Dr. Katharine Smart, MD, FRCPC Pediatrician

My client focus includes children and youth (ages 6 - 18) and their families and my areas of focus include Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, developmental concerns, learning differences, emotional regulation, and supporting families navigating diagnostic and funding pathways. Families often struggle to understand their child’s differences in communication, social interaction, or behaviour. The process of seeking an autism assessment can feel overwhelming—parents may not know where to start, how to access services, or what the diagnosis might mean for their child’s future. I offer comprehensive, family-centered autism assessments that combine evidence-based tools such as the ADOS-2 and ADI-R with compassionate clinical expertise. My approach is grounded in clear communication, collaboration, and respect for each child’s individuality. I guide families through the entire diagnostic journey—from initial concerns to diagnosis and next steps—ensuring they understand the process and feel supported throughout. Families leave the assessment process feeling informed, validated, and equipped with a clear understanding of their child’s profile and needs. My goal is for every family to walk away with a sense of direction and confidence, knowing how to access the right supports, resources, and interventions to help their child thrive. I am a pediatrician with over 20 years of experience working with children and families. I am the founder of Lynx Health Pediatrics in the Yukon and provide private autism assessments for families across British Columbia. My practice is rooted in compassionate, family-centered care and evidence-based medicine. I utilize gold-standard diagnostic tools, including the ADOS-2 and ADI-R, and my assessments integrate developmental history, behavioural observation, and DSM-5-TR criteria. I am a Past President of the Canadian Medical Association, a McMaster National Health Fellow, and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. My clinical and advocacy work is dedicated to improving access to high-quality, equitable care for children and families.

A little bit about me! Outside of my clinical work, I’m passionate about advocating for children’s health and improving healthcare systems across Canada. I also love spending time outdoors in the Yukon and Okanagan with my family, skiing, hiking, and enjoying the quiet of nature—it’s where I find my sense of ease and perspective.

My favourite quotation: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well”. –Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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Anna Anderson, Registered Social Worker, RSW #11162 *ANNA IS ALWAYS ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Anna Anderson is a Registered Social Worker with the BC College of Social Worker and holds a Bachelor’s degree, as well as a Master’s in Social Work.

She has over 20 years of clinical experience supporting youth, adolescents (12-17), adults (18+), and families through mental health assessment, diagnostic clarification, treatment planning, and individual counselling.

Her clinical specialties include trauma, postpartum mental health, ADHD, self-harm and suicidal ideation, supporting the LGBTQ2S+ community, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, divorce and blended family discussions, as well family dynamics.

Anna specificially excels in providing psychoeducation to both individuals and groups. She is trained in EMDR Therapy and Emotion- Focused Family Therapy, as well as ACT, and CBT, which allows her to integrate evidence-based practices within a trauma-informed framework.

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Corina supports functional improvement with people who have been through traumatic and stressful experiences. She supports recovery with persons experiencing symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury, post-concussion symptoms, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety, substance use, low self-esteem, phobias, and neurodivergent traits. As an Occupational Therapist, she works with individuals to improve participation in valued life roles and meaningful activities. No single approach is right for every individual, so Corina is trained in and experienced with a range of modalities including exposure response prevention therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, sensory modulation for emotional self-regulation and symptom management, relaxation, cognitive remediation, Progressive Goal Attainment (PGAP), and life-style adaptations. Corina has more than 25-years’ experience supporting people navigate their new reality to find healthy perceptions of themselves as peaceful, whole, and safe.

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Lindsay is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. She has a Master’s of Counselling Psychology from the UBC as well as a B. Sc. in Microbiology and Immunology and a B. Ed. in Science Education. Her background in Science and Psychology gives her a breadth of knowledge in understanding the connection between physiological health, mental health and human behaviour.

Having worked in schools for over 25 years she has a wide range of experience with children, adolescents and their families. Lindsay also worked with the Interior ADHD clinic and so has a deep understanding how ADHD can affect people at all stages of life. She works with each client to help them understand their own brand of ADHD and develop strategies to help them live their most successful lives.

Lindsay specializes in:

ADHD counselling and coaching

Relationships

Accelerated resolution Therapy (ART) for Trauma

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Mindfulness and Relaxation

Existential Therapy

Career and Student Counselling and University Planning

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Alex Bird, Registered Occupational Therapist *ALEX IS ALWAYS ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Alex is a Registered Occupational Therapist with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia. He holds a Master’s in Occupational Therapy from the University of British Columbia, a Bachelor’s degree in Health Science from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops B.C., and a Therapist Assistant Diploma from Okanagan College.

Alex has over 15 years of extensive experience working with clients in the RCMP, with Veterans, and in the health care community, which showcases his commitment to serving first responder populations. He also holds PTSD Exposure Therapy training, specifically used in RTW settings. He sees adults from age 18+ online and in the Lower Mainland.

Alex is passionate about aiding individuals in their recovery from trauma disorders, mental health challenges, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms due to workplace injury or accident. He has extensive knowledge in anxiety, depression, and mental health challenges associated with injury, chronic illness, concussion and workplace injury.

His niche specialized training is in providing comprehensive support during hospital discharges, return to work assessments, mental health rehab, and specialist reports for PTSD, anxiety, depression, and chronic illness. He also provides assessment on function while addressing equipment needs, optimizing ergonomics, and facilitating rehabilitation for physical injuries and concussions.

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Dr. Sidhu is an experienced Registered Psychologist with a warm, caring, and thoughtful approach. She can help you navigate life’s hurdles and improve mood and anxiety issues, trauma, life transitions and relationships. Dr. Sidhu works collaboratively with you to become the best version of yourself while cultivating relationships with each client based on a psychodiagnostic assessment to determine treatment goals based on his/her/their unique needs.

She helps recognize patterns in your life that are keeping you stuck and provides tools to move forward.

Dr. Sidhu has extensive training over the past 15 years with diverse populations including those with substance abuse and complex mental health issues. She provides tailored evidence-based treatment for individual needs and is trained in: Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Based Therapy, Cognitive Processing tTherapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy Dialectical Behavioural Therapy.

She has in person and online availability for Ages 14+ and treats:

PTSD/Trauma Anxiety Disorders Depression Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma Social Phobia Women’s issues Family Relationships Grief/Bereavement Stress Management Sexual Assault Sexual Abuse Addictions Adjustment to chronic pain/illness/disability

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Georgia Brown, M. Ed, RCC #3090 *GEORGIA IS ALWAYS ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS and offers free consultations!

Georgia Brown holds a Master’s in Adult Education and Counselling Psychology, as well as formal Training in Advanced EMDR therapy, Level 1 and 2 Satir Transformational Therapy, and guidance counselling.

Georgia is a trauma and addictions specialist with significant experience working with and in Indigenous communities, as well as providing intensive treatment in centres for drug and alcohol addiction for many years.

Georgia is passionate about treating people age 18+, as well as first responders, veterans, people struggling with intergenerational trauma, attachment trauma, family stress, grief and loss, abuse, suicidal ideation, depression and anxiety, amongst having other areas of experience.

In addition to the above-listed training, Georgia has additional training in personality disorders/concurrent disorders, motivational interviewing, anger management, suicide risk, self-harm, Return to work oriented mental health treatment.

A particular niche area for Georgia is in her extensive training and expertise in advanced EMDR trauma therapy, Defense & Affect Restructuring with EMDR and Somatic Interventions to Enhance EMDR Effectiveness

She is also currently studying with an EMDR Advanced Consultation Group to learn about complex clinical issues of structural dissociation, affect phobias, psychological defenses, personality disorders or co-occurring disorders

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Lisa A. Butcher, MACP, RCC, CCC, BPEH, RT Founder and CEO, Three Sisters Counselling Registered Clinical Counsellor #16843

My client focus includes treating First Responders, Physicians, RNs, RTs, Adults, Couples and Teens. I have a professional subspecialty in counselling First Responders and their families and am a former First Responder for 18 years in both Ontario and BC. People struggle to reconcile how things are with how they had hoped they would be. I believe this contributes to people feeling stuck. They find themselves caught between what they wanted their life to look like and what it does look like and they aren’t sure what to do about it. I tend to be a solution-focused counsellor who strives to help people re-define their experiences in life. It is definitely important to understand why we feel the way we do, but it is equally important to understand what keeps us from being able to move through those feelings. I enjoy working with people to help them re-define what it means to be successful, happy, and capable. I teach people how to utilize what they have, to work towards what they want. The ultimate goal of my work with clients is to give them tools to empower them to be able to make impactful changes in their own lives. This empowerment comes from within as I teach them to have self-compassion, the patience to persevere, and the foundational blocks of resilience. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor and hold a Bachelor of Health and Physical Education from the University of Toronto, a post-graduate degree in Applied Health Science with a specialty in Respiratory Therapy from the Michener Institute of Applied Health Science in Toronto, and a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. I have two decades of experience working with clients and their families in supporting their mental and physical health. In 2019 I founded Three Sisters Counselling, which is a multi-disciplinary mental health clinic that now operates in Vancouver and Kelowna BC. I am a frequent guest speaker on the topic of Mental Health in the workplace and have presented over 250 talks to private and public corporations and institutions in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. My areas of focus include First Responder and frontline trauma, anxiety, depression, Post-traumatic stress, Relationship issues, Communication issues, Parenting, Fertility, Perinatal and Post-Partum struggles, Return to Work support, Chronic Pain, and more.

Therapeutic Modalities: I am formally trained in CBT, EMDR, and DBT. I also draw from aspects of narrative therapy, mindfulness CBT, attachment theory, and guided imagery in my practice.

A little bit about me! I am an extrovert who is profoundly interested in knowing who people are and how their experiences have shaped them. I am a mother of three girls and they are the core of who I am and everything I do. I enjoy the smell of ocean air, downhill skiing, travelling, and spending time with the love of my life and our extended family on both coasts of Canada.

Favourite Quotation: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, nor did I wish to practice resignation. I wanted to live deep, cut a broad swath, and drive life into a corner” –Henry David Thoreau

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