Dr. Ian King

Director of Psychiatric Services, BMsc, MD, FRCPSC, DRCPSC (Addiction Medicine)

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Dr. Ian King is a psychiatrist who has been working at EHN Edgewood Nanaimo and EHN Guardians Nanaimo since 2022. He completed his medical degree and psychiatric residency at the University of Alberta, while concurrently completing a Royal College–accredited Fellowship in Addiction Medicine. Dr. King is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia and is involved in medical education and mentorship. In his clinical work, he draws on EMDR, psychodynamic, and existential psychotherapy approaches where helpful. He is committed to the principle that healing occurs through connection, authenticity, and individualized care. His work is also informed by his own long-term recovery, which demands an approach grounded in humility, while providing a capacity to uniquely connect with patients through shared experience and understanding.