From Lockdown to Leadership: How This Doctoral Journey Is Reshaping Mental Health in Canada

When the pandemic brought life to a standstill, Danielle Bernard St-Denis chose progress. Hear how she turned lockdown frustration into a mission for nationwide mental health reform. Balancing motherhood, a full-time job, and a virtual private practice, she pursued her doctorate to move from individual impact to systems-level change. Along the way, she discovered a passion for implementation science and a framework that could transform how mental health services are delivered in Ontario and across Canada. Watch her inspiring story of resilience, purpose, and leadership and how Yorkville’s flexible online Doctor of Counselling and Psychotherapy helped make it all possible. Connect with #YorkvilleUniversity on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YorkvilleUniversity/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/YorkvilleU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yorkvilleu/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yorkville-university/ Yorkville University offers flexible, rigorous and career-focused degrees on campus and online to people of all paths in life in Canada. Founded in 2004, Yorkville University currently has more than 6,000 students across three campuses with five degree programs that are designed to equip graduates with the professional knowledge, skills and designations that employers value. Learn more about Yorkville University at https://www.yorkvilleu.ca/