PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TEAM
The people who shape the experience.
Our product development team blends clinical practice, behavioral science, and technology to craft a resilience program that genuinely works — grounded in research and refined through real-world experience.
MEET THE TEAM
Clinical depth meets product craft
Formed in 2012 as part of The Resilient Mind Project, our product team brings together therapists, researchers, and technologists dedicated to building tools that help people thrive.
Darcy Kuhl, MA
Clinical Development
Darcy Kuhl holds a full therapy practice and applies his finding from secondary research in advanced behavioural, social and neural sciences to the resilience product development team. His clinical background provides therapeutic and case management services involved an impressive array of settings such as: Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna Mental Health, Crossroads Treatment Center, Metis Community Services and Westbank First Nations.
Through this breadth of work environments, he gained expertise in providing effective treatment for stress, depression, anxiety, anger, addictions, trauma, phobias, grief and loss, parenting, and marital/relational challenges. Darcy was the Team Leader in the development of WISE (Weight Loss In Supportive Environments), a behavioural-based weight loss program that has been used by employees in over 60 USA and Canadian companies. WISE involves weekly teleconference phone calls and keeping individuals engaged via social media tools that help them to develop skills to ward off emotional and addictive eating. He holds a Master of Social Work degree with a clinical focus in mental health. He is a member of the Canadian Association of Social Workers[
Linda Shevkinic, MA
Therapeutic Design
Linda Shevkinic is a key participant in shaping The Resilient Mind product experience. As a master level therapist her dedication to working in the trenches with those who experience mental health struggles has been invaluable to the development team. Linda has a strong conviction that the long-term solutions to mental and emotional pain cannot be solved by medication alone. Instead of just treating the symptom, her work as a therapist addresses the results produced from ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences). In addition to her use of traditional therapy modalities, Linda has completed advanced studies and the practice of EMDR.
Karl A. Peuser, PhD.
R&D Lead
Karl, who earned his doctorate at the University of Missouri-Columbia, leads the research and development team for Human Performance. His primary focus is to analyze client data in order to evaluate and provide effective remedial actions for client solutions.
Karl’s academic and applied experience in experimental psychology and neurosciences provides the experience needed to ensure client solutions utilize the most advanced methodologies and technologies available. A past Robert S. Daniel Teaching Fellow, he has taught over twenty different courses in psychology, neuroscience, research, history of science and behavior. A recipient of the Research Society on Alcoholism Junior Investigator Award, he has also completed research on the physiological basis of learning and memory which provides valuable insights towards enhancing human performance for our clients.
Vic LeBouthillier
Product Manager & Board Chairman
Vic has spent the past 28 years of his 38-year career in healthcare consulting and product development. His personal vision statement best reflects his focus:
“To close the gap that exists between advances in health sciences and technology for health care groups who have a vision to increase clincal effectiveness and operational efficiency.”
Since 1987, Vic has been focused on program development to improve individual self-care within populations, through group work and eventually integrating interactive web-based tools. In 1987 as a Business Consultant, he developed emotional intelligence and resilience training implemented in the workplace. In 1999 as CEO of Alive publishing group, he published information on the brain’s neuroplasticity and the link between relationship and mental health with a 1.4m monthly readers. Alive also distributed health-based accredited training courses in 3 continents. In 2004 he founded the Alive for Wellness 30-day in-patient program for people desiring to overcome a mental health struggle and a 60-day app/telephone after care program which still operates today (www.aliveforwellness.life). In 2008 he partnered with Dr. Scott Miller and Dr. Barry Duncan and and co-founded MyOutcomes (MyOutcomes.com), a clinical tool that helps behavioral health clinicians increase their clinical effectiveness and was a recipient of the national United Kingdom’s Mental Health Innovation Of The Year award. MyOutcomes is approved by the US Joint Commission and certified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. MyOutcomes is currently used in over 24 countries by private and governmental mental health clinics, the US Military, and over 28 universities in clinical training. Over 13 randomized clinical trials confirm that using MyOutcomes can double the effect size of mental health clinicians. In 2015, motivated to make advanced neural, behavioral, and social sciences more affordable and accessible to all people, Vic lead a group of thought-leading academics, clinical professionals, and educators and founded The Resilient Mind Project that supports and trains people who exhibit a readiness to change and wish to increase their resilience (www.theresilientmind.life). Full bio
Dr. Sharda Jain, PhD
Clinical Research & Product Development | The Resilient Mind
Dr. Sharda Jain brings 21 years of experience across clinical, organizational, developmental, and sports psychology. A former Assistant Professor and psychologist with the Sports Authority of India, under the Government of India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, she has extensive experience understanding human behaviour, emotional well-being, performance, and behavioural change.
At The Resilient Mind, Dr. Jain contributes to clinical research, product development, and the testing of resilience and emotional-intelligence tools. Her expertise helps translate advances in behavioural science into practical, evidence-informed learning experiences designed to strengthen resilience, improve emotional intelligence, and support meaningful, lasting behavioural change in everyday life.
Throughout her career, Dr. Jain has worked across multiple disciplines of psychology, gaining valuable insight into how people respond to stress, manage emotions, overcome psychological challenges, and develop healthier patterns of thinking and behaviour.
Her background in sports psychology provides a particularly valuable understanding of mental resilience, motivation, emotional regulation, and human performance under pressure. Combined with her experience in clinical, organizational, and developmental psychology, she brings a comprehensive perspective on the psychological factors that influence personal growth and behavioural change.
At The Resilient Mind, Dr. Jain plays an important role in bridging the gap between scientific research and practical application. She contributes to developing and testing psychological assessment tools, peer-reviewing educational materials, and ensuring that training content reflects established behavioural and psychological principles.
Her work supports TRM’s experiential learning approach, which emphasizes moving beyond simply acquiring knowledge toward developing practical skills through awareness, modelling, practice, feedback, and repetition.
Dr. Jain’s contributions reflect The Resilient Mind’s commitment to making advances in behavioural and social sciences accessible to everyday people, helping them strengthen resilience, develop emotional intelligence, build healthier relationships, and achieve meaningful, sustainable personal growth.
Adiba Khan, MA Clinical Psychology
Research & Development | The Resilient Mind
Adiba Khan holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and is currently pursuing her PhD while continuing her work in clinical counselling, psychological research and product development in The Resilient Mind training .
Her professional interests focus on preventive mental healthcare, early identification, and intervention. At The Resilient Mind, she contributes to the development of evidence-informed tools and engaging, gamified learning experiences.
Adiba also brings a valuable generational perspective to the team. Her understanding of how younger generations engage with information, technology, and learning helps TRM adapt its training approaches to evolving learning preferences, making behavioural science more accessible, relevant, and engaging for today’s audiences.