MindSense Canada was established to redefine how trauma is understood and assessed within Canadian systems - with a focus on reducing secondary harm, strengthening clinical clarity, and supporting fair, evidence-based decision-making.
That commitment is shared globally.
MindSense Canada has been developed in close collaboration with MindSense Centre of Psychiatry in Australia - the first trauma-informed IME practice of its kind. This international collaboration brings together leading expertise in forensic psychiatry, occupational mental health, and trauma-informed assessment, ensuring that MindSense Canada reflects both global best practice and Canadian clinical and legal realities.
The collaboration between MindSense Canada and MindSense Australia grew from a shared recognition:
Traditional assessment models often fail to adequately account for the realities of trauma - creating unnecessary distress for individuals and limiting the quality of clinical insight available to decision-makers.
Through clinical alignment between Canadian and Australian leaders, the MindSense model was intentionally designed to embed trauma-informed principles across the entire assessment process, while maintaining independence, objectivity, and clinical rigour.
This collaboration supports assessment practices that:
Rather than existing as a philosophical overlay, trauma-informed care is operationalized through governance structures, assessor orientation, and consistent assessment standards.
MindSense Canada is led by Dr. Carlos Nuñez, whose work focuses on trauma-informed assessment within complex legal, insurance, and institutional contexts.
Dr. Nuñez brings deep understanding of the Canadian medico-legal environment and survivor-centred care, ensuring that trauma-informed principles are applied in ways that are clinically appropriate, culturally responsive, and aligned with Canadian standards of independence and fairness.
Under this leadership, MindSense Canada has been purpose-built to support law firms, insurers, public agencies, and institutions navigating high-stakes trauma and abuse-related claims.
Global clinical collaboration is provided by Dr. Michael Robertson, Chief Psychiatrist for the MindSense Centre of Psychiatry.
Dr. Robertson is a Clinical Associate Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and works predominantly in occupational and civil forensic psychiatric practice. He has published widely across psychiatry and mental health and has played a central role in advancing trauma-informed assessment models internationally.
Dr. Robertson has overseen the development of:
His involvement ensures that MindSense Canada remains informed by international research and applied expertise, while preserving jurisdiction-specific independence and clinical integrity.
For referral partners, this international collaboration supports a consistent, high-quality approach to trauma-informed assessment by offering:
Global expertise is not imported wholesale. Instead, it is thoughtfully integrated to strengthen local clinical judgement, contextual understanding, and system confidence.
MindSense Canada operates as a national trauma-focused independent medical assessment practice, serving clients across Canada while remaining connected to a broader international community of clinical expertise.
This collaboration reinforces MindSense’s core purpose:
To deliver trauma-informed assessments that reduce secondary harm, respect the survivor experience, and provide clarity at every stage of the claim process.
To learn more about MindSense or refer a case, email info@mindsensepsychiatry.ca or call 1 (833) 995-6565.
MindSense Canada offers appointments nationwide, both online and at our clinic locations:
We acknowledge that we are operating on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of Indigenous Peoples across Canada. We are grateful to live and work on these lands, and we recognize the enduring presence of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples.