Arshad Mahmood, Psy.D.
Director
Arshad Mahmood received his Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from California Southern University, USA. He has been the President of Heartland Professional Services since 2009. He had several years of previous clinical experience with adults and children in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals and community mental health clinics, as well as in private practice. He is fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi.
Arshad's research work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, and he has delivered workshops and lectures in these areas. He has trained other health professionals in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, mental health, and smoking cessation in Canada and abroad. He has worked at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto Regional Pain Management Clinic and an internship at Geneva Centre for Autism. His doctoral research pertains to anger management and behavioural addiction.
Please note Arshad is on the path of retiring soon and is not accepting patients. Until recently he was an active member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), as well as the American Psychological Association (APA), the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, and the Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis (ONTABA). Currently, he is an inactive member of the CRPO with good standing.
Arshad's Research Work
Expressed Emotions and Schizophrenia
Anger and Aggression in Gambling Disorder
Teaching a Child with Autism to Identify 2D Objects to Increase Receptive Language