Evaluation isn't part of my practice. 
​It is my practice.  

Hello, I'm Dr. Ashley Heiner! 

I established Evaluate because I wanted to make it easier for people like you to find the psychological assessment that you need.    
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People come to me with questions that they want answered.  I start by making sure I understand what a person wants to know and why.  I then tailor an assessment to answer those  questions.  I select the most appropriate procedures for  collecting information, whether it be questionnaires,  interviews, psychological tests, observations, and / or reading existing records.  I analyze the data that I collect.  I formulate conclusions, and I write a report that includes practical recommendations for how to move forward.

I complete a wide range of psychological assessments for clinical and forensic settings, including: psychoeducational,  risk of violence and recidivism, section 211 (child custody), views of the child, voice of the child, parenting capacity (PCAs), immigration, workplace disability, vocational, and independent medical examination (IME). 

The people who come to me have questions about:

  1. Their Clients -  Lawyers who work in civil, criminal, and family litigation come to me with questions about their clients, their client's children, and / or their client's ex-partner.  They often need an independent evaluation and opinion to help resolve a dispute.  Sometimes lawyers want assistance preparing for trial, especially when they have a psychological expert who has completed a report and they need to know how to question the utility of that report.     
      
  2. Themselves - Very commonly, I hear from people who are going through a separation or divorce.  They might be having trouble agreeing with their ex-partner about what parenting arrangement will be best for their children in the future.  They want an evaluation to help them or a court decide.  I also hear from people who are undergoing international adoptions and need a psychological assessment for their application, as well as people who are having difficulties with immigration, disability, school / university, and work.  They often need an independent opinion to help resolve a dispute.   

  3. Their Child -  People come to me with questions about their child.  They might be concerned about their child’s ability to learn and do well at school.  Or they might be concerned about their child's ability to make friends, and/or about their child’s behaviour at home and/or school.  They want to know what is going on, and they want recommendations on how to help their child and move forward as a family.    

Whichever category you fall into,
 
TALK TO ME
[email protected]

My Goal

My goal is to offer conclusions and recommendations in an unbiased manner utilizing the best practices in the field. 

A lot of people tell me that they don't know what side I am leaning towards. There is a reason for this: the people I am interviewing often don't know whether I am agreeing with them or not because I truly haven't formulated an opinion yet.

This is what makes me different: I value my objectivity and independence as an evaluator, regardless of who hires me.
I don’t jump to conclusions. I listen and seek to understand all possible sides of an issue. I keep up with the scientific literature, and I devote a lot of my time to ongoing training. I make it my aim not to draw conclusions until I reach the analysis portion of my assessment.

It is important to me that I am up-to-date, and providing evaluations of a high quality. It is also important to me that I offer assessments to those who request them as quickly as possible, and that I get reports completed in as timely a fashion as possible.

I believe in highly personalized psychological evaluation. I do all my own interviewing, reading of records, and report writing.  Unlike many psychology clinics that use students, psychometricians and psychological associates in place of psychologists to conduct testing, I believe the psychologist themselves must take time to get to know the person in order to accurately interpret the test data. Therefore, I do all testing and interpretation myself. This is a primary reason that so many people choose my practice. You will never be passed around from person to person as if you were on an assembly line.

I do a lot of my own administration work, but I also have a virtual assistant who helps me respond to inquiries and book assessments. My phone - 778-997-3441 - is answered by a machine. If you get my voicemail, please leave a message and one of us will call or email you back promptly.

Alternatively, send us an email!
[email protected]
​778-997-3441

Dr. Ashley Heiner
​Registered Psychologist

Dr. Ashley Heiner is a Registered Psychologist in
British Columbia (CPBC #2285). She specializes
in the delivery of psychological evaluations to
parents, lawyers, insurers, courts, government
and other agencies, and individuals.

​In addition to her work at Evaluate, Dr. Heiner
works as a contract psychologist for Youth
Forensic Psychiatric Services (YFPS) in British
Columbia. In that role, she completes
comprehensive multi-disciplinary court-ordered
and court-related assessments for youth in conflict
with the law.

Furthermore, Dr. Heiner works as a contract
psychologist for the Complex Developmental
and Behavioural Conditions (CDBC) program at
the Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (BC
Children's Hospital). In that role, she works as
part of a multi-disciplinary team, and provides
individualized assessments for children and
youth from newborn to 19 years of age.

Credentials & Registrations
​Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology)
Masters of Clinical Psychology
Bachelor of Science (Honours Psychology)
Bachelor of Science (Double Major, Psychology)

College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC)
The College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) 

Memberships
  • British Columbia Psychological Association (BCPA)
  • American Psychological Association (APA)
  • ​​Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
  • The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
  • Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law (ANZAPPL)​​​
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