CBT Skills Physician Treatment Groups

CBT Skills Treatment Groups for Mental Health are non-accredited programs designed for physicians and residents seeking support with anxiety, depression, or stress. These groups focus on clinical self-management and mental health support, helping participants build practical, evidence-based CBT skills to better manage their symptoms and overall wellbeing.

Each group is led by a Mind Space–affiliated psychiatrist with expertise in physician health, and is delivered virtually in small groups of up to 15 participants. The program runs over 8 weeks, with weekly 2-hour sessions, and is billed to MSP, with a refundable attendance deposit required. Following completion of the CBT Skills Treatment Group, participants can enroll (with referral) in additional MSP-funded virtual programs offered by Mind Space, including options such as mindfulness training and working with perfectionism and people-pleasing.

The upcoming schedule of CBT Skills Physician Treatment Groups for Mental Health is below:

  • Tuesdays July 7 – Sept 1, 3:45pm – 5:30pm (no group July 28) – Dr. Melissa Gansner
  • Thursdays Sept 10 – Oct 29, 8:00am – 10:00am – Dr. Jenny Barley
  • Thursdays Oct 22 – Dec 10, 9:30am – 11:15am – Dr. Melissa Gansner
  • Thursdays Jan 7/27 – Feb 25/27, 8:00 – 10:00am – Dr. Jenny Barley 
  • Tuesdays Jan 12/27 – March 2/27, 11:30am – 1:15pm – Dr. Melissa Gansner

To enroll in one of these cohorts:

  1. Ask your primary care clinician to fill out the universal Mind Space referral form. The referral form has a place to indicate “This patient is a physician”. This box must be checked, or your status as a physician noted in the comments section, in order for you to be offered the physician-only group. 

Referrals require an identified diagnosis (e.g., anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, phase of life issue, chronic medical condition with psychological factors) and a screen for depression severity. PHQ-9 score must be 18 or less to be eligible. 

  1. Once referred by your doctor, you will be sent an invitation to register online. You can self-select into the Physician-Only CBT Skills Foundations group, or if another group fits your schedule better you could choose to join a group of patients from the general public. You will be asked to pay a $75 attendance deposit, which is refunded if you miss a maximum of 1 session. Regular attendance is requested.

If you have further questions, please contact hello@mind-space.ca