Andy Fisher

Andy Fisher, PhD, (c)OACCPP
Contract Counsellor

Andy is a psychotherapist in private practice whose training is primarily in the experiential or humanistic therapies. He is a certified Gestalt therapist and a Focusing trainer. His general practice is located in the towns of Maberly and Perth in Eastern Ontario, where he specializes in abuse and trauma, men's issues, couples therapy, family violence, depression and anxiety, and dream work.

Andy is also a leader in the emerging field of "ecopsychology," having authored the book Radical Ecopsychology: Psychology in the Service of Life (SUNY Press, 2002; www.superaje.com/~afisher). His clinical work in this area includes leading workshops for burned out environmentalists and leading wilderness therapy retreats or "vision quest" retreats.

For a number of years, Andy co-facilitated a Men and Healing group for The Men's Project as a rural initiative in Lanark County.  He is currently part of our training team, and is working with The Men's Project on offering wilderness therapy to male survivors of sexual abuse.