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Désirée Jones, MSc., RP (she/her) brings over 20 years of experience in the mental health sector as a clinical leader and Registered Psychotherapist with the CRPO. Her career has been shaped by a commitment to system transformation, service innovation, clinical excellence, and improving access to high-quality mental health care across public, private, community, and workplace mental health settings. Désirée currently serves as Assistant Vice President with a large national Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and workplace mental health organisation, where she provides strategic and operational leadership to advance integrated mental health services, enhance clinical quality, and support positive outcomes for individuals and organisations. Her leadership experience spans community-based mental health systems, children’s counselling services, and national service delivery models. Throughout her career, Désirée has held progressive clinical and leadership roles focused on strengthening mental health systems and supporting clinicians to deliver evidence-informed care. She is also an OVCS with the OAMHP and provides clinical supervision to psychotherapists seeking to enhance their practice, develop professionally, and receive support in delivering ethical, effective care. She is currently open to taking on clinical supervisees. Désirée serves as the President-Elect of the OAMHP and has contributed to advancing professional standards, credentialing, and clinical excellence within the profession, including previous leadership within the OAMHP certification process. She completed both her degrees in the United Kingdom, earning a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wales, Bangor, and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Wales, Cardiff. Her research on self-harm and service-user experiences within mental health systems has been published in both English and Welsh. Désirée is passionate about advancing accessible, inclusive, and evidence-informed mental health services and fostering strong, resilient systems that support both clients and clinicians.

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