Tributes to Former Colleagues
Ms. Penny Skelton
Business Manager
Ms. Penny Skelton worked as our highly valued office manager from 1992 to 2010 and is missed now that she has retired to pursue her studio arts and other creative endeavours.
Penny Skelton joined Gilmour Psychological Services in September, 1992 as Business Manager and as such, oversees the day-to-day office operations. Her responsibilities include correspondence, telephone and public reception, purchasing, general bookkeeping, liaison between the Partners, Associates and their clients, as well as systems and information development and management.
Over the past thirty-five years Penny’s work in the areas of community and health services has involved public relations, information production, personnel and general office management. Her many years, working for psychologists in private practice in Ottawa give her a particular awareness of the nature of clinical practice and the importance of confidentiality. Her sensitivity and years of applied experience bring to our unique office setting, a special understanding and support for both clients and doctors.
Penny was born and educated in Quebec City, is fluent in English and French and received her secretarial diploma from St. James's Secretarial College in London, England. During the years spent at home raising three sons, she was actively involved as a volunteer in the community and at local schools. She recently joined the Board of Directors of Artswell, Arts and Healing, in keeping with her long-time interest in the arts and healthcare.
Dr.Catherine Pink, C.Psych.
Psychologist
In 2008 Dr. Pink retired from the College of Psychologists of Ontario after a twenty year career in private practice at Gilmour Psychological Services. Dr. Pink earned her Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) at the University of Ottawa in 1987 and was registered as a Psychologist in Ontario in 1988.
Prior to opening her private practice, Dr. Pink was Assistant Professor at St. Paul University, Pastoral Institute, teaching psychological theory and supervising the clinical work of graduate students. She was employed as a Counsellor at Algonquin College and worked with disadvantaged clients there and in earlier employment as a Social Worker and Home Economist with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.
In private practice Dr. Pink focused on providing short and longer- term counselling and psychotherapy to adults and couples. As a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario, Dr. Pink was privileged as well to supervise the clinical work of new psychologists during their licensing year.
Dr. Pink retires having had a fulfilling and successful career providing psychological services to the Ottawa-Carleton community.
Dr. Gary Goldfield, C.Psych.
Psychologist
Dr. Goldfield was an Associate with Gilmour Psychological Services for one year, 2002 – 2003, after spending two years in supervision while earning his license. He provides psychological services to children, adolescents and adults across a wide range of areas, including anxiety, stress, depression, anger, learning and attentional problems, behavioural problems, addictions, trauma/abuse, and self-esteem issues. He has developed special interest and experience in treating eating disorders, weight concerns, and relationship issues. He has established a separate psychology practice. Information can be obtained at www.bytownpsych.com.
Dr. Goldfield’s psychotherapy orientation is integrative, incorporating cognitive-behavioural therapy, as well as interpersonal, experiential, systemic and psychodynamic approaches. His approach is based on his belief that treatment approaches are more effective when individualized to meet the client’s needs, and that various therapies may be needed to effect change in cognitive, behavioural, emotional, and social functioning. Dr. Goldfield adopts a scientist/practitioner approach to treatment in that he favours therapeutic interventions that have been empirically validated by research.
Dr. Goldfield is an adjunct professor in psychology at Carleton University and an assistant professor of Pediatrics at Ottawa University. He presently holds the position of Senior Investigator at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.
Dr. Kirsten Voss
Psychologist
For nine years, Gilmour Psychological Services was privileged to have Dr. Kirsten Voss practice psychology with us. She left Gilmour Psychological Services in 2009 and has established a new practice in Westmount, Quebec. She also worked part-time in one of Ottawa’s community health centres for many years, and saw a diverse group of clients who would not otherwise have been able to access psychological services. She also has consulted to a residential addiction rehabilitation centre near Ottawa.
Dr. Voss is bilingual and provides assessment and therapy services to adults and teens. Her areas of interest include depression, anxiety, anger management, stress management, trauma, addictions, adult ADHD, and relationships issues. Dr. Voss also conducts intellectual and personality assessments, and her areas of competence include forensic psychology. Her clinical approach is primarily cognitive behavioural. She has additional training in schema-focussed, interpersonal, emotion-focussed and psychodynamic approaches. She believes in matching her approach to clients’ needs in a warm and supportive therapeutic relationship.
Dr. Voss is licensed by the Ordre des psychologues du Québec and the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She is also a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, a collegial society. She updates her training regularly by attending clinical conferences and workshops and participating in peer supervision.
Those who wish to contact Dr. Voss may call her office in Montreal at 514-903-6933 or write to her at 245 Victoria Avenue, Suite 410, Westmount, QC, H3Z 2M6.