Meet Arij Meet Arij, our most recent guest on the Inside Clinical Blog Series. She is currently in her 4th year of the PhD in Clinical Psychology program at McMaster University, and she is beginning residency at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic in the fall. Arij’s research focuses on anxiety and ADHD, as well as studying real world clinical populations to make research more clinically useful such as through identifying barriers to care in marginalized communities.

Meet Hemanshi Our latest guest in the Inside Clinical blog series is Hemanshi Bhandari, a first-year Master’s student in the Clinical Psychology (Child Track) program at Simon Fraser University (SFU). Originally from Mississauga, Ontario, Hemanshi completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour (PNB) at McMaster University before moving across the country to begin graduate training. Throughout our conversation, Hemanshi shared an honest and encour

Meet Sydney Our latest guest on the Inside Clinical blog series features Sydney Parkinson, a 4th year clinical psychology PhD student at McMaster University and member of the Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic. Sydney completed her undergraduate degree at MacEwan University, where she developed a strong foundation in anxiety and worry research under the mentorship of Dr. Alex Penney. Throughout our conversation, Sydney shared how intentional self-reflection, strategic res

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“Inside Clinical” Series, Episode 15 Written by: Shay Sadat Interview with Amanda, MA Clinical Psychology Student at the University of Regina, Bella Chang, Hons. Bachelor of Science, and Shay Sadat Meet Amanda Amanda Lima Barros Feitosa is our latest guest on the Inside Clinical blog series. She is a clinical psychology graduate student at the University of Regina whose journey from Brazil to Canada is defined by resilience, determination, and an unwavering passion for resea

“Inside Clinical” Series By Ella Muraca and Dr. John Lee, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (University of Waterloo) With Alzena Ilie, fourth-year PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Dalhousie University Meet Alzena Our most recent guest on the Inside Clinical Series is Alzena Ilie, a fourth year Clinical Psychology PhD student at Dalhousie University. Alzena’s research interests lie in pediatric insomnia, co-occurring sleep disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders, and healthca