{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/ross-mckenzie","path":"/people/ross-mckenzie","url":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/ross-mckenzie","title":"Ross Mckenzie","family":"People profile","description":"Ross McKenzie is a somatic-relational psychology facilitator, mental health coach, and film producer with 30+ years of experience.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"public","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/ross-mckenzie","wordpressId":"3153","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2024-01-09T20:23:03Z","dateModified":"2026-07-04T20:25:54Z"},"content":{"html":"<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Ross Mckenzie</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-default-profile-view=\"contributions\" data-profile-template=\"person\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Ross Mckenzie</h1><p class=\"person-role\">Contributor</p></div></div><img alt=\"\" class=\"person-avatar\" height=\"180\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/d307b5c91c6fecff029a6931.jpg\" width=\"180\" decoding=\"async\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">Ross McKenzie is a somatic-relational psychology facilitator, mental health coach, and film producer with 30+ years of experience.\n\n</p><nav aria-label=\"Person profile\" class=\"person-nav person-actions\" role=\"tablist\"><a aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/ross-mckenzie#about\" id=\"tab-about\" role=\"tab\">About</a><a aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/ross-mckenzie#contributions\" id=\"tab-contributions\" role=\"tab\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" id=\"about\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Ross McKenzie is a mental health advocate, somatic-relational psychology facilitator, and life transformation coach. He helps people uncover the root causes of their challenges and supports them in creating lasting change.</p>\n<p>He is also the producer of <em>Bipolarized</em>, a nationally recognized documentary that shares his journey from misdiagnosis to recovery, offering an honest and thought-provoking perspective on mental health.</p><section class=\"person-regional-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"local-communities\"><h2 id=\"local-communities\">Local Communities</h2><ul><li>Alajuela, CR</li></ul></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><div class=\"person-community-links\"><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/recovery\">Recovery</a></div></section><section data-reference-list=\"\" data-reference-style=\"author-date-title-source\" class=\"article-sources\"><h2 id=\"references\">References</h2><ol><li id=\"prime-video\" value=\"1\" data-reference-number=\"1\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Bipolarized: Rethinking Mental Illness.</em> (n.d.). Prime Video. <a href=\"https://www.primevideo.com/detail/BiPolarized-Rethinking-Mental-Illness/0J80WND0IET8JVGGFZK87111LV?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-ross-mckenzie&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">primevideo.com</a>. Accessed October 10 2026.</li><li id=\"youtube\" value=\"2\" data-reference-number=\"2\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Bipolarized Documentary Interview.</em> (n.d.). YouTube. <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_1emm7Fnco&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-ross-mckenzie&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">YouTube</a>.</li><li id=\"helix-healthcare-group\" value=\"3\" data-reference-number=\"3\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Ross McKenzie and Jesse Hanson, Ph.D.. Rethinking Mental Illness.</em> (n.d.). Helix Healthcare Group. <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/154336844?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-ross-mckenzie&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">vimeo.com</a>.</li><li id=\"personal-website\" value=\"4\" data-reference-number=\"4\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Ross Mckenzie.</em> (n.d.). Personal Website. <a href=\"https://rossmckenzie.com/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-ross-mckenzie&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">rossmckenzie.com</a>. Accessed October 10 2026.</li></ol></section></section><section aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" id=\"contributions\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div class=\"person-filters\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Filter contributions\"><button type=\"button\" data-contribution-filter=\"all\" aria-pressed=\"true\">All</button><button type=\"button\" data-contribution-filter=\"Perspective\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Perspective</button><button type=\"button\" data-contribution-filter=\"News\" aria-pressed=\"false\">News</button></div><div class=\"person-contribution-list\"><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Perspective\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/blog/redefining-mental-health-ross-mckenzie\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"Ross McKenzie holds a sign bearing 'Bipolar' while filming 'Bipolarized' in New York City, symbolizing his commitment to challenging the modern mental health care model\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/21f414013019ef3cb268f7b4.jpg\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/43f4eef3eef71de864018bb7.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/21f414013019ef3cb268f7b4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Redefining Mental Health in a Modern World</h3><p>Explore Ross McKenzie's insightful op-ed as he shares his personal mental health journey and perspective on well-being.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"News\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" data-news-mention=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/news/mentalhealth-com-responds-to-whos-call\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"409\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/8e94539002a2221faf141a4a.webp\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Mentioned</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>MentalHealth.com Responds to WHO’s Call: Scaling Global Solutions for Mental Health</h3><p>MentalHealth.com responds to WHO’s urgent call, scaling intelligent technology to support one billion people with mental health needs worldwide.</p></div></a></div></article></div><button aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"person-secondary person-more\" data-contribution-more=\"\" hidden=\"\" type=\"button\">Show all contributions</button><p class=\"person-contribution-count\" data-contribution-count=\"\" role=\"status\">2 of 2 contributions</p></section></div></div></div></div>","text":"Home People Ross Mckenzie Ross Mckenzie Contributor Ross McKenzie is a somatic-relational psychology facilitator, mental health coach, and film producer with 30+ years of experience. 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