Dr. Candice M. Monson C.Psych.
Biography
Candice M. Monson, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University and Founder and CEO of Nellie Health. She is one of the foremost experts on traumatic stress, and specifically individual and conjoint therapies for PTSD and the interpersonal aspects of traumatization and recovery. Dr. Monson has received numerous awards for her clinical, teaching, and research contributions, including Fellow status in the Canadian and American Psychological Associations, Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. She has been inducted into the Royal Society of Canada and Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In 2025, Dr. Monson won the Canadian Psychological Association Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science. Dr. Monson has published over 200 publications and co-authored 8 books, including the treatment manuals Cognitive Processing Therapy: A Comprehensive Manual and Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD. Dr. Monson is well-known for her clinical training and therapy dissemination efforts.
Selected Publications
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Crenshaw, A. O., Pukay-Martin, N., Wagner, A. C., Schobitz, R. P., Yarvis, J. S., Young-McCaughan, S., Mintz, J., Straud, C. L., Litz, B. T., Riggs, D. S., Peterson, A. L., Monson, C. M., & the STRONG STAR Consortium. (2026). Navigating analytical challenges in clinical trials using the multiverse approach. Collabra: Psychology, 12(1), Article 155619. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.155619
Wagner, A. C., Schlagintweit, H. E., Munroe, M., Buono, S., Antonopoulos, I., Traynor, J. M., Lane, Jeanine, E. M., Zeifman, R. J., Mithoefer, A, T., Monson, C. M., Mithoefer, M. C., Uy, P., & Bruni, A. (2025). Protocol for a phase 2 open-label pilot study of MDMA-assisted cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. The Behavior Therapist, 48(5), 620-635.
Siegel, A. N., Crenshaw, A. O., Monson, C. M., & Fitzpatrick, S. (2025). Specifying the effects of an online, self-help couples’ intervention on PTSD clusters and the influence of improvements in relationship satisfaction. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 48-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332691.2025.2564393
Fitzpatrick, S., Crenshaw, A. O., Valela, R., Samonas, C., Earle, E. A., Goss, S., Hernandez, K. M., Bushe, J., Varma, S., Proctor, D., Wagner, A. C., Goenka, K., Luxor, O., Collins, A., Morland, L., Shields, N., Roth, M., Doss, B. D., Schumm, J., & Monson, C. M. (2025). A randomized controlled trial testing Couple HOPES: An online, self-help couples’ intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 93(8), 580-594. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000965
Fitzpatrick, S., Varma, S., Traynor, J., Earle, E. A., Vanstone, R., Fulham, L., Goenka, K., Blumberg, M. J., Wyatt, L., Siegel, A. N., Di Bartolomeo, A. A., Norouzian, N., Burdo, J., Ennis, N., Carney, A., Luxor, O., Sankar, R., Monson, C. M., & Liebman R. (2025). A pilot and feasibility study of Sage: A couple therapy for borderline personality disorder. Psychotherapy Research, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2025.2491478
Fredman, S. J., Gamaldo, A. A., Jenkins, A. I. C., Le, Y., Mogle, J. A., Monson, C. M., Gamaldo, C. E., Thorpe, R. J., Jr., Hall-Clark, B. N., Blount, T. H., Fina, B. A., Buxton, O. M., Engeland, C. G., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., Macdonald, A., Dondanville, K. A., Taylor, D. J., Pruiksma, K. E., … Peterson, A. L. for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (2025). An initial examination of couple therapy for PTSD outcomes among Black/African Americans: Findings from an uncontrolled trial with military dyads. Behavioral Sciences, 15(4), 537. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040537
Meshkat, S., Zeifman, R. J., Stewart, K., Janssen-Aguilar, R., Lou, W., Jetly, R., Monson, C. M., & Bhat, V. (2025) Psilocybin-assisted massed cognitive processing therapy for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder: Protocol for an open-label pilot feasibility trial. PLoS One, 20(1), e0313741. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313741
Lenton-Brym, A. P., Monson, C. M., Spaniol, J., Shoychet, G., Hernandez, K. M., & Antony, M. A. (2024). Negative affect following dating application use is predicted by social anxiety symptoms and match rate. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 27(11), 807-814. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2023.0604
