Better Things Ahead Counseling

11/24/2025

Your friendly reminder that your Law Enforcement job IS coming home with you in some aspect but you can choose HOW it comes home!

11/22/2025

🤣 Night shift households will feel this

11/20/2025

Have a child that struggles with perfectionism? This is the book!

My 4 year old and I have been reading this and it has changed the way she views the process of learning. "To be good at something, you first do it bad." 👏

Also, a good reminder for us adults that learning cannot be done without errors.

11/15/2025

I am incredibly bad at sticking to habits. Here is to day 1 of habit stacking with my new red light mask. 💅

11/10/2025

How I came to truly appreciate deep breathing 🤘

10/22/2025

I tell people all the time...you don’t have to just live with tension. My shoulder blade area hurts from sitting too much and apparently in weird positions, so I took 15 seconds to actually do something about it. Practice what you preach.

07/16/2025

An incredible opportunity for women in Princeton!

Reconnecting With Your Favorite Self: Nurturing Self Compassion Through Inner Child Healing

06/24/2025

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Training

📍 Eden Prairie, MN
📅 September 18–20
🎯 For clinicians working with first responders

First responders face what most people run from. If you're a clinician serving those on the front lines, this 3-day ART Basic Training will equip you with rapid, effective tools to treat trauma, anxiety, grief, and more.

Why ART?
✅ Evidence-based
✅ Fast and effective
✅ Reduces physiological distress in as little as one session
✅ Designed for those exposed to high-impact stress

Led by culturally competent trainers who understand the unique needs of first responders.

DM me with questions!

06/17/2025

Some folksl are out here handing out advice like Halloween candy with zero training, no trauma lens, and a savior complex the size of Texas.

This is the kind of s**t that repels patrol cops. They can smell bulls**t. Duh.

👉 Want to do peer support right? We’re hosting an 8-hr virtual deep dive June 18th.

For real ones only: training coordinators, peer support, command staff, clinicians, LEOs who give a damn.

🔗 Link in comments. See you there—or don’t.

06/14/2025

We're so excited to spend some time with wellness coordinators and peer support members! To register: https://tacmobility.myflodesk.com/peerwebinar

You’re out here telling everyone else to take time off, reset, and regulate — but when’s the last time you actually did it for yourself?

👀 Don’t preach what you’re too burned out to practice.

On August 12, we’re hosting an in-person, 8-hour intensive in Chandler, AZ built specifically for wellness coordinators, peer support teams, and anyone who gives a damn about showing up better — for themselves and their people.

Here’s what’s inside:
Deep dive into human behavior
Somatic therapy & nervous system education
Psychoeducation + critical incident debrief strategies
Proven wellness program models you can take back to your agency

🔥 We’re already 15% full.
🗓 Grant deadline is July 1.
🏨 Hotels nearby if you’re rolling in from out of town.

💬 Comment below if you’re an AZ agency and want help applying for grant funding. We’ll DM you everything you need to get registered and reimbursed.

06/11/2025

First responders: You give everything to your teams—but who’s got your back? 🚓 🚑 🚒

Introducing the Peer Support Playbook

An 8-hour intensive training designed specifically for those peer support staff.

Whether you're building a peer support team or leading one already, this training gives you real tools to make a difference.

What you'll get:
✅ Understand benefits and limitations of Debrief styles
✅ A process for growth & change
✅ Wellness program strategy you can implement
✅ Psycho-education principles that defy logic but get results
✅ Somatic therapy tools for real, lasting relief
✅ Hands-on practice with training aids & group work

📅 6/18/25
🖥️ Live + interactive

05/09/2025

Interested in knowing how Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) can help your first responder clients? Julie Stender, national ART trainer, and myself will be hosting an information session on May 30th at 9:00 AM central time. This has been a critical piece of my work with first responders, join us for this FREE info session to learn more about ART!

Date: Friday, May 30th at 9:00 AM central time.

Zoom link in caption too: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/6125674654