Dr. Ariel Mintz is the founder of Refuat Hanefesh, a non profit dedicated to reducing mental health stigma and forming a community of support. He also runs Kesher Psychiatry, a private telepsychiatry practice offering convenient and stigma free mental healthcare in Minnesota and Ohio. He earned his MD at Oakland University William Beaumont School of medicine in Detroit and trained in adult psychiatry at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. He is currently a licensed physician and is completing a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. He has received awards for his research, academic performance, and service to the Jewish community. He is very passionate about destigmatizing mental illness and bringing comfort to those who are suffering.