Dr. Ainslie Heasman is a registered clinical and forensic psychologist in Ontario with over 17 years of experience engaging in the assessment and treatment of adults with sexual behaviour problems and/or atypical sexual interests. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Forensic Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in 2005. She is employed full-time at the Sexual Behaviours Clinic at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, ON and maintains a private practice. She recently led the development of Canada's first national and federally funded child sexual abuse perpetration prevention program, Talking for Change, housed at CAMH. She is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, the Ontario Psychological Association and is the President-Elect of the Association for the Treatment & Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA).
Experience
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2012–presentPsychologist, CAMH
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2019–presentAdjunct professor, Ontario Tech University
Education
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2005California School of Professional Psychology, Ph.D.
Publications
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2021Mandatory reporting and clinician decision-making when a client discloses sexual interest in children, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement
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2019Bioethical issues and secondary prevention for nonoffending individuals with pedophilia, Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
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2018Legal and ethical issues in treating clients with pedohebephilic interests, Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
Professional Memberships
- Ontario Psychological Association
- Canadian Psychological Association
- Association for the Treatment & Prevention of Sexual Abuse
- Toronto, ON
- Website
- @AinslieHeasman
- Article Feed
- ainslie.heasman@camh.ca
- Joined
