Dr Ariel Ko

Dr Ariel Ko is a Canadian-trained clinical psychologist from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a full member of the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS).

Ariel has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families, with particular expertise in anxiety, relationship challenges, and perfectionism. She has worked across hospital, university, and private practice settings, which has allowed her to support a diverse range of clients across different stages of development and care.

In addition to providing individual therapy, Ariel has also led multi-family and individual-family Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) group sessions. Through these structured programs, she teaches skills that strengthen emotion regulation, distress tolerance, conflict resolution, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness within families.

During her time at BC Children’s Hospital, Ariel administered cognitive, intellectual, and academic assessments on preschool-aged children born extremely premature (< 28 weeks gestational age), supporting their developmental progress and offering tailored recommendations to ease their transition into primary school.

Aside from clinical work, Ariel’s research focuses on the contributing roles of attachment styles and parenting behaviours in the development of perfectionism among children and adolescents. She has several publications related to the development and treatment of perfectionism.