1997-Present

• Canal Vie – weekly television show - Montreal, Quebec / 2005

• CKAC radio – daily radio show - Montreal, Quebec / 2001-2002 Speaker/Conference presenter / 1997-Present

Businesses, Professional and Educational Institutions - Canada and Europe

• Presented at multiples conferences on various topics such as: authenticity, how to raise a well-adjusted child, co-regulation and self-regulation in couples, resolving family conflicts, psychological harassment in the work place, anger management, love, the role of wife, mother and woman, family and work-life balance, father and son dynamic, styles of attachment in romantic relationships, etc. PUBLICATIONS

Author of 3 best-selling books

Pistorio, M. (2015). Dis-moi qui tu aimes, je te dirai qui tu es. De l’attachement amoureux insécurisant à l’attachement sécurisant. Montreal: Edito.

(Tell Me Who You Love, I Will Tell You Who You Are; Insecure Attachment to Secure Romantic Attachment).

Pistorio, M. (2011). La sagesse de nos colères. De la colère qui détruit à la colère qui construit. Montreal: Editions de l’homme. (also published in Portuguese).

(The Wisdom of Our Anger; Destructive Anger to Constructive Anger). Pistorio, M. (2008).Vérité ou conséquences, L’authenticité envers soi, en couple et en famille. Montreal: Editions de l’homme. (Truth or Consequences, Authenticity with Yourself, In a Couple Relationship, and with Family).

Doctoral dissertation

Pistorio, M. (2013). Pairing in romantic attachment, conjugal satisfaction, perception of conjugal conflicts and emotional reactions in the conflicts of couples. University of Sherbrooke, Qc.

REFERENCES

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