Erika Horwitz, PhD, R. Psych.
PRESIDENT
Dr. Erika Horwitz is a psychologist in private practice with 30 years of experience as a generalist, specializing in eating disorders and anxiety. She is the former Director of Counselling Services at Simon Fraser University (SFU), where she introduced several mindfulness-based programs, including drop-in mindfulness meditation and DBT-based groups.
Dr. Horwitz spearheaded a provincial initiative (HiFIVE) to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness, which has been adopted by several universities both nationally and internationally. She has a strong interest in systemic change and social issues affecting disadvantaged populations.
She is a lecturer in Counselling Psychology at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University and a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, having been certified by the Centre for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Dr. Horwitz is also the Vice-Chair of the national Council of Professional Associations of Psychology (CPAP). She has authored Through the Maze of Motherhood: Empowered Mothers Speak, a book offering insights into the challenges and empowerment of motherhood.