Meet Pariza,
Registered Provincial Psychologist

Pariza holds a Master of Science in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary and has been involved in psychological assessment in Calgary since 2021, initially as a psychometrist and subsequently as a Registered Provisional Psychologist. Her clinical experience spans private practice, research, educational settings, counselling, and crisis intervention.

Pariza provides comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. Her areas of practice include ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning disorders, giftedness, developmental concerns, mood disorders, and other learning and social-emotional concerns. She has specialized training in the administration of the ADOS-2 and ADI-R as part of comprehensive Autism Spectrum Disorder assessments.

In addition to assessment, Pariza has extensive training in child-centred and integrative play therapy. Her therapeutic work incorporates a range of play-based modalities, including art, sand tray, clay, water play, music, dance, movement, and sensory-based interventions. Her approach is warm, playful, relational, and responsive to each child's individual developmental and emotional needs.

With more than seven years of experience across research, psychometry, counselling, and crisis intervention, Pariza places a strong emphasis on building trust with children while ensuring parents feel supported, understood, and included throughout the process. She values multidisciplinary collaboration and continued professional development as important components of comprehensive psychological care.

Pariza has received multiple awards recognizing her leadership, community involvement, academic achievement, and research contributions, including two awards from the Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA) recognizing her contributions to ADHD research. She maintains professional memberships with the College of Alberta Psychologists, Psychologists' Association of Alberta, and Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance.

Pariza is multilingual and provides services in English, French, Urdu, Hindi, and Gujarati.