Joanne Park

Dr. Joanne Park is a clinical psychologist and assistant professor at Mount Royal University, in Calgary, Alberta. She completed her PhD from the University of British Columbia, and her predoctoral residency at IWK Health in Halifax. Her research focuses on understanding determinants of parenting, such as parental executive functions, psychopathology, and stress. The goal of her research is to identify targets for parenting interventions, and to ultimately improve parent-child relationships and child mental health. Her research has been funded by a CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Clinically, Dr. Park works primarily with children, adolescents and their families and provides Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Behavioural Therapy to address anxiety, selective mutism, OCD, depression, and difficulties with emotion regulation, as well as parent-focused behavioural treatments for children with ADHD and behavioural issues. She also provides psycho-educational assessments for children and adolescents and has received specialized training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for both adolescents and adults.