Dr. Jeff Chang has been a Registered Psychologist in Alberta since 1987. He has worked in child and adolescent mental health programs as a front-line therapist, clinical supervisor, and program director; employee assistance programs; private practice; and taught at eight post-secondary institutions. This experience prepared him for his role as a professor in the Master of Counselling Program from 2007 to 2025.
Dr. Chang continues to maintain several professional service and practice commitments. He serves on the board of Calgary Family Therapy Centre, an international training and research centre. He also teaches at the University of Calgary in the Post-Masters Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy in the Faculty of Social Work and as an Adjunct Professor in the Werklund School of Education.
Clinical supervision is Dr. Chang’s passion. With his wife and practice partner, Dr. Chang supervises a group of Registered Provisional Psychologists. He developed and curated the Psychologists' Association of Alberta (PAA) online course in clinical supervision and is a columnist for the association’s Psymposium Magazine. Dr. Chang also serves as a Supervision Consultant for the College of Alberta Psychologists.
As for clinical work, Dr. Chang directs the psychological services at Third Academy, a special education school. His other practice area is in high-conflict divorce: performing assessments, consulting with family lawyers, and training practitioners entering this demanding specialization.
Doctor of Philosophy (Counselling Psychology), Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary (2008)
Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology), Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University (1985)
Bachelor of Arts (Religion and Psychology), Trinity Western University
Professional affiliations
Earned clinical credentials
Registered Psychologist, Province of Alberta (July 27, 1987)
Approved Supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (1996)
Clinical Fellow, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (1997)
Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor Mentor, Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (2020)
Professional memberships
Psychologists' Association of Alberta
Canadian Psychological Association
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Publications (2016-2022 only)
Chang. J. & Freeman-Cruz, A. (2022, in press). Couple and family therapy: Steps to responsible caring for practitioners, supervisors, and educators. In C. Sinclair, S. Bisson, & I. Djuraskovic (Eds.). Ethics at the frontline: Counselling psychologists’ lived experiences. University of Calgary Press.
Chang. J. & Vath, N. (2022, in press). Being part of the solution, not part of the problem: High conflict divorce, family “justice” and responsibility to society. In C. Sinclair, S. Bisson, & I. Djuraskovic (Eds.). Ethics at the frontline: Counselling psychologists’ lived experiences. University of Calgary Press.
Chang, J. (2022). A contemporary illustration from the field: The Contextual-Functional Meta-Framework. In R. E. Lee & T. S. Nelson, The contemporary relational supervisor (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Chang, J. (2021). Solution-focused brief therapy: A pragmatic approach. In L. Lorras, P.-E. Binder, & F. Thuen (Eds.). Håndbok i individualterapi. Fagbokforlaget.
Chang, J. (2021). High-conflict divorce: A school-based response. In N. Kaplan Toren (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2020 Oxford Symposium in School-Based Family Counseling. Institute for School-Based Family Counselling.
Chang, J. (2020). Developing capacity in clinical supervision: A call to action. CAP Monitor, 63, 25-28.
Chang, J. (2020). High-conflict divorce: How solution-focused presence can help. In D. Yusef (Ed.), Solution focused practice with children and young people (179-193). Routledge.
Chang, J., & Braun, D. (2020). Solution-focused principles in psychoeducational assessment: Panning for gold. In D. Yusef (Ed.), Solution focused practice with children and young people (pp. 61-70). Routledge.
Chang, J., Sesma, M., Cheang, K. M., McIntosh, S., & Tomm, K. (2020). The IPscope: Applications to couple and family therapy supervision. Journal of Family Psychotherapy. https://doi:10.1080/08975353.2020.1809916
Chang, J., Mudry, T., & Hiseler, L. E. (2020). Clinical practice and clinical supervision: Building a firm foundation. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 54, 595–616. https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v54i4.70677
Nuttgens, S., Doyle, E., & Chang, J. (2019). Work related paternal absence among petroleum workers in Canada. The Qualitative Report, 24(12), 3025-3046. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol24/iss12/7
Chang, J. (2019). Culturally responsive and socially just program development: Inviting community competencies. In S. Collins (Ed.) Embracing cultural responsivity and social justice: Re-shaping professional identity in counselling psychology. Counselling Concepts.
Chang, J., McKinnon H., Reavie, M., & Skelton, S. (2016). Supervision of school counsellors: An evolving practice. In B. Shepard & B. Robinson (Eds.), Handbook of counselling supervision. Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
Chang. J. (2016). Post-divorce counselling and dispute resolution: Services, ethics, and competencies. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. 50(3-S), S23–S42.