Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Staff Psychologist, Psychiatry Teaching and Consultation Clinic, BC Children's Hospital
Co-Director, Family Therapy Clinic, BC Children's Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Positions
Biography
Amrit Dhariwal is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the UBC Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and a practicing psychologist and researcher at BC Children's Hospital. She co-directs the joint BCCH-UBC Family Therapy Clinic and leads initiatives to improve care for children with persistent physical symptoms affected by somatization. Her work is guided by the principle of Mind-Body Together and draws on developmental and relational science. She is committed to finding innovations that families find meaningful and ensuring that knowledge reaches the communities and clinicians who need it.
Areas of Interest
Mental Health
Behaviour
Attachment
Chronic Pain
Somatization
Stress
Development
Family Therapy