Our story

Meet Erica Harris

Founder & Clinical Director of Rising Minds — a practice built from lived experience, professional training, and a deep respect for human resilience.

Our founder & clinical director

Developed from lived experience

Rising Minds was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, to provide Canadian online counselling and psychotherapy grounded in warmth, compassion, safety, nervous-system awareness, and evidence-based care.

Years of personal adversity deepened Erica's understanding of suffering and strengthened her conviction in the extraordinary capacity people have to endure, adapt, and rebuild — the seed from which Rising Minds grew.

What she came to understand

Resilience is not hardness. It is not the absence of pain, nor the denial of vulnerability. It is the quiet, courageous decision to rise — again and again.

How Erica works

Collaborative, at a pace that feels safe

Erica works with youth, adults, couples and families across British Columbia and Ontario. She draws on a variety of evidence-based approaches such as:

Compassionate Inquiry® Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Somatic Experiencing® Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Polyvagal Theory Internal Family Systems (IFS) Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Gottman Method Couples Therapy Imago Relationship Therapy Attachment Theory Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Motivational Interviewing (MI) Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Narrative Therapy

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With Erica, you’ll find:

Compassionwithout judgment
Warmthwithout pressure
Safetywithout agenda

Are you navigating any of these?

Cancer, injury or illness Depression Family tension ADHD Anxiety Divorce or separation Low self-esteem Burnout Identity questions Co-parenting Trauma Grief & loss

Whatever you’re navigating, you don’t have to face it alone — we’re here to help.

A foundation built on expertise

Erica Harris

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) · BHKin, DC
Master of Counselling Psychology (MACP), in progress · BCACC #26531 · CRPO #20220 (Qualifying)

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A multidisciplinary wellness leader working at the intersection of physical health, mental performance, and human potential. She is completing the final phase of her Master’s in Counselling Psychology (MACP) and practises as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC). A Health Coach, TEDx and international keynote speaker, and podcast host, Erica brings a rare depth of expertise to her practice.

Her background as a retired sports chiropractor and kinesiologist — and former founder and director of Peak Performance Chiropractic Health Centre — gives her a uniquely whole-person perspective on healing and growth, now channelled into Rising Minds.

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Beyond the therapy room

Erica's wider work through Rise Today

Alongside the practice, Erica speaks, coaches, and builds community through Rise Today.

Rise Family Cancer Camp

A free camp for families facing cancer

The Rise Family Cancer Camp gives families navigating a parent's cancer diagnosis a place to rest, connect, and simply be together at Camp Latona. If it speaks to you, the kindest thing you can do is help spread the word.

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Rooted in strength

You do not have to face life's hardest seasons alone.

With Erica, you'll find compassion without judgment, warmth without pressure, and safety without agenda.

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