Dr. Nzinga Harrison
Dr. Harrison is a psychiatrist, addiction medicine expert, author, speaker and activist. She is Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Eleanor Health.
Nzinga is a vocal advocate for stigma reduction and is passionate about the necessity for whole-person care as individuals and communities seek to recover from and prevent substance use disorders.
She is the author of Un-Addiction: 6 Mind-Changing Conversations That Could Save a Life and host of the podcast “Un-Addiction” which shares empowering stories of recovery from substance use disorder and answers common questions surrounding addiction and mental health.
Dr. Jillian Horton
Jillian Horton, MD, is an award-winning medical educator, writer, musician, podcaster, and the author of We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine, and Healing. She completed a residency and a fellowship in internal medicine at the University of Toronto and has held the post of associate dean and associate chair of that department.
For sixteen years, she has cared for thousands of patients in an inner-city hospital. During that time, she had three sons and mentored hundreds of students. She now leads the development of new programs related to physician wellness and won the 2020 AFMC-Gold Humanism Award.
As a teacher of mindfulness, she is sought after by doctors at all stages of their careers.
Dr. Janine Rowe
Janine Rowe, PhD, MSEd, LMHC, CASAC, SAP, CEAP is the Director of UR Medicine Employee Assistance Program. Dr. Rowe earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Hamilton College, a master’s in counselor education from the State University of New York at Brockport, and a doctoral degree in Counseling and Counselor Education from University of Rochester, Warner School of Education.
She is a licensed mental health counselor, a credentialed alcohol and substance use counselor, and a substance abuse professional. Her areas of expertise include substance use counseling and the intersection of career and mental health concerns. Janine is trained in cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and internal family systems and utilizes an eclectic counseling approach to support her clients.
Françoise Mathieu
Françoise Mathieu, MEd, RP, is the Executive Director of TEND, a consulting firm that offers training to a broad spectrum of workforces encountering stress and intense workloads. She is a Kingston-based Registered Psychotherapist and a subject matter expert on topics related to workplace stress, trauma and burnout.
Before becoming a specialist in organizational stress and trauma- exposed work, Françoise worked as a front-line crisis counsellor and with members of the Canadian military who were returning from combat. Françoise is a founding member of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Consortium, and author of The Compassion Fatigue Workbook as well as numerous articles and publications.
