Something changed in your kid, and everyone keeps saying it's a phase.
Free physician assessment for children, teens, and young adults, anxiety, mood, focus, school refusal, screens, self-harm. Booked by a parent, covered by their Alberta Health Card.
What parents tell us they noticed first.
If your child has talked about suicide or self-harm, call 911 or 988 now.
What the first appointment looks like for a family
A full one-hour video visit with an Alberta physician, from your own home, no waiting room, no missed school day. A parent or guardian books and attends, and your physician will guide how much of the hour involves your child directly based on their age and comfort.
- A parent or guardian books and joins, you're not sending your child in alone
- Time for your child to speak privately if they'd rather
- Plain-language explanation of what is and isn't going on
- A written plan you can share with the school
- Internal referral to our child psychiatrists where it's needed
- Unlimited follow-ups as they grow and things change
No parent here is pressured into medicating their child.
Assessment comes first. Then options, laid out honestly, school accommodations, parent strategies, therapy, sleep and screen structure, and where the evidence genuinely supports it, medication. You are the decision-maker and you can say no to any part of it.
Asking for an assessment is not a mark against you as a parent. It is the thing that gets a child help years earlier than waiting does.
One assessment instead of a year on a paediatric waitlist.
In children, anxiety, ADHD, learning difficulties, sleep, and low mood overlap almost constantly, and every separate referral means starting the queue again. Our physicians assess across all of them in one appointment and refer internally to our own child psychiatrists. Autism is supported the same way for children already diagnosed; a new autism diagnosis requires an in-person specialist assessment.
Book free appointmentThree steps to a real plan
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A parent or guardian books. No referral, no payment details, no long intake form before you're allowed to talk to someone.
No referral requiredA full hour, from home
A full one-hour video visit with an Alberta physician, no waiting room, no missed school day. Your physician will guide how much of the hour involves your child directly based on their age and comfort.
From home, on any deviceLeave with a real plan
A written plan you can share with the school, and where it's needed, an internal referral to our child psychiatrists. Follow-up appointments are unlimited.
Same appointmentQuestions from parents
Book free appointmentChildren, adolescents, and young adults. A parent or guardian books and attends the first appointment for anyone under 18. For very young children your physician will advise on the most appropriate pathway after the assessment.
Yes, book for yourself as the parent if you have to. Plenty of first appointments start with a parent describing what they've seen, and your physician can advise on how to approach your child from there. A reluctant teenager is not a reason to wait.
It's a confidential medical record protected under PIPEDA and Alberta's Health Information Act. It isn't shared with the school, with employers, or with anyone else without your consent, and it isn't visible to universities or future employers.
Your physician will give you a written care plan and can advise on what's clinically appropriate to share with the school. Where formal documentation is warranted, that's a medical judgement made in the appointment.
Physician assessment and every follow-up appointment are billed to AHCIP, no cost to you, no credit card at booking, no cap on visits. Optional non-physician services such as counselling are quoted transparently before you commit.
No. A parent books directly. If your child's plan calls for a psychiatrist, our physicians refer you internally to our own psychiatry team, so there's no external waitlist to join.
You've read this far. That's usually the sign.
Book a free, confidential appointment with an Alberta physician. A parent books, no referral is needed, and there is no cost with your child's Alberta Health Card.
Book my free appointmentIf you're in crisis, call 911 or the 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline.