If you need help in any of the above areas, contact me today to schedule an appointment or enroll in one of the specialized courses.
Many public safety professionals avoid speaking to a mental health counselor because they distrust outsiders, and most therapists don’t understand this unique culture.
Our employees have worked in this field and understand the struggles many of our First Responders and Public Safety Professionals are facing.
In addition, we have specialized training and experience working with public safety agencies, first responders and their families, crisis response and peer support, and cultural awareness and sensitivity.
With better emotional and mental health comes:
My goal is to help you and your organization navigate stress, risk, and trauma (SRT™) and increase confidence, productivity, and self-mastery in order to achieve personal and organizational goals.
Jeff retired from the Salt Lake City Police Department where, among other things, he worked as a CIT detective, hostage negotiator, and peer support supervisor.
Jeff has experience as a SWAT operator, FTO, and firearms instructor and has worked undercover operations. He has served on the executive board of the Utah CISM Team for several years and has helped dozens of agencies with debriefings following critical incidents.
He has also served on the board of the Utah Peace Officers Association and is a veteran of the war in Iraq.
As a subject matter expert in crisis response and peer support, he has developed classes and taught hundreds of law enforcement officers, dispatchers, firefighters/EMS, chaplains, and mental health professionals throughout Utah, Nevada, and Idaho.
Jeff provides training, peer counseling and agency consultation to help your organization navigate stress, risk and trauma.
Amanda Albertson is our administrative assistant, working behind the scenes to keep us organized and on track.
Amanda works full-time as an administrative assistant for a busy fire department in Idaho.
And she takes her work home with her, so to speak, because her husband is also a firefighter/paramedic.
Prior to her current position in the fire service, Amanda worked for nearly a decade as a 911 Dispatcher.
She also has experience as a corrections deputy and reserve patrol deputy with the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office where she had collateral assignments as a CIT representative and an FTO.
Amanda has many years of experience in a peer support role on TRUST—the Traumatic Response Unified Support Team, which supports both law enforcement and fire department operations.
She has helped support the TRUST team and numerous individuals following a host of critical incidents over the last several years.
Sara Allen has served on the Utah CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) Team helping first responders and their families following critical incidents for over 25 years.
She started off her career as an EMT in the early 80s and then worked as 911 dispatcher for Ogden police and fire departments for over a decade.
With an interest in trauma and a desire to help others, she received a master’s degree in Educational Psychology and Counseling and worked as a high school counselor and as a district Student Services Coordinator before retiring in 2019.
Since then, armed with a passion to help others, Sara has volunteered or worked full time helping first responders and their families.
She has served as the lead mental health professional on the executive board of the Utah CISM team and, for a time, volunteered as a law enforcement chaplain.
She loves old movies, traveling, riding her ATV, and she especially enjoys her grandchildren.
Serenity is a psychiatric facility service animal. She has helped multiple first responders in several critical stress incident debriefings.
She likes treats and being scratched behind her ears.
Note: We can also be available in the evenings and on holidays and weekends — because First Responders work those times too. Additionally, if a first responder is in crisis or needs to get an appointment quickly, we can accommodate that.
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