Critical Response Counseling & Consulting LLC

05/25/2025

05/14/2025

This Police Week, we honor those who gave everything in service to others. Their sacrifice reminds us why wellness matters—not just for surviving, but for truly living the calling they died protecting.

Wellness Reflection:
Honor their legacy by checking in on your mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Taking care of yourself honors the badge and those we’ve lost.

04/01/2025

We often play the “shoulda, coulda, woulda” game with ourselves and use information we had no idea at the time we made a decision to say how we “failed.” The reality couldn’t be further from the truth! You don’t know what you don’t know. You sis your absolute best with the information you had at the time. Sometimes we’re give two horrible choices and have to pick one. What’s important to remember is, you did the best you could with the information you had at the time. Don’t beat yourself up over what you now know.

A great question to ask yourself is,” if the outcome were still the same (meaning nothing changed in the end), what, if anything, would I do differently?

What this question helps us to focus on is what did I have within my control? AND what if anything was I able to control in this chaos? Essentially, what was mine to carry? Often, we’re carrying things that aren’t ours to carry.

Words from my book The Strength That Stays 🌹

02/17/2025

Grief comes in many forms.

02/01/2025

One thing we have control over is how WE respond and setting boundaries to protect our own wellbeing. If others choose to not respect that they often employ manipulation and gaslighting techniques to make it appear like you are at fault when really it’s them.

11/05/2024

Had the opportunity to present at the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) National Trauma and Wellness Conference on Leveraging Emotional Intelligence to Transform Culture. 💙 this amazing organization!! This year marked the 40the anniversary they’ve been focusing on healing those who are grieving and prevention. ❤️ what they do!

09/03/2024

Growth!

08/19/2024

Reframe how you approach every conversation!

06/13/2024

To often we get stuck in the mindset that we should have known all the things even though there was no way for us to have all the knowledge. That’s why they call it hindsight. Give yourself some grace…you’re not expected to have all the answers all the time.

Some inspiration to help you move forward.

04/22/2024

Grief is a natural response to loosing something or someone we are deeply connected to. There is no set time to grieve. Everyone is different. We don’t “get over” a loss we move forward learning how to navigate the hole left behind.

Grief has a way of really clinging to love. The more you love someone, the harder it can be to shake that grief when they're gone. It's like grief just wraps itself around all those cherished memories and feelings, and it won't let go. Even though the love itself is this beautiful thing, grief just kind of attaches itself to it, making it tough to fully escape that sorrow. It's a real battle trying to let go of the grief when it's so intertwined with the love you still feel.

02/10/2024

Grief is different for everyone.

Grief has many emotions