Evidence-Based psychological Services across BC

We have the expertise to assess and treat a wide range of challenges in children and teens, including:

• Adjustment to life transitions (e.g., illness, loss, separation, or divorce)

• Anxiety

  • School-related (e.g., tests, deadlines, etc.)

  • Social Anxiety including performance anxiety (public speaking, sports, etc.)

  • Generalized Anxiety

  • Separation Anxiety

  • Specific Phobias (e.g., fear of spiders, dogs, etc.)

• Depression and low mood

• Emotion regulation challenges

• Family conflict

• General life stress and worries

• Medical Stress (e.g., going to the doctor or dentist, fear of needles)

• Motivation

• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related symptoms

• Perfectionism

• School avoidance or refusal

• Selective Mutism

• Self-esteem, self-confidence

• Sleep difficulties

• Social difficulties or withdrawal

An in-depth assessment to help families make sense of their child or teen’s mental health and guide effective support

We offer comprehensive psychodiagnostic assessments for children and teenagers. The purpose of these assessments is to better understand your child or teen’s mental health, clarify any mental health diagnoses, guide a tailored therapy approach, and provide concrete recommendations for their daily lives.

These assessments explore concerns related to anxiety, mood, emotion regulation, and other mental health difficulties, with a particular focus on how biological, psychological, and social factors interact to influence well-being.

Each assessment includes:

• A thorough interview with parents as well as the child or teen

• Gold-standard questionnaire measures

• A feedback session to discuss the assessment findings and highlight strengths, vulnerabilities, and explain any diagnoses

• A detailed written report outlining any diagnostic impressions

• Clear, evidence-based treatment and support recommendations for home and school, so that your child or teen can grow and reach their potential

• This process helps families and care teams gain clarity and confidence in understanding a child or teens needs and determining the most effective supports moving forward.

At this time, Arc Psychology is not offering psychoeducational or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) assessments. If we feel that either of these assessments would be helpful for your child or teen, we will guide you to some trusted colleagues. 

Child and teens psychodiagnostic assessment: $1750

Helping children and teens develop skills, confidence, and resilience so they can thrive over time.

We provide thoughtful, evidence-based therapy for children and teenagers who are struggling with anxiety, stress, or emotional overwhelm that is beginning to interfere with daily life. Families reach out for many reasons, including early signs that their child may need additional support, as well as when challenges that have been present for a long time begin to feel harder to manage or become more of a concern. Our focus is on understanding what is happening beneath the surface and helping children and teens build skills that support confidence, emotional well-being, and greater ease in everyday life.

Therapy sessions are engaging, structured, and goal-oriented, while remaining flexible and tailored to each child. We use approaches that are well supported by research and tailored to what works for your child, with an emphasis on skill-building and meaningful practice between sessions. Progress is tracked over time and shared with families. Visual supports and practical resources are provided to help reinforce concepts and bridge the gap between the therapy room and real life.

Individual therapy: $250/hour

A collaborative space for parents to reflect, understand their child more deeply, build skills, and support positive change at home.

Parenting is demanding, especially when a child is having big or intense emotions, acting in ways that feel challenging, or navigating a specific mental health challenge. Parent coaching sessions offer a supportive space for caregivers to pause, make sense of what is happening, and feel less alone in the process.

These sessions are designed to help parents understand their child more deeply and feel more confident in how they respond. Drawing on current research in child development, psychology, and neuroscience, parent coaching sessions often begin by making sense of how children’s brains develop and why certain behaviours show up when they do. From there, we will work collaboratively to identify practical strategies that fit your family, your values, and your real life.

We offer parent consultation for caregivers of children of all ages, including expectant parents who want support even before their child arrives. While many parents seek consultation during the early childhood years, this service can also be helpful for parents of teens. In these cases, sessions focus on understanding adolescent development and strengthening the parent teen relationship, particularly when a teen is not yet ready for therapy or is already working with their own mental health care provider.

Parent coaching: $250/hour

A concentrated therapy format for families seeking traction and progress in a shorter timeframe.

Short-term intensives offer a concentrated approach to therapy for children, teens, or parents who are looking to build momentum and make progress around a very specific goal. Compared to traditional weekly or biweekly sessions, intensives involve longer sessions scheduled closer together, often within the same week or over consecutive days.

This format allows for highly focused work, helping families gain clarity, build skills, and see movement more quickly than is sometimes possible with standard pacing. Care remains thoughtful, individualized, and grounded in evidence-based practice, while taking advantage of the added continuity and depth that intensive scheduling can provide.

Short-term intensives may be a good fit for:

• Families working within a limited window of time, such as school breaks or upcoming transitions

• Families who find it difficult to attend regular weekly sessions but can commit to a short, focused period of care

• Teens with demanding academic or extracurricular schedules who would benefit from a more concentrated format

• Families living in BC who are outside of the Lower Mainland but would be able to travel to Vancouver for a brief period of focused support

• Children or teens who have not experienced the progress they were hoping for with standard weekly therapy and may benefit from a different treatment rhythm

Short-term intensives: $250/hour

Common reasons that people seek out couples therapy with us include:

• Conflict and repair

• Cultural differences

• Dynamics with extended family or friends

• Family planning

• Feelings of ambivalence

• Feelings of loneliness or disconnection in the relationship

• Financial worries or disagreements

• Interest in exploring different relationship structures (e.g., ethical non monogamy)

• Parenting and division of labour

• Premarital counseling

• Relationship injuries and betrayal

• Sexual intimacy

• Trust

• Wish to strengthen the relationship

Our approach to couples work centers on compassionate, honest communication, helping partners slow down, listen with intention, and build a stronger sense of closeness and trust. We work with all types of couples and relationship structures, and we welcome polycules in addition to dyadic partnerships. At the core of our work is a commitment to openness, curiosity, and respect, which we aim to bring into every therapeutic relationship.

Therapy for couples: $300/hour