It is an honour to be nominated to run for Director-at-Large for CPA, where I have been a member for 9 years.
I am a clinical, rehabilitation neuropsychologist registered in British Columbia. I earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a specialisation in neuropsychology at University of Victoria after I completed a B.Sc. at University of Victoria and an M.A. at Queen’s University. I completed my predoctoral internship in Calgary. My research has been in the psychometric assessment of executive dysfunction.
I have served on the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Psychological Association for the past three years and am currently the Past President. I am also the voting member of the Council of Professional Associations in Psychology. Through these leadership positions I have learned a great deal about psychology advocacy, and I continue to develop important and meaningful relationships with peer psychologists across the country and in the US. My current advocacy focus is to drive provincial legislation for the integration of psychologists into primary care team settings. I have personally benefitted from working alongside other healthcare professionals in a healthcare environment and I believe our patients are best served when we use science to make sure people see the right professional at the right time using an integrative team approach.
Having worked in an inpatient and outpatient neurorehabilitation settings for approximately 5 years where I supervised trainees, created an implemented educational and cognitive behavioural therapy groups and competed hundreds of neuropsychological assessments, I am now working in my own private practice where I primarily serve adults with executive function challenges as a result of a developmental (e.g. ADHD) or acquired neurological conditions (e.g. TBI). I have recently joined forces with an entrepreneur to offer group education programs for adults with ADHD and their loved ones. We have also developed a mental and behavioural health software platform that I am excited to share with other psychologists and physicians to streamline their assessments.
When the pandemic started, I worked with BCPA to offer my experience in disaster response and psychological first aid. This led to other opportunities within BCPA eventually leading to roles on committees and on the Board of Directors. It’s been quite a change from working alone in my private practice and I’m grateful for the collegial and respectful relationships we have developed.
I am humbled to be nominated for a role within CPA’s Board of Directors and I am very grateful for the opportunity to advocate for Canadian psychologists and the people we serve as a Director-at Large for CPA.