My training and practice is rooted in Saskatchewan.

About Dr. Horswill

I completed my Master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Regina. Through my education I completed clinical training at RCMP Health Services, the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, the URegina Psychology Training Clinic, and the Regina Mental Health Clinic. My dissertation project examined the trauma-related experiences of Saskatchewan police officers - click here to hear more!

My residency year was spent in Calgary in the CPA-Accredited Clinical Psychology Residency Program, where I worked in the Carewest Operational Stress Injury Clinic, and the Foothills Hospital Mood Disorders Service.

I now live in Saskatoon with my husband, our son, and a cute but unruly Siamese. I have worked in private practice in Saskatoon since 2017, and in 2023 I opened the doors to my own clinic, Resilience Psychological Services. I am dedicated to providing competent, ethical, reliable care to individuals who have experienced trauma, including first responders and healthcare workers.

I keep current in research and training opportunities.

  • Member, Canadian Psychological Association Committee on Ethics (2025 to present)

  • Member at large, Psychology Association of Saskatchewan (2019 to present)

Professional Activities

  • 2026 - POST Psychological Screening Dimensions in Pre-Employment Psychological Evaluations.

  • 2025 - Circles as Ceremony: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Practice in Psychology.

  • 2025 - Evaluations of Police Suitability and Fitness for Duty.

  • 2024 - Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD Foundational Workshop.

  • 2023 - Comprehensive Workshop on Psychiatric Diagnosis Using the DSM-5-TR.

  • 2020 - The Emerging and Changing Practice of Police Psychology in a Canadian Context.

Select Recent Training

  • Horswill, S. C., & Carleton, R. N. (2022). Changes in our understanding of trauma and the human psyche: A brief history. In R. Ricciardelli, R. N. Carleton, A. Hall, & S. Bornstein (Eds.), Handbook of Post-Traumatic Stress: Psychosocial, Cultural and Biological Perspectives. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis

  • Horswill, S. C., Jones, N. A., & Carleton, R. N. (2021). Psychosocial factors associated with Canadian police officers’ susceptibility to posttraumatic stress and growth. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science. doi: 10.1037/cbs0000221

Click here for Google Scholar citation list.

Select Publications

  • RESOLVing Violence - season 3, episode 45. “Understanding PTSD and posttraumatic growth in Saskatchewan police officers.” September 2024. Listen here!

  • YXE Underground - season 3, episode 6. “How are you doing?” February 2021. Listen here!

Podcast Episodes