amy rankin - lings
Amy Rankin-Lings is a mental health consultant, educator, program developer and therapist. She spent the last 10 years working primarily in China re-branding mental health from a negative to a positive. As the Director of Personal Development at Shenzhen (Nanshan) Concord College, she pioneered the first counselling and psycho-educational programming in schools that focuses on mental health and wellness. Her philosophy that prevention and education will reduce stigma and the need for intervention has paved the way for mental health awareness to grow both within the school and local community. This included developing and implementing this innovative and successful approach in different schools around China. Prior to finding her passion for mental health awareness and services in China, Amy worked in Canada and South Korea, with an emphasis on human rights advocacy, trauma recovery, counselling, and crisis management. She currently runs Maple Mental Health out of Toronto, which provides mental health consultancy, education and counselling.
Amy holds a BA in Psychology and Sociology from Concordia University, an MSW from Wilfrid Laurier University and an MA in Sustainable Peace from the UN Mandated - University for Peace.
Amy joined the Board of Directors in 2019 because she believes that SoCirC has a unique way of providing an inclusive space and community that is so important to our mental health and wellness!
Amy holds a BA in Psychology and Sociology from Concordia University, an MSW from Wilfrid Laurier University and an MA in Sustainable Peace from the UN Mandated - University for Peace.
Amy joined the Board of Directors in 2019 because she believes that SoCirC has a unique way of providing an inclusive space and community that is so important to our mental health and wellness!