Dr. Tiffany M. Jenkins, EdD 

After 27 years as a licensed therapist, Dr. Tiffany Jenkins had an uncomfortable realization: she was tired of hearing the same complaints week after week. Client after client would sit on her couch describing toxic workplaces, harmful leadership, and organizational dysfunction that was wreaking havoc on their mental health. She found herself treating symptoms instead of solving problems—and it was exhausting.

"I realized I had the skills to address the root cause instead of just bandaging the wounds," Dr. Jenkins explains. "So I decided to get off the couch and into the boardroom."

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With a staggering array of credentials—including dual master's degrees in addiction science and professional counseling, a doctorate in organizational leadership, EAP certification, substance abuse designations for both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Department of Transportation, approved clinical supervisor status, and licenses in multiple states—Dr. Jenkins brings unmatched clinical expertise to organizational challenges.

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But here's what sets her apart: she refuses to speak in corporate jargon.

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"I can't stand when leaders say 'we are family' because family means different things to different people, and most families are dysfunctional," she says with characteristic directness. "What we actually need is a team where everyone does their job and pulls their weight. You're not their friend, but you are a fellow human."

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This no-nonsense approach, combined with her deep understanding of psychological safety and trauma-informed practices, helps leaders build what she calls "relational equity"—environments where people can be held to high standards without sacrificing their emotional health.

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Dr. Jenkins' three-community focus reflects three authentic parts of who she is: a mental health professional passionate about health equity (especially as a Black woman with locs navigating predominantly white spaces), a person of faith who believes in bringing your whole self everywhere you go, and an organizational leader who understands that people are people first, employees second.

When church leadership once told her she had "lost her way" by integrating faith and mental health, it only deepened her conviction that wholeness requires integration, not compartmentalization.

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Clients consistently describe Dr. Jenkins as someone who asks the hard questions that need to be asked, delivers straight-talk without the fluff, and weaves humor and humanity into even the most difficult conversations. Most importantly, they leave feeling empowered to create the psychologically safe communities where everyone can thrive.

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"What keeps me fired up," she says, "is seeing leaders' faces light up when they realize they can maintain excellence and standards while actually caring for the humans doing the work. It's not about creating some hypersensitive, tree-hugging environment—it's about creating spaces where people can show up authentically and do their best work."

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Whether she's training workplace teams in Mental Health First Aid, helping faith communities integrate mental health awareness, or addressing racialized trauma in organizational settings, Dr. Jenkins brings the same evidence-based, trauma-informed perspective that asks:

 

What would it look like if we actually created communities where people could thrive?