Illness turns your life upside down, and the lives of those close to you. In the face of this ordeal, I offer you a safe and warm space where I can support you and ease your psychological distress.

Together, we will make room for the shock of the diagnosis, work through the loss of your former health and learn to live with the fear of recurrence. My goal is to support you step by step in easing anxiety, waves of discouragement and the discomfort of treatment. Together, we will work on redefining your values so you can regain hope and a sense of control over your life, despite the unpredictability of the future.

After 15 years in hospital psychiatric services, I devoted 25 years of my career to health psychology, specializing in psychosocial oncology. I had the privilege of being the first clinical coordinator (2008 to 2016) of the Louise Granofsky Psychosocial Oncology Program at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal.

My career combines rigorous clinical practice, clinical supervision, and an active contribution to research and to practical and scientific publications. On the academic side, I was a part-time Assistant Professor (Professional) in the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, until September 2019. In 2020, I was also appointed part-time Assistant Professor (Professional) in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University. My expertise therefore lies at the crossroads of teaching, research and hands-on care.

I offer people affected by illness, and their caregivers, specialized support based on an integrative, personalized psychotherapy approach, fully adapted to your situation. This support includes an existential dimension aligned with your values and adapts scientifically validated methods to each person’s needs, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and brief psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Illness turns your life upside down and affects those close to you, but don’t let it define you. I invite you to find, in the present, what reminds you that life goes on beyond the diagnosis.

— Sylvain Néron

Trained in Scientifically-Based Treatment Approaches

Integrative Therapy

Existential Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Psychodynamic Therapy

April 2026 – Consultant, Info-cancer line, Fondation québécoise du cancer
Since 2020 – Part-time Assistant Professor (Professional), Department of Family Medicine (Palliative Care), McGill University
1995 to 2019 – Clinical psychologist, Louise Granofsky Psychosocial Oncology Program, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal; clinical and administrative coordinator from 2008 to 2016
Until 2019 – Part-time Assistant Professor (Professional), Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Until 2019 – Approved Consultant, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (training of health professionals)
2005 and 2006 – Contributed to Quebec’s formal recognition process for interdisciplinary cancer teams (Ministry of Health and Social Services)
1985 to 1995 – Clinical psychologist, outpatient psychiatry clinic, Pierre-Boucher Hospital, Longueuil
1980 to 1985 – Clinical psychologist and clinical coordinator, outpatient psychiatry clinic, Rimouski Regional Hospital
1982 – Member of the collective of patients, families and volunteers whose mobilization led to the founding of the Association du cancer de l’Est du Québec

Selected publications

Néron, S., & Handel, D. L. (2025). Creating critical palliative hypnotic adjustments: temporality, hope, and meaning. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, 67(1), 28–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/00029157.2023.2269996
Néron, S., & Handel, D. (2014). Hypnotic approaches in cancer and palliative care. Presses de l’Université du Québec.
Néron, S., Aubin, S., & Rosberger, Z. (2010). Contribution de l’onco-psychologue au Programme d’oncologie psychosociale Louise Granofsky. Ordre des psychologues du Québec.
Fortin, B., & Néron, S. (1997). Vivre avec un malade sans le devenir ! Montréal : Éditions du Méridien.
Néron, S. (1993). Des outils pour maîtriser l’anxiété et la panique. Montréal : Éditions du Méridien.
Néron, S. (1993). Psychothérapie et accompagnement des malades : théorie et clinique. The Canadian Health Psychologist, 2(1), special issue on psycho-oncology, 17-18.