Dr. Robert Allan is a Family and Couple/Relationship Systemic psychotherapist with over twenty years of experience working with couples/relationships, families, and individuals. Robert worked in a physical rehabilitation hospital, community agency, university counselling centre, addictions services, and private practice settings in Canada and the USA. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications and over a dozen chapters exploring how psychotherapists learn an evidence-based approach, how to work with the impact of minority stress, and cultural adaptations of Emotionally Focused Therapy. He is also the co-PI for the first clinical trial of Emotionally Focused Individual therapy.

Robert is an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy Trainer, Supervisor, and Therapist and trains psychotherapists across various countries in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy. He specialises in working with those struggling in their relationships, dealing with major transitions or the impact of an event that leads to rethinking a relationship, health issues, individuals exploring different aspects of their identity or dealing with stress, depression, or anxiety.