Grade 1-12 Coffee Talks with Dr. Julia Wong

 
Join Carolyn Green, Director of Junior School, Dr. Jenn Skelding, Director of Senior School, and Dr. Julia Wong, Class of 1993, to learn about body image and girls, and how we can collectively support our children to develop a healthy body image through their elementary and secondary school years.   
 
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Dr. Julia Wong, YHS Class of 1993, is a Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, a general Adult psychiatrist, holds a Master of Arts degree in counselling psychology from the University of British Columbia, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Victoria. She works at BC Children's Hospital as one of the Emergency Room Consultant Psychiatrists and is the Psychiatry Continuing Professional Development Director. She also works as the psychiatrist to the Richmond School Program, a specialized school program for the Richmond School District to support children who cannot reach their potential because of social and behavioural challenges caused by different mental health conditions.

 

Dr. Wong has also worked as the Co-medical director (psychiatry) of the BCCH Provincial Eating Disorder program, consultant to the BCCH tertiary ADHD clinic, and consultant in the Compass Line program for mental health questions around the province. She also works in a specialized school program in the community and has a private practice working with elite athletes and performers, and is a consultant to the Canadian Sport Institute. Dr. Wong holds an appointment as a Clinical Instructor in the UBC Department of Medicine.

 

On a more personal note, Dr.Wong is a York House alum and former National Field Hockey Team Captain who draws on her diverse background of experiences in theatre, music, international athletic competition, and, most significantly, her experiences as a daughter, sister, mother and wife to her work. More recently, Dr. Wong has started an organizational and personal coaching practice, and incorporates Brainspotting into both her psychiatric and coaching practice to help facilitate performance goals for performers in any field.