Lenton-Brym, A. P., Collins, A., Lane, J., Busso, C., Ouyang, J., Fitzpatrick, S., Kuo, J. R. & Monson, C. M. (2024). Using machine learning to increase access to and engagement with trauma-focused interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 00, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12468
Resick, P. A., LoSavio, S. T., Monson, C. M., Kaysen, D. L., Watchen, J., Galovski, T., Wiltsey Stirman, S., Nixon, R. D. V., & Chard, K. (2024). State of the science of cognitive processing therapy. Behavior Therapy, 55(6), 1205-1221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2024.04.003
Monson, C. M., Pukay-Martin, N. D., Wagner, A. C., Crenshaw, A. O., Blount, T. H., Schobitz, R. P., Dondanville, K. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Mintz, J., Riggs, D. S., Brundige, A., Hembree, E. A., Litz, B. T., Roache, J. D., Yarvis, J. S., & Peterson, A. L. for the STRONG STAR Consortium (2024). Cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy versus prolonged exposure for PTSD in military service members and veterans: Results and lessons from a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2024.2330305
Monson, C. M., Shnaider, P., Wagner, A. C., Liebman, R. E., Pukay-Martin, N., Landy, M. S. H., Wanklyn, S. G., Suvak, M., Hart, T. L., & Koerner, N. (2023). Longitudinal associations between interpersonal relationship functioning and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in recently traumatized individuals: Differential findings by assessment method. Psychological Medicine, 53(6), 2205–2215. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721003913
Morland, L. A., Knopp, K. C., Khalifian, C. E., Macdonald, A., Grubbs, K. M., Mackintosh, M. A., Becker-Cretu, J. J., Sautter, F. J., Buzzella, B. A., Wrape, E. R., Glassman, L. H., Webster, K., Sohn, M. J., Glynn, S.M., Acierno, R., & Monson, C. M. (2022). A randomized trial of brief couple therapy for PTSD and relationship satisfaction. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(5), 392-404. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000731
Ennis, N., Sijercic, I., & Monson, C. M. (2021). Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder under ongoing threat: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 88, 102049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102049
Davis, L. W., Luedtke, B. L., Monson, C. M., Siegel, A., Daggy, J. K., Yang, Z., Bair, M. J., Brustuen, B., & Ertle, M. (2021). Testing adaptations of cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD: A randomized controlled pilot study with veterans. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 10(2), 71-86. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000148
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS
Resick, P. A., Monson, C. M., & Chard, K. (2024). Cognitive processing therapy for PTSD: A comprehensive therapist manual (2nd ed.). Guilford.
Fredman, S. J., Blount, T. H., Jacoby, V., Monson, C. M., & Peterson, A. L. (2024). Intensive multi-couple group therapy. In L. Reuman & J. Thompson-Hollands (Eds.), Enhancing CBT through peer and family engagement (pp. 77-99). Springer Nature.
Monson, C. M., & Fredman, S. J. (2022). Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy for PTSD. In J. Lebow, & D.K. Snyder (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (6th ed.). Guilford Press.
Forbes, D., Bisson, J. I., Monson, C. M., & Berliner, L. (2020). Effective treatments for PTSD: Practice guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (3rd ed.). Guilford.
Monson, C. M., Fredman, S. J., Dekel, R., Ennis, N., & Macdonald, A. (2020). Family models of posttraumatic stress disorder. In J. G. Beck & D. M. Sloan (Eds.), Oxford handbook of traumatic stress disorders (2nd ed., pp. 415-438). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190088224.013.17
Resick, P. A., Monson, C. M., & Chard, K. (2017). Cognitive processing therapy for PTSD: A comprehensive manual. Guilford.
Monson, C. M. & Shnaider, P. (2014). Treating PTSD with cognitive-behavioral therapies: Interventions that work. American Psychological Association.
Monson, C. M., & Fredman, S. J. (2012). Cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: Harnessing the healing power of relationships. Guilford.
Current links:
https://couplehopes.com/ (external link)