Michael Cheng

Michael Cheng is:

• A child, youth and family psychiatrist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
• An Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa
• The co-founder of a mental health website, https://www.eMentalHealth.ca, and
• Recipient of the Order of Ontario.

He is a post-pandemic parent of two, and has first-hand experience with the modern parenting challenge of keeping our kids off those darned devices.

As a child psychiatrist, his approach focuses on (re)connecting children, youth and families to people and activities that bring purpose, belonging, meaning and hope, while addressing any (brain) barriers that might be getting in the way.

He has a special interest in strategies that traditional cultures have long used to keep their societies healthy.

Dr. Cheng is available to speak on various mental health topics, such as:

• Mental wellness, health and resiliency;
• Self-regulation and sensory processing;
• The challenge of technology, including screens and social media in modern society;
• All manner of mental health conditions including
• Depression, anxiety, OCD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), pathologic demand avoidance, self-regulation eating disorder and suicidal ideation.