Dr. Ron Clavier was born in Montreal. Following his undergraduate studies at McGill University, he earned his Doctorate in Experimental and Physiological Psychology from Northwestern University. His Postdoctoral training was in Biochemical Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. Ron then taught Anatomy and Psychology in medical schools in Chicago and Vancouver.

Since 1982, he has run a private practice in clinical psychology, basing it on his background as a neuroscientist.

In addition to his private practice, Ron consults in the corporate, law enforcement, community, health, and education sectors. He worked for a number of years as Research Consultant in psychiatry at the University of Toronto and was Senior Consultant to the Council on Drug Abuse until 2007. Ron’s television series, Adolescence: The Stormy Decade was broadcast on Canadian television until 2007. His book “Teen Brain, Teen Mind” (second edition, 2009) helps teenagers and those who work with them to cope with the difficulties of this phase of life.

Ron also devotes significant time and effort in the pursuit of his passion for oil painting. His work can be viewed on his studio website www.ronclavierstudio.com

Ron lives in Toronto, Ontario.