Our Mission
Who We Are
Bloom Institute of Mental Health & Wellness was founded on a simple but urgent belief that Calgarians living with treatment-resistant mental health conditions deserve access to innovative, evidence-informed care. We are here to bridge the gap between emerging research and accessible treatment.
Bloom was co-founded by Dr. Griselle Leon and Maria Wu, united by a shared commitment to expanding what mental health care in Calgary can look like. Dr. Leon brings her background as a family physician with deep interests in mental health, women's health, and integrative medicine. Our clinical vision is further shaped by our Medical Director, Dr. Keith Courtney — a psychiatrist with extensive training and experience in psychedelic-assisted therapy, whose expertise guides every program we offer. Together, our team is committed to building a clinic that holds both rigorous clinical standards and genuine human warmth.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is not a last resort, nor is it a replacement for conventional therapy and medications. It is an adjunct to existing treatments, an additional intervention that may help those for whom conventional care has not been enough. Backed by decades of research and now available within a regulated, physician-supervised framework in Alberta, it represents one of the most significant advances in mental health treatment in a generation. We are proud to be among the first clinics in Calgary to offer it with the clinical depth it deserves.
Our model is multidisciplinary by design. Psychiatrist-guided, medically supervised, and delivered by a team of physicians, therapists, nurses, and paramedics who believe that healing is relational. Every program we offer, from our specialized group therapy model to our integrative wellness services, reflects that belief.
We are committed to advancing the field in Calgary: through education, through outcomes tracking, through community partnerships, and through the simple act of doing this work carefully and well.
This is only the beginning.
— Dr. Griselle Leon & Maria Wu, Co-Founders