Co-Facilitator and Mental Health Worker of the French Peer Support Workshops
PHD/MACP
Peer Support Specialist and MHW

Dr. Michelle Vincent is a retired York Regional police officer of 18 years and the Founder and Director of The Haven, Ontario’s only non-profit, occupational, inpatient treatment centre exclusive to First Responders and Uniform Personnel that is in the midst of implementation.

She has a PhD in Forensic Psychology with a specialization in Crisis Response and a master’s degree in counselling psychology.

She is currently employed by Dalton Associates as a Research and Program Evaluation Specialist.

Dr. Vincent is an Adjunct Professor at the College of Certified Psychophysiologists and a Published writer for Blueline Magazine, monthly column Holding the Line addressing a combination of mental health and policing.

She is a post-doc Researcher for the University of Alberta at HiMARC (Heroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium).

She delivers Peer Support Training for the Mood Disorders Society of Canada in both French and English.

She has extensive experience with Peer Support teams and the cultural dynamics that exist and differ within each organization.

She is the Lead Call-Out Coordinator for York Region CISM and is on the Ontario CISM board as well. Dr. Vincent is trained in Edmonton Police’s Reintegration After Critical Incident and Long-Term Leave programming, Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and has an extensive list of training in evidence-based mental health modalities especially related to PTSD and First Responders/Uniform Personnel.

Dr. Vincent has created partnerships between The Haven and several leading-edge mental health organizations including the First Responders Mindfulness Network and Badge of Life Canada for which she has supported mental health facilitation in their Sole Sistas and Hero’s Call psycho-educational retreats.

She received an award for Outstanding Therapist by BOLC.

Dr. Vincent is a collaborator in active research with top researchers in the mental health First Responder communities and has presented leading-edge mental health programming both in person and in vivo at conferences.

Dr. Vincent’s philosophy is, in partnership we can!