Vergia Davidson, RP, CCC The founder and CEO of Strive: Mental Health, Wellness and Empowerment, Vergia Davidson is a well-known Registered Psychotherapist, sought after for her expertise and passion in supporting individuals, teams, and organizations to create mentally healthy spaces. A community activist and professional speaker, Vergia focuses much of her work around wellness—the keys to productivity and success. Her approach is genuine, breaking mental chains and supporting others to strive towards empowerment. She speaks passionately about the following topic areas using evidence-based materials: Mental Health How to navigate mental health resources Work-life balance Work reward imbalance Burnout Coping with stress Discrimination and microaggressions Anxiety Having a trauma-informed workplace Depression Understanding suicide While tailoring other topics to your organization's needs, she highlights how connection can be an answered prayer to many. Vergia’s message is simple: If we ask and listen, we can truly be each other's keepers. And if we choose to remain connected to the right source, this can propel us to new heights of soaring. As a warm and masterful communicator, she enjoys inspiring audiences and teaching how to overcome challenges. With an MA in Counselling and an MSc in Project Management, she works with organizations and has a thriving clinical practice. Having this expertise combined, she brings alive experience and knowledge unmatched in the speaking industry. Vergia lives in the nation’s capital, Ottawa, and knows firsthand the experience of traumas within her own life and has overcome them with resilience. She has helped co-create many programs and frameworks with various organizations, including mental health workshops, equity and diversity discussions, and anti-racism programs.
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