Valéry Brosseau

Valéry is the CEO and founder of Validate Mental Health Consultants and the mastermind behind our mission of empathy, humanity, and combating stigma. Valéry is a passionate speaker, writer, and mental health advocate. She began volunteering in the mental health field in 2013 as a crisis helpline responder, hoping to help provide a service she wishes she knew existed when she was in her darkest places.

This experience led her to seek out further education and training. She holds a diploma in Social Service Work from Humber College and has attended Toronto Metropolitan University and the University of Toronto as a psychology student. She is now at the tail end of a master's in social work from the University of Windsor. Valéry has worked for notable organizations in this space, such as CAMH and the Elizabeth Fry Society, and is the chair of the board of directors of Distress and Crisis Ontario.

In 2019, she delivered a TEDx talk on the stigma surrounding suicide. She has also

written for organizations such as the National Alliance for Mental Illness and the

International Bipolar Foundation. She wears her story of resilience, survival, and perseverance on her sleeve and hopes to educate and inspire with her vulnerability and openness.