About Us

Dr. Lakshmi Ravindran, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Ravindran is a staff psychiatrist in the Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. She has completed fellowships in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders and has a particular interest in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments for these disorders, especially early illness conditions.

Tricia da Silva, MA (Coun. Psychol.)
Ms. da Silva is a researcher in the Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Co-ordinator of the Global Mental Health section for the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. Her research focus is in the psychosocial and neurobiological contributors to and correlates of mood and anxiety disorders, and non-pharmacological and complementary interventions for these conditions.

Dr. Niki Fitzgerald, PhD, C.Psych
Dr. Fitzgerald is a clinical psychologist in the Work, Stress, and Health program of the Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Interim Training Director of the Psychology Practicum Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Besides providing psychological services, she also supervises psychology interns and practicum students. She is also a Lecturer at the University of Toronto in the Department of Psychiatry. She holds Diplomate status with the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

Nevetda Gengeswaran, BSc (Biology and Psychology)
Ms. Gengeswaran is a research analyst in the Division of Mood and Anxiety Disorders at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Her research interests include the biological underpinnings of mood and anxiety disorders, as well as looking into alternative and innovative ways to deliver treatment options for such populations.

 

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