Online ADHD Assessment & Treatment for Residents of Burnaby, British Columbia

Burnaby is in Fraser Health. Fraser Health’s Burnaby Community Mental Health and Substance Use Centre is the main verified regional public mental health entry point I found for adults in the city, and Fraser Health also lists an Access Line for mental health and substance use that helps connect people to the right service. The Province also tells B.C. residents they can call 8-1-1 for a health navigator or nurse and to help locate services. For ADHD specifically, the public route often still depends on a family doctor or nurse practitioner to assess, refer, or coordinate next steps rather than a single dedicated Burnaby ADHD clinic page I could verify.

There are verified psychiatry-related public services in Burnaby, but the official pages reviewed do not give a simple city-wide booking process or guaranteed timeline for a routine adult ADHD assessment with a psychiatrist. Fraser Health lists a Rapid Access Clinic at the Burnaby Community Mental Health and Substance Use Centre, and Fraser Health materials describe it as a one-time psychiatrist and nurse consultation that sends treatment recommendations back to your family doctor or nurse practitioner. Burnaby Hospital also lists adult psychiatry among its services, but the pages reviewed do not say that adults can self-book routine outpatient ADHD assessments there.

Verified in-person public options in Burnaby include the Burnaby Community Mental Health and Substance Use Centre, Burnaby Hospital, and two Fraser Health urgent and primary care centres in Burnaby, one in Metrotown and one in Edmonds. These are not all ADHD-specific programs, and the right option depends on what you need. Urgent and Primary Care Centres are for non-life-threatening concerns that need attention within 12 to 24 hours, while Burnaby Hospital provides emergency and hospital-based services including adult psychiatry. For planned outpatient mental health access, Fraser Health points residents toward the Burnaby mental health centre and its access line.

No official page reviewed says that an assessment automatically creates accommodations. The local post-secondary offices each run their own accommodation process. SFU’s Centre for Accessible Learning, UBC’s Centre for Accessibility, BCIT Accessibility Services, Douglas College Accessibility Services, Capilano University Accessibility Services, and Langara Accessibility Services all describe accommodation support offices that review documentation and work with students on academic supports. Some schools specifically say registration, documentation review, and intake appointments are part of the process, so students in Burnaby should contact their own institution early rather than assume one report will be enough for every request.

The verified public and post-secondary pages suggest being ready with practical documents rather than expecting one standard checklist for every service. Fraser Health says urgent care registration requires your BC Services Card with your Personal Health Number. College and university accessibility offices commonly ask for medical or verifying documentation and often require an intake or registration appointment before accommodations are arranged. If you already have prior assessments, treatment records, school accommodation letters, or a pharmacy history, those may help different providers understand your history, but I did not find one official Burnaby-wide ADHD intake checklist to quote.

No — Finding Focus is a fully virtual ADHD service for Burnaby residents. Our only physical offices are our headquarters in Oakville, ON, and a second office in Vancouver, BC. Wherever you live in Burnaby, your assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing care all happen entirely online by phone or video — no travel required.

We currently provide our virtual services to residents of Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, P.E.I, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Saskatchewan — including everyone living in Burnaby, BC. Check back soon for support in other provinces.