Eliscia Siu-Lin Liang Sinclair (she/her)

MA, Doctoral Candidate

Eliscia is a Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from TMU and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of British Columbia (UBC).

Eliscia has provided clinical services at a variety of healthcare settings in Ontario, including St. Michael’s Hospital and Framework Therapy & Assessment Centre. She also works with the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at TMU, where she has been trained to provide treatment for chronic insomnia as part of a large clinical trial. 

Eliscia has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults from diverse cultures, sexual orientations, and abilities. She has conducted several comprehensive psychoeducational (e.g., WAIS, WISC, WIAT), ADHD, ASD, and psychodiagnostic (e.g., anxiety disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorders) assessments.

Eliscia has treated individuals presenting with a wide range of psychological challenges, including OCD, anxiety (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, agoraphobia), PTSD, bipolar and related disorders, depression, eating disorders, and body dysmorphia. She has provided support and treatment to individuals navigating challenges related to gender expression and sexual orientation, emotion regulation, and general worry.

Eliscia has treated a range of OCD-related concerns, including obsessions and compulsions related to perfectionism, contamination, religiosity, relationships, sexuality, ‘just right’ feelings, and checking behaviours. She has worked with individuals experiencing symptoms of body-focused behaviors such as excoriation disorder (i.e., skin picking) and trichotillomania (i.e., hair pulling).

Eliscia provides Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and adopts an integrative approach to treatment. She incorporates elements from other therapies such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Therapy. Eliscia takes a collaborative approach to therapy and believes that treatment should be tailored to each person’s unique goals, values, and needs. She aims to foster resilience among those she works with, guiding them in acquiring the clinical skills necessary to act as their therapist. 

Apart from clinical practice, Eliscia conducts research broadly focused on addictive behaviours, with a particular interest in studying gambling disorder and other behavioural addictions such as compulsive sexual behaviour, compulsive shopping, and internet gaming. Eliscia has multiple publications and has presented her research at national and international research conferences. 

In her leisure time, Eliscia enjoys reading, trying new baking recipes, and watching Formula One.