Our program teaches police departments the real reason officers resist going to therapy to get the help they need. My research with 177 officers in Connecticut revealed avoidance and mistrust starts in childhood. Therapy resistance is much deeper than police culture or stigma. Officer Pete Elste and I offer effective responses to police behavior stemming from unhealed trauma. It's less about discipline; more about connection. 

Officers who "dump the bucket" reduce their substance use/abuse, sleep better, be less angry, and have improved relationships.  This will result in use of fewer sick days, fewer Use of Force complaints, and quite possibly lower the rate of suicide among police officers. 

​Click below to watch a 10-minute video of a live EMDR

(Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) session with

Police Officer Pete Elste

[Officer Elste gave me written permission to share this video]​

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