Dr. Simon Elterman, PsyD, R.Psych

Dr. Elterman received his PsyD from Pacific University in Oregon and completed his pre-doctoral internship at HealthPoint, which is a Primary Care network in Seattle, Washington. Simon’s doctoral research focused on measuring metacognitive processes in people with insomnia. 

He is currently a Behavioural Health Consultant (BHC) at the Hope to Health Research and Innovation Centre on the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, where he utilizes the Primary Care Behavioural Health model to provide brief assessments and interventions to low SES clients. He also has a private practice in clinical and forensic psychology. Dr. Elterman has been part of the BCPA Advocacy committee for about 2 years. 

His main focus was initially on the “Therapy is medicine, too” campaign, including presenting to members of the local and federal government on increasing funding for psychologists to work in primary care settings. This eventually led Dr. Elterman to coauthor the proposal to the government to create a primary care psychology (PCPsych) program. 

Simon also wrote an Op-Ed for the Vancouver Sun with Drs. Lutes and Penner on the benefits of psychologists in primary care, worked closely with both of the Directors of Public Advocacy in developing a proposal to the BC Budget Committee, forming a relationship with the Coroner’s office of BC, and recently went to Victoria to meet government officials in the Legislature, focusing on that same issue. What he hopes to bring to the advocacy committee is passion for the profession of psychology, dedication in upholding and furthering the values of our profession, and a commitment to enhancing psychologists’ ability to help others.