Trauma Focused Mental Health & Wellness Training

About the presenters:

Officer Jared Nesary, Yakima PD (Ret.) will share his personal battle with PTSD and what recovery looks like after residential treatment. His courage to ask for help, which in his words saved his life and career. You are never alone is a personal story of survival, courage and vulnerability and a great reminder to all that no matter how dark the darkness gets or how far you have fallen, you are never alone in this battle. Jared survived PTSD and won his life back. BIO- Jared is a United States Marine Corps Veteran with 22 years in law enforcement. Jared worked the majority of his patrol assignment on a swing or graveyard shift. Jared spent 9 years on SWAT, 10 years on Honor Guard, handled two Patrol K-9s Bruno and Yogi (Da-Bear) was a Gang Officer, School Resource Officer, Peer Support Officer, and was the Department Training Officer, lead Active Shooter/Rescue Task Force Instructor and the Lead De-Escalation Instructor for the Yakima Police Department when he retired in December 2020.

Matt Quackenbush, LMFT has been an advocate for those who need to find their inner strength, working with a wide variety of populations in the mental health arena for over 15 years. Matts compassionate, powerful, and cutting-edge treatment method cuts straight to the root of your problems. Matt has developed a unique and very effective trauma-focