Psychologists

Kristin Buhr, Ph.D., R.Psych.

Dr. Kristin Buhr specializes in the assessment and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in adults and adolescents. She has training and expertise in treating generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety, specific phobias, health anxiety, and depression. She uses a cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) approach, which has been shown to be a highly effective treatment for mood and anxiety problems.

Dr. Buhr received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Concordia University, Montreal. She completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship with the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority with a focus on the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders. During her residency, she received additional training in the delivery of community-based treatment programs, emergency inpatient psychiatry, as well as the treatment of personality disorders. Her clinical training has also included placements in child and family psychiatry and specialized anxiety disorder clinics. Dr. Buhr has numerous scientific publications in the area of psychopathology, with an emphasis on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). She has presented her work at various national and international conferences. Her research interests focus on understanding factors involved in the development and maintenance of GAD. She is currently involved in a research study assessing the effectiveness of psychological treatments for social anxiety.

In addition to her private practice at the North Shore Stress and Anxiety Clinic, Dr. Buhr coordinates the Social Anxiety Treatment Program in the Psychology Department at the University of British Columbia. She is also a consultant for the Anxiety Disorders Association of B.C. Additionally, she provides lectures and workshops in the area of anxiety and has authored self-help materials for individuals coping with anxiety problems and parents with anxious children.

Lisa Brown, Ph.D., R.Psych.

William J. Koch, Ph.D., R.Psych., ABPP

Rami Nader, Ph.D., R.Psych.