Expert Guidance For Today’s Evolving Workplaces
Trusted Advisors in Workplace Well-being & Performance
Global Mindful Solutions is powered by a team of professionals dedicated to helping people and organizations thrive. With backgrounds spanning mental health, leadership development, and organizational consulting, our team supports workplaces facing today’s evolving challenges.
We believe real impact comes from collaboration and care. By working closely with our clients, we design practical, evidence-informed solutions that strengthen wellbeing, engagement, and long-term performance.
Meet our team of Workplace Well-being Experts
About Philippe Patry
Bilingual Workplace Conflict Resolution Consultant
After achieving an extensive background in social work, psychology, and law, Philippe Patry found his passion in helping people settle disputes and achieve peace of mind in the workplace. With over 20 years of experience as a neutral worker and 15 years as a mindfulness practitioner, Philippe established his career as a conflict resolution consultant providing organizations across the province and beyond with successful workplace investigation and mediation solutions to help maintain a positive work environment and a cohesive culture.
A long-time mindfulness practitioner, Philippe also provides mindfulness training for corporate managers and employees within organizations that are looking to enhance performance, innovation, and resilience.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Civil Law, Université de Montréal
- Bachelor of Social Service, Université Laval
- Master of Post-war Recovery Studies, University of York
Qualifications and Conflict Resolution Expertise
- Fluently bilingual in English and French
- Neutral Work Expert Specializing in Mediation & Investigation
- Chartered Mediator Designation
- Dispute Resolution Expert
- Mindfulness Practitioner
- Former Indian Residential School Adjudicator
- Former Construction Arbitrator
- Former Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Member of the BAR since 1995
- Member of the ADR Institute of Canada
- Member of the Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Ontario
- Member of the Canadian Association of Workplace Investigators
- Member of the County of Carleton Law Association
- Member of the Institut de médiation et d’arbitrage du Québec
Selected Case Studies & Conflict Resolution Experience
- Travelled to Indigenous communities across Canada to settle claims of sexual and physical abuse at residential schools for the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat
- Assessed claims for the Canadian Armed Forces/Department of National Defence Sexual Misconduct Class Action Settlement
- Provided virtual world-wide investigation services for the International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency
- Arbitrated construction disputes between homeowners and builders for the Canadian Commercial Arbitration Centre
- Gave corporate mindfulness training to the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, National Gallery of Canada, Sun Life and Canada Post in collaboration with Potential Project, a global leadership training firm
- Conducting hearings at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Co-delivered mediation-training sessions for the Canadian Transportation Agency and to the Inuit community family mediators in Iqaluit, Nunavut
- Consulted in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa for the International Peace and Prosperity Project, a violence prevention organization, where he worked on civil armed violence prevention
- Philippe holds a Chartered Mediator (C. Med.) designation from the ADR Institute of Canada, Canada’s preeminent organization for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) professionals.
About Sonia Sharma-Patry
Wellness Coach, Workplace Advisor & Holistic Health Champion
Sonia Sharma-Patry is a holistic wellness coach and workplace strategist whose unique journey bridges the worlds of public service, financial leadership, and integrative health. With over 30 years in the federal government—primarily in financial and accounting roles—Sonia observed firsthand how stress, burnout, and emotional fatigue impact both individuals and organizations. Her own health challenges led her to explore yoga, Ayurveda, and complementary holistic therapies, which became the foundation for her personal transformation and her professional mission.
As a certified yoga teacher and wellness practitioner, Sonia empowers clients to reconnect with their innate intelligence and resilience. She supports them in developing self-awareness, cultivating emotional balance, and restoring vitality through practices rooted in holistic science. Her approach is grounded in lived experience: she doesn’t just teach tools—she lives them.
At Global Mindful Solutions, Sonia brings her full self—warm, real, and deeply human—to her coaching and advisory work. She helps teams and leaders heal the underlying stressors that undercut trust and engagement. Her sessions integrate mindful movement, breathwork, somatic awareness, and evidence-based behavioral strategies to foster safety, clarity, and sustainable change.
Guided by her core values of inspiration, joy, and courage, Sonia supports clients in reclaiming presence, discovering inner wisdom, and translating that into a healthier workplace culture. She believes that meaningful transformation begins within—and that leadership grounded in self-care and emotional intelligence becomes contagious.
About Marie-Andrée Bourgouin, CRHA
Leadership Coach, Workplace Assessment Expert & Bilingual HR Strategist
Marie-Andrée Bourgouin is a seasoned human resources professional with over 30 years of experience guiding organizations through change, complexity, and conflict. Fully bilingual in English and French, she brings a grounded, realistic, and compassionate approach to everything she does—from leadership coaching and workplace assessments to conflict resolution and organizational development.
Marie-Andrée’s career has spanned senior roles in both the public and private sectors, including as Managing Director of Human Resources for the Canadian Union of Public Employees and Director of HR Strategy and Development at the House of Commons. She has led national initiatives on harassment prevention, psychological safety, executive development, and return-to-work programs that centered on empathy and transparency.
As co-lead of workplace assessments at Global Mindful Solutions (GMS), Marie-Andrée blends her deep HR expertise with structured methodology and project leadership. She co-developed the FLOW methodology—a comprehensive and pragmatic assessment process that combines anonymous surveys and confidential interviews to provide realistic, actionable recommendations for organizational change. While her colleague Philippe handles outreach and mediation, Marie-Andrée leads the technical design, project management, and client-facing deliverables, as well as the facilitation of interventions and one-on-one coaching. Her strength lies in distilling complex workplace challenges into feasible, values-aligned solutions that meet the reality of clients’ resources and environments.
Marie-Andrée is also a certified coach and trainer with credentials in MBTI, DISC, and NOVA Global assessments. She is known for her direct, honest communication style and her ability to support leaders through uncomfortable but necessary conversations. Her philosophy is rooted in integrity, empathy, and a belief that silence can be powerful when used to create space for others to feel, reflect, and grow.
Outside of work, Marie-Andrée enjoys walking in nature, exploring music festivals, and finding balance through her interests in holistic nutrition and wellness. She brings this same sense of balance to her professional life—valuing presence over perfection, and guiding clients toward growth they can own.
Marie-Andrée is a member of the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines and founder of MAB HR Consultation. She is a trusted voice in conflict management, leadership coaching, and workplace culture transformation—always striving to leave each client better equipped, more aligned, and more empowered than before.
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