Meet Dr. Ai-Lan Chia

About

I am a registered psychologist with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia, with my doctoral degree in clinical psychology. I also have an English undergraduate and a counselling masters’ degree. I worked in college and university counselling centres, community mental health, psychiatric inpatient and primary care hospital settings.

I joined Counselling Services at University of Victoria in 2008 and stepped into a leadership role as the Associate Director of the Counselling of Student Wellness in 2014, overseeing day-to-day clinical operations before my current role as the Director of Counselling Services since 2024. I have involved various aspects of training activities including serving the Director of Training role for the psychology internship program between 2017 to 2021.

As part of the Student Wellness leadership team, I work closely with other leaders in clinical health, student welcome, and multifaith team, to contribute to interdisciplinary collaboration, collaborative service delivery, and wellness programming.