Richard Jackson

Richard Jackson, MD, is the founders and owner of The Neurobehavioral Medicine Group, an outpatient psychiatric treatment and research center in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Boca Raton Florida. Dr. Jackson has dedicated his medical experiences to many at-risk groups including those who are incarcerated. He served as a Senior Psychiatrist and Approving Authority at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti Michigan for 22 years. He served as the Sate Expert, for the State of New Jersey mental health hospitals and forensic center. Dr. Jackson is also extremely dedicated to various research projects focused on the latest research and potential treatment options for a variety of disease states including schizophrenia, bipolar and major depressive disorders, Autism and Alzheimers Dementia. He has been a leader in movement disorder research.He published the standards of care in the assessment and treatment of tardive dyskinesia as well as the Tardive Dyskinesia Impact Scale.

Dr. Jackson obtained his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed his general psychiatric residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine and his fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Michigan, School of Medicine. He is board certified by The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult, Adolescent, Child and Forensic Psychiatry, He is an Associate Clinical Professorof psychiatry at Oakland University William Beaumont Schools of Medicine and an Assistant Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University Of Michigan, School of Medicine. He is a Distibuished fellow of the APA.

Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, is an Adjunct Clinical Affiliate in the School of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin and a psychotherapist in private practice. Dr. Jain is a co-creator of WILD 5 – A Proven Path to Wellness and co-author of The Science and Practice of Wellness: Interventions for Happiness, Enthusiasm, Resilience, and Optimism (HERO). She is the co-creator of the Psychedelics and Wellness Survey (PAWS), exploring the intersection between psychedelics and wellness. She is the co-host of the newly launched podcast Happy Human 3.0, which explores how modern humans can move beyond merely surviving 21st-century stressors and begin to flourish by integrating neuroscience, positive psychiatry, and compassionate, human-centered care.

In addition, Dr. Jain serves on the Psych Congress Steering Committee, helping guide educational priorities and identify emerging needs in mental health practice. She also teaches with Fluence Training, a leading provider of psychedelic education for mental health professionals, where she serves as faculty in their certification programs in Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration (PHRI) and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP).