About The Team
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Premier First Responder Psychological Services
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Huntington Beach
Richard Zumwalt, PhD.
Retired law enforcement officer
Neuropsychologist
Neuropsychologist
Specializes in:
- Psychological Evaluations
- Pre-employment Psychological Evaluations for Law Enforcement
- Fit for Duty
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Lisa Mercier, BS
Specializes in:
- 24/7 Crisis Response
- Spiritual Coaching
- Reiki Master
- Mediumship
- Crisis Response Coordinator
- Reiki Master
- Medium
- hypnotherapy
- Spiritual Coach
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Tustin & LA
Kendra Williams, PsyD.
Registered Psychological Associate
Retired law enforcement officer
Retired law enforcement officer
Specializes in:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- PTSI
- Grief
- Relationship Issues
- 24/7 crisis response
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Huntington Beach
Allie Roddy, PsyD.
Registered Psychological Associate
Specializes in:
- First responders
- Populations:
- Adolescents (12+)
- Teenagers
- Young adults
- Adults
- Types of issues:
- Trauma
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Stress/burnout
- Familial/relational conflict
- Grief
- Substance use
- Annual Wellness Check-Ins
- Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
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Palm Desert
Tom Gates, BS, Intern - Masters in military and responder psychology
Current DOJ agent working part time with Premier
Specializes in:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Organizational stress
- Trauma
- Family conflict
- Life Transitions
- Teens, young adults, adults and couples
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Huntington Beach
Rob Preijers, PsyD.
Specializes in:
- Pre-employment psychological evaluations
- Fit for duty
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Tustin and Los Alamitos
Julie Ann Goode, LMFT, PsyD.
Registered Psychological Associate
Specializes in:
- Burnout
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Addiction
- Trauma
- Individual, couples, families
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Corona
Peter Salerno LMFT, PsyD.
Licensed Psychotherapist
Specializes in:
- Trauma
- Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Couples therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
- Family Trauma and Complex Trauma
- Equine Certified Therapy
- Attachment issues
- Annual Wellness Check-in’s
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Art Imla
Specializes in:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- Grief
- Individuals and Couples
- Trauma Focused - CBT
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
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Sean Whiteley, MA, APCC
Specializes in:
- Addiction
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
- Positive Psychology
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Ashlee Orr
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
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Coherence Associates INC.
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San Diego County
Sara Gilman, LMFT, PsyD.
Sr. Clinical Advisor
Specializes in:
- Addiction
- Athlete
- Brain Spotting
- EMDR
- HeartMath
- Peak Performance Training
- PTSI
- Self-Care
- Trauma
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Telehealth Only
Julianne Randles, MS, APCC
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
Specializes in:
- Trauma
- Military
- Veteran Transition
- DV
- Personality Disorders
- Teens
- School Issues
- Women's Issues
- LGBTQI+
- Depression
- Bipolar
- Individual Family Issues
- Identity
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San Diego County
Lauren Thibodeau, MA, AMFT
Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
Former Dispatcher
Genderqueer/trans-masc therapist
Former Dispatcher
Genderqueer/trans-masc therapist
Specializes in:
- Adolescents, Couples, Family
- Grief & Loss
- Trauma, ADHD
- Autism
- Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
- Neurodivergent and gender affirming care
- Self-harm
- Trans and LGBTQIA community
- Women’s Issues & Life Transitions
- Adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect
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San Diego County
Matt Laughlin, MA, AMFT/APCC
Retired Fire Captain
Specializes in:
- First responders
- Trauma
- Anxiety and Depression
- Life Transitions/Adjustment
- Work performance
- Grief and Loss
- Conflict Mediation
- Individuals, Couples and Families
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San Diego County
Lindsey Leung, MA, AMFT
Specializes in:
- Depression
- Developmental Trauma
- Existential Anguish
- Life Transitions
- Maternal Issues
- Adults, Family, Individual, Couples
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Brooke Bartlett, Ph.D.
Independent Contract for Coherence Associates Inc.
Specializes in:
- Counseling
- Crisis response services and training
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Jessica Bates
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Specializes in:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief & Loss
- Trauma
- Sexual Trauma
- Individual relationship/family issues
Populations:
- Adolescents (12+)
- Teens
- Young Adults
- Individuals
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Sean Whiteley, MA, APCC
Specializes in:
- Addiction
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
- Positive Psychology
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Ashlee Orr
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor