Services offered by interns
The Mestra Sexology Clinic is proud to contribute to the training of tomorrow's sexologists by offering them the opportunity to complete their internships with our clientele. Through a process of individual interviews with candidates, we ensure that we select students who have a keen interest and prior experience working with diverse and marginalised populations. Our interns offer two types of services: counselling or psychotherapy sessions.
The sessions' modalities vary depending on the services offered – see below.
Sexology interns, whether in counselling (bachelor's degree) or psychotherapy (master's degree), are students nearing the end of their academic studies. They usually offer services between September and May/June each year. In addition to being supervised by the team of professionals at the Mestra Sexology Clinic, they are individually supervised by an experienced sexologist and attend seminar courses at UQAM.
Counselling interns
Sessions with counselling interns begin around October and end in March.
Sessions are held weekly. The preferential intern rate (first tier of the sliding scale) may be applied if you are in a precarious financial situation or if you are a full-time student.
N.B.: At the request of the department, individuals currently studying sexology at UQAM are not eligible to receive services from interns.
Psychotherapy interns
Sessions with psychotherapy interns begin in September and end in May/June at the latest.
Sessions are weekly and in person. An exception may be made for virtual sessions, but the assessment process (approximately the first five meetings) must be done in person.
The preferential intern rate (first tier of the sliding scale) may be applied if you are in a precarious financial situation or if you are a full-time student.
In order to ensure the quality of services, sessions are recorded on video. Excerpts from the sessions are viewed as part of the intern's training, particularly by their supervisor. It is important to note that it is not you who are being evaluated in the videos, but rather the intern's learning process. The goal is to promote their professional development. The videos are stored on UQAM's cloud platform in accordance with confidentiality criteria. After the internship, all videos are deleted and no copies are retained. If you have any questions or concerns about the recordings, discuss them with your training professional, who will be able to answer your questions and, if necessary, reassure you.
N.B.: At the request of the department, individuals currently studying sexology at UQAM are not eligible to receive services from interns.