Governance

CAPT is a non-profit professional association that operates autonomously from any training school or institute in terms of its policies, procedures and governance. Our organizational structure, interests and activities are for the benefit of our members. CAPT members can access meeting minutes of the CAPT Board from the members homepage.

We aim to:

preserve and promote the various forms of psychodynamic therapy

support high minimum standards of training in psychotherapy, high ethical standards and ongoing professional development of practitioners

CAPT Board of Directors for 2025

CAPT is governed by a Board of Directors that is elected bi-annually by the membership.

The CAPT Board of Directors operates in accordance with CAPT’s By-laws and Robert’s Rules of Order.

Below, are the members of the current CAPT Board of Directors.

Wallace Murray

President

Wallace Murray is a psychodynamic therapist and group facilitator who blends somatic and mindfulness practices with carefully titrated work in non-ordinary states of consciousness. 

Guided by the maxim that “healing is relational,” he helps clients map and revise their embodied narratives, drawing on contemporary neuroscience, First Nation–informed protocols, and shadow-work techniques. His recent graduate research examines how pharmacological mechanisms and relational/social dynamics intersect in psychedelic-assisted therapy.

A multidisciplinary career also influences Wallace’s clinical approach. As a consultant, project lead, and experiential-learning facilitator, he has managed programs that integrate people development, research, and organizational strategy, skills he applies when applicable. 

Julia Glover

Vice President

Julia has a natural curiosity about human experiences that drive her professional work and development. Her career began as a journalist, where she worked in Canada and internationally for more than two decades before qualifying as a psychodynamic therapist with five years of training in the UK, followed by a placement in public healthcare working with adult complex trauma.

Since 2023, Julia has been Vice President on the board of the Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy (CAPT) which represents +850 practitioners from coast-to-coast. She volunteers on the board to develop a sense of community among like-minded professionals and hopes to improve access to psychodynamic therapy in public health. In this role, she has launched seasonal lectures for knowledge transfer among peers, introduced benefits through partnerships and served as interim president.

Prior to receiving her postgraduate diploma awarded with merit in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice, Julia earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Journalism from Ryerson (now TMU) in Toronto, and a Master of Arts in Climate Change with Distinction from the University of Exeter.

Lynn Baxter

Secretary

Erica Warder

Treasurer

Erica Warder is a Registered Psychotherapist who joined the CAPT Board of Directors as Treasurer in 2023. Erica volunteers with CAPT to advocate for psychodynamic therapy and believes that access to long term therapies is partly an equity issue, and that psychodynamic therapy should be available to everyone. Erica also believes in fostering a welcoming and inclusive space within CAPT and mental health spaces in general.

Before becoming a therapist, Erica worked as a musician. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance from Queen's University, and an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School of Music in Vocal Performance.

Ted Foy

Membership Director

Gabriel Gorman

Member at Large

Gabriel is a psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapist based in mid-town Toronto. He got his Master’s of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University, but also has a Master’s of Arts in Media Production from Ryerson University and a Bachelor of Arts from Mcgill University. 

Generally, Gabriel does long term, insight oriented work with his patients and has developed a subspecialty in men under 40 years old. He has been a member of CAPT since 2019 and has served as a Board Member at Large with CAPT for the last two years.