Ines Yagi
E-mail : iyagi@ustpaul.ca
Phone : 613-236-1393
Profile
My name is Ines Yagi. Depending on the setting and context, some call me Dr. Yagi, Professor Yagi, or Ines. I have diverse experience and wear multiple hats. I am an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Human Sciences, Counselling and Spirituality at Saint Paul University. I am also a registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. I have key expertise in individual, couples, and family therapy, as well as sexual violence and trauma regardless of gender, working from
an integrative systemic, emotion-focused, evidenced-based, trauma-somatic informed, and male-centered approach. I also provide clinical supervision to qualifying and registered psychotherapists. I am also a researcher, and my work focuses on gender-based violence against men. Recently published book titled: Yagi, I. (2023). Conflict-related sexual violence against men in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Peeters.
- Somatic experiencing training, Somatic Experiencing Ottawa, 2022-2025
- Ph.D., Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Spirituality, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, 2021
- Graduate Certificate in Couple and Family Counselling, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, 2016
- M.A., Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Spirituality, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, 2015
- B.A., Psychology, Concordia University, 2010
- General education, Social Science, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, 2017
- Men’s Issues
- Trauma, mood disorders, and complex Relational issues
- Gender-based violence committed against men (e.g., the intersection between male sexual violence and the male code, trauma and recovery, meaning-making, moving beyond symptoms, etc.).
Journal article:
Yagi, I., Malette, J., Mwindo, T & Maisha, B. (2022). Characteristics and Impacts of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Against Men in the DRC: A Phenomenological Research Design.” Social Sciences 11 (2): 34. doi:10.3390/socsci11020034.
Book chapter:
Yagi, I., Malette, J., & Galton, N. (2023). Redefining masculinity after sexual trauma: Archetypes of Manliness. (Keynote address) Proceedings of the 7th International scientific conference on School Psychology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. December 28, 2023, 150-168.
Yagi, I., & Armstrong, L.L. (in press). Meaning-Based Interventions for Addressing End-of-Life Coping. Spirituality & Counselling, special edition (Positive Psychology).
Book:
Yagi, I. (2023). Conflict-related sexual violence against men in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Peeters Publishers.