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Helpful media resources provided by Dr. Juliana Negreiros. 
 Media Drs. Juliana & Martinez have published a self-help book for teens that can also help families and educators better understand and support their teenagers: Getting comfortable with uncertainty for teens: 10 tips to overcome anxiety, fear, and worry (New Harbinger Publishing). Dr. Juliana’s work on OCD featured in Brazilian textbooks Drs. Juliana and Da Silva were guest speakers at the Whistler Institute where they discussed anxiety in children and adolescents, including how it differs from everyday stress and when it may signal a more significant concern. They share practical, evidence-informed strategies to support young people in managing anxious experiences, and highlight the role of schools, families, and clinicians in fostering resilience and well-being among youth in British Columbia. Dr. Juliana was a guest on the BCASP podcast , where she shared strategies and insights on school accommodations for students with anxiety and OCD. Drs. Juliana and Martinez were part of the Ask Dr. Cam 's podcast, where they discussed strategies for parents to help their teenagers cope with anxiety and uncertainty. Dr. Juliana was interviewed on YouTube Channel about the differences between OCD and ADHD Dr. Juliana featured in Pique Newsmagazine discussing support for anxious students in BC Schools Dr. Juliana was the lead developer of two free anxiety prevention curriculums for K-7 schools in British Columbia and Saskatchewan: (1) EASE (Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators) and (2) MAPE (MAP for Educators) . Dr. Juliana contributed to Humber News Toronto talking about "How to support parents and children's mental health during the pandemic " Drs. Juliana and Martinez participated in the Anxious Child Podcast and shared strategies for youth to manage anxiety and uncertainty. Dr. Juliana shares insights on anxiety in children and youth in the Squamish Chief Dr. Juliana created a handout for schools, parents, and clinicians on how to identify and support students with OCD in schools (Anxiety Canada website) Drs. Juliana and Martinez also wrote a blog for New Harbinger on creating a team to support teens facing uncertainty.

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Raj completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Simon Fraser University (SFU). His research experience focuses on attachment relationships, and he believes understanding those relationships are vital for healthy development into adulthood. Dr. Rajan Hayre, Psychologist Pronouns: he/his/him Dr. Raj is a psychologist who completed his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Simon Fraser University (SFU). His research experience focuses on attachment relationships, and he believes understanding those relationships is vital for healthy development into adulthood. Dr. Raj is committed to providing a safe, non-judgmental, and inclusive space for his clients. He has experience in working with a range of concerns, including anxiety (e.g., GAD, panic), OCD, depression, trauma and PTSD, relationship difficulties, emotion regulation challenges, and identity-related issues. He is particularly skilled in the treatment of OCD, supporting individuals experiencing suicidality, and working with clients navigating the impacts of early attachment disruptions, complex trauma, and experiences of marginalization. Adolescence is a challenging period in life. Dr. Raj hopes to support preteens and teens to find comfort in the chaos and give them a safe space to speak freely while developing the skills to combat difficulties that arise. In addition, Dr. Raj hopes to use this knowledge and share tools to help young people and their parents manage their lives. Drawing on his own background and understanding of sports, Dr. Raj also works with young athletes experiencing performance-related fears, pressure, or identity concerns, helping them build confidence, manage anxiety, and find balance both on and off the field. INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES Dr. Raj likes to be active. He loves to go to the gym, play, and watch sports (e.g., tennis, soccer, hockey, football). He also likes video games (e.g., Hollow Knight) and is open to learning and exploring new games, so definitely introduce new ones to him, but keep in mind, he is a console guy, so you’ll have to convince him why computer games are better…because they’re not :P! LANGUAGES Dr. Raj speaks English and Punjabi fluently. SERVICES Dr. Raj offers in-person sessions on Mondays and online sessions at more flexible times throughout the week. CHCPBC #1017382 CONTACT rajan@beaconpsychology.ca

Harkiran holds a Masters of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary. She has extensive experience providing assessments and therapeutic intervention to children and adolescents of diverse abilities. Harkiran Thandi ( pronouns: she/her/hers) Harkiran holds a Masters of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary. She has extensive experience providing therapeutic intervention to children and adolescents of diverse abilities in school, community, and home environments as a behaviour interventionist, applied behavioural analysis support worker, and program manager. Harkiran currently works as a Licensed School Psychologist in a public School District. As an assessment clinician within our clinic, she provides psycho-educational services to families who seek to gain insights into their child’s unique profile of strengths and needs. Harkiran’s approach to assessment, consultation, and intervention is holistic, data-driven, and rooted in understanding a child’s functioning within the context of their development. INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES In her free time, Harkiran enjoys making memories with loved ones, being one with nature, and going on excursions with her dog. LANGUAGES Harkira n speaks English, Punjabi, and French. SERVICES Harkiran conducts assessments on the weekend.

A psycho-educational assessment aims to provide information to parents and educators about a student's cognitive, academic, social-emotional, behavioural, and/or adaptive functioning strengths and weaknesses. Psycho-Educational Assessment Resources Understanding a Psycho-Educational Assessment Beacon Psychology Handout for parents on how to prepare their child for the assessment Understanding a psycho-educational assessment report: Information on the specific areas assessed through an evaluation Free Webinars & Podcasts Dr. Liz Angoff helps parents and children understand learning disabilities, ADHD and much more Solving the puzzle : Creating a p l an for success through psychological and educational assessment What is Dyslexia, and what can we do about it? Explaining Dyslexia Making Sense of Sensory Issues: How to manage heightened senses at home and in the classroom Transitioning from high school to college Helpful Websites Understood : Offers resources and advice for parents of children with learning and attention issues. Explaining Brains : Explaining a diagnosis to families and kids in accessbile ways. Associations Learning Disabilities Association of BC : This association provides information and resources to ensure the full participation of children, youth, and adults with learning disabilities (LD) in today's society. National Association of School Psychologists : This nationally recognized organization provides resources to families and educators on diverse topics related to psycho-educational assessment. Gifted Children's Association of BC : This association aims to extend support in navigating the unique developmental journey of gifted learners through advocacy, education and collaboration. Ministry of Education BC Ministry of Education of BC Checklist for school designations: This resource provides specific information about the criteria for schools to designate students as needing additional support.

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ADHD & Executive Functioning Resources Websites & Articles Websites Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) Center for ADHD Awareness (CADDAC) Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) Child Mind Institute BC Children's Hospital ADHD clinic Articles Explaining ADHD to kids How to explain ADHD video One more article on How to Talk to Your Kid About ADHD Favourite things about ADHD ADHD Comics What are the Myths and Facts Behind ADHD? 42 Years of ADHD Research in Females: Insights, Surprises, and What We've Learned Visuals & Videos for Explaining Neurodivergency to Kids

Recent activities including workshops, webinars, training, and more, delivered by the Beacon Psychology clinicians. Workshops & Training In addition to providing therapy, consultation, and psycho-educational evaluations, Dr. Juliana and her team are actively involved in delivering training and workshops: Workshop, "When Worry Becomes More: Understanding Anxiety in Today’s Youth ," presented in Whistler (March 2026) Guest Lecture Speaker, "Highlights from Inference-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ", presented to OCD team at the Programa Transtorno do Espectro Obsessivo Compulsivo (PROTOC) in São Paulo, Brazil (November 2025) Workshop, "Helping My Child Cope with Everyday Anxiety ," presented to parents at Sea to Sky School District, Squamish, Whistler & Pemberton (October 2025) Workshop for Educational and Mental Health Professionals: "OCD in Schools " presented at the BC Association of School Psychologists (BCASP), Vancouver (November 2024). OCD Public Lecture and Discussion: "OCD in Youth" at the BC Children's Hospital Chan Center (February 2024). Workshop, "Anxiety: From psycho-educational assessment to intervention ," presented to school psychologists at the BC Association of School Psychologists (BCASP), Vancouver (November 2023) Workshop, "Family accommodation and helping my child transition to the summer break ," presented to parents at Pleasantside Elementary, Port Moody (June 2023) Workshop, "OCD in Schools ," presented to educators at the Vancouver School Board (April 2023) Keynote Speaker, "Anxiety in Schools ," presented to educators from the Gulf Islands school district (February 2023) Workshop, "Practical and evidence-based strategies to help my child cope with anxiety ," presented to parents and educators Pleasantside Elementary, Port Moody (November 2022) Development and Training of MAPE program, "MAP for Educators [MAPE] Anxiety Canada ," presented to Saskatchewan educators via Zoom (March 2022) Workshop, "Beyond traditional CBT strategies to help anxious students thrive ," presented to the Gulf Islands Schools educators via Zoom (February 2022) Guest Lecture Speaker, "Anxiety 101 ", presented to graduate students taking the UBC EPSE 507 Psychopathology course, via Zoom (February 2022) Keynote Speaker, "Helping educators best support anxious students ," presented at the Education Assitant Professional Development Day, Southeast Kootenay, SD#5, via Zoom (January 2022) Guest Speaker, "Understanding a psycho-educational assessment report ," presented at the CAP research seminar to medicine residents at the BC Children's Hospital via Zoom (January 2022) Video presentation, "What to do when I am anxious? " video for students across BC recorded for the Provincial Outreach Program for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (POPFASD) website (November 2021) Consultation, "Anxiety strategies with Dr. Juliana ," provided to the Vancouver School Board via Zoom (March, April & May 2021) Webinar, "Helping my child cope with everyday anxiety ," presented to schools at the Coquitlam School District via Zoom (May 2021) Workshop, "Understanding anxiety in schools - Part 1 " presented to Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) via Zoom (March & April 2021) Workshop, "When anxiety goes to school " presented to the Gulf Islands Schools via Zoom (March 2021) Workshop, "When anxiety goes to school " presented at the Vancouver School Board via Zoom (February 2021) Workshop, "How to best support anxious children, " presented at YMCA Child Care Resource & Referral via Zoom (January 2021) Keynote Speaker, "Delving deeper into anxiety and FASD ," presented to the POPFASD District Partner Meeting via Zoom (November 2020) Training, "Knowledge, prevention, and intervention for anxious students: EASE Fall training ," presented to the new EASE trainers, Zoom, BC (September 2020). Review of resources for publication in Open School BC, "EASE - Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators " (February & March 2020). Training, "Working with students with FASD and anxiety ," presented to the POPFASD District Partner Meeting, Richmond, BC (November 2019) Training, "Knowledge, prevention, and intervention for anxious students: EASE Fall training ," presented to the new EASE trainers, Vancouver, BC (September 2019) Workshop, "Anxiety in schools: Knowledge and strategies ," presented at Credo Christian High School, Langley, BC (August 2019) Symposium, "Overcoming barriers to effective exposures ," presented at the International OCD Foundation Conference in Austin, TX (July 2019) Workshop, "Life outside OCD, maximizing your enjoyable moments ," presented to youth with OCD at the International OCD Foundation Conference in Austin, TX (July 2019) Training, "Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder cognitive-behaviour therapy workshop " presented to the Ministry of Child and Family Development staff in Victoria, BC (May 2019) Poster, "Neurocognitive trait and state markers in pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, " presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America conference in Chicago, IL (March 2019) Workshop, "Anxiety in the early years ," presented at the Early Childhood Development Round Table, Burnaby, BC (January 2019) Workshop, "Supporting preschoolers with anxiety, " presented at the YMCA Childcare Resource and Referral, Coquitlam, BC (November 2018) Workshop, "Hands-on strategies to support anxious students ," presented at Burnaby South Secondary, Burnaby, BC (November 2018) Half-day workshop, "How to best support anxious students, " presented at the Maple Ridge School District (November 2018) Panellist at the "OCD Awareness Week " event at the BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC (October 2018) Poster, "Neurocognitive heritable trait and state markers in pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ," presented at the Brain Behaviour Development Research Day at the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC (October 2018) Development of EASE and 2-day training, "EASE Fall training MCFD-AnxietyCanada, " Vancouver, BC (September 2018) 2-day workshop, "Awareness and strategies for anxiety in schools ," presented at Frank Spragins High School in Fort McMurray, AB (August 2018) Poster, "Group booster sessions following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Development, utilization, and satisfaction ," presented at the International OCD Foundation conference (July 2018) Poster, "Academic skills in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: A preliminary study ," presented at the University of British Columbia Psychiatry Research Day, Vancouver, BC (June 2018) 1-day workshop, "Anxiety: Getting students in the school, " presented at the Surrey School District, Surrey, BC (April 2018) Workshop, "Anxiety management in the classroom ," presented at the Burnaby School District, Burnaby, BC (February 2018)

ADHD and Executive Functioning Resources Videos & Podcasts Videos ADHD in women Self-care in ADHD Videos delivered by Dr. Russell Barkley, one of the leading experts in ADHD Entertaining video on the teen brain Teen ADHD Jack and Jill have ADHD The ADHD brain as a film director List of visuals and videos for explaining testing results and learning differences to kids: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rPpqxlufrQlv8Orq7aL8D5TyOD6EooVOGM52wJvVUXI/edit#gid=810368691 Podcasts for Parents What’s the Best Way to Help a Kid with ADHD? Embracing ADHD with Penn and Kim Holderness The Urgent Need to Diagnose ADHD in Girls – Dr. Stephen Hinshaw Why Is My Teen Bombing Tests? For more information about assessing executive function in children, please see: Assessment .

We provide comprehensive evaluations by assessing the following areas depending on your or your child's needs: Cognitive, Academic, Social, emotional, and behavioural, Adaptive functioning, Executive function, ADHD symptoms (children and youth only), and Anxiety/OCD. What does each type of assessment involve? COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT • Verbal comprehension : Ability to communicate vocabulary knowledge and reason with words • Fluid reasoning : Ability to use problem-solving skills to identify and complete patterns and determine relationships among visual and numerical information • Visual-spatial processing : Ability to think with shapes and patterns • Visual-motor integration : Ability to coordinate visual information with finger-hand movement • Short-term memory: Ability to remember and use information seen or heard within a short time frame • Long-term memory : Ability to store, consolidate, and retrieve information over periods measured in minutes, hours, days, and years • Processing speed : Speed and accuracy of visual identification and decision-making. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT • Oral language : Listening comprehension and oral expression • Reading : Early reading, basic reading, oral reading fluency, and reading comprehension • Writing : Alphabet fluency, spelling, sentence composition, and essay composition • Math : Math calculation, math reasoning, and math fluency SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONING (screening measure) • Internalizing behaviours: Anxiety, somatization, feelings of sadness • Externalizing behaviours: Hyperactivity, aggression, and conduct problem • Atypical behaviours: Having unusual thoughts and perceptions • Attention & study skills : Inattention and study and learning challenges • Adaptive behaviou r: Adapting to changing situations and recovering from difficult situations • Other : Social skills, leadership skills, activities of daily living, functional communication, social withdrawal Please note : If a diagnostic assessment is required, a semi-structured clinical interview will be administered to the parents and child (if appropriate) EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING • Initiation • Flexibility • Inhibitory control • Emotion regulation • Attention • Self-monitoring • Planning • Organization • Working memory ATTENTION & HYPERACTIVITY/IMPULSIVITY • Inattention • Hyperactivity • Learning problems • Executive functioning • Defiance/aggression • Peer relations ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONING • Communication : How well the student listens and understands, expresses themself through speech and reads and writes • Daily living skills : Practical, everyday tasks of living • Socialization : Functioning in social situations UNDERSTANDI NG A PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOA LS : To provide information to parents & educators about a student's strengths and weaknesses in: • Cognitive • Academic • Social, emotional & behavioural functioning • Executive functioning and attention • Adaptive functioning RESULTS CAN BE HELPFUL IN THE FOLLOWING : (1) Determining whether the student meets the criteria for a specific school designation or DSM-5-TR diagnosis (e.g., specific learning disorder, intellectual disability, gifted) and qualifies for special education services. (2) Identifying other reasons that may cause poor performance in school, such as difficulty with attention or memory, or social and emotional concerns (3) Developing strategies based on the student's individual needs to be implemented at school and home. POSSIBLE OUTCOMES : DSM-5-TR diagnoses , such as (but are not limited to): • Specific Learning Disorder • Intellectual Disability • ADHD • Anxiety Disorders • OCD BC Ministry of Education designations , such as (but not limited to): • Category Q (learning disability) • Category P (gifted) • Category R/H (Students Requiring Moderate/Intensive Behaviour Intervention or Students with Moderate/Serious Mental Illness)

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Anxiety - Websites Anxiety Canada : a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase awareness and promote education about anxiety disorders, increase access to evidence-based treatment, and encourage and develop new treatments and delivery. Anxiety Canada has many handouts and video clips with experts in childhood anxiety explaining the different types of anxiety disorders with tips for children, adults, parents, and educators. Anxiety Canada also has other video clips with real students describing their struggles and ways they learned to cope with anxiety and a free online anxiety management program. EASE (Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators): For Educators : a collection of evidence-informed anxiety management and resilience-building resources for use with B.C. students in grades K-7. The resources use cognitive behavioural strategies to address the thoughts, feelings and behaviours associated with anxiety. These resources were co-developed by Dr. Juliana in partnership with Anxiety Canada and MCFD. For Parents : To help support learning across environments, fun and practical EASE lessons have been adapted for use by parents and caregivers to help children manage worries and anxiety at home. Kelty Mental Health: An organization that helps families across the province navigate the mental health system, listen and offer peer support, and connect them to resources and tools. Child Mind Institute: This independent, national nonprofit organization provides information about mental health disorders to families and educators. Anxiety in the Classroom : Sponsored by the International OCD Foundation, this website offers helpful information, resources, and materials about anxiety and OCD as they relate to the school setting. It also provides specific tools for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel who may work with students with anxiety and OCD. Parents and students can also find tools and information to help them advocate for school accommodations, as well as to educate their teachers and classmates about OCD and anxiety. Anxiety and Depression Association of America : This organization offers excellent information on anxiety strategies to be implemented at home and in schools and research-based information for children, adolescents, parents, and professionals. Teen Mental Health: This interactive website provides mental health literacy for teens and school professionals, including slides and handouts. It has entertaining animations to help teens better understand mental health disorders.