Dr. Jay Harrison is a former NHL hockey player and current licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina. Dr. Harrison played 15 professional hockey seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes, Winnipeg Jets, and Chicago Blackhawks organizations, while representing Canada multiple times in international play.
Always valuing his development off the ice, Dr. Harrison completed his BA in Psychology, and MS in Clinical Psychology while playing professionally. Rather than seeing education as a distraction to performance, Dr. Harrison ascribes his commitment to education while playing at an elite level as a performance enhancing investment and as a source of resilience. Upon transitioning from sport, Dr. Harrison completed his clinical residency in counseling, specializing in the treatment of PTSD and doctoral studies in Performance Psychology at Grand Canyon University.
In 2018, Dr. Harrison founded Work in Consulting Inc., a consulting company that provides services to several high-performance corporations, as well as military and paramilitary organizations aiding in mental health optimization and performance wellness. In sport, Dr. Harrison currently serves as the Wellness, Performance, and Transition Specialist to the NHLPA, as a mental health consultant to NASCAR, and a behavioral analytics consultant for the Miami Marlins. Outside of sport, Dr. Harrison serves as a Psychological Services Manager for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and provides time-limited engagements with high performance corporations that emphasize leadership, performance, and well-being.
Dr. Harrison’s unique approach allows him to connect, understand, and communicate with clients in a way that honors their current experience while inspiring greater confidence, leadership, and commitment to achieving their fullest potential. His experience as an elite athlete and his current work with high performing professionals in sport and industry allows Dr. Harrison to contribute a distinctive perspective on mental health, well-being, and performance.
Dr. Harrison lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, Jodean and four daughters and loves coaching youth softball.
