Dr. Michael Roberts

OCFP Programs: Peer Connect

Clinical Interest: Psychiatry Mental Health

Affiliated With: University of Toronto

Practice Model: GP Focused Practice

Biography

Dr. Michael Roberts is an Assistant Professor and Faculty Development Lead in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.

For more than 30 years, he has offered GP Psychotherapy within his own Comprehensive Family Practice. Michael’s current Toronto-based clinical work centers around counselling, psychotherapy, and teaching. He has facilitated Balint Groups and Narrative Medicine workshops through Faculty Development locally, nationally, and internationally. He was also a Mentor with the Collaborative Mental Health Networks of the OCFP.

As a community-based academic, Dr. Roberts has won a variety of awards, and was most recently recognized with a CCFP Award of Excellence for his contributions to mentorship, scholarship, and curriculum development. He believes that creating space for reflection is the cornerstone for personal and professional resilience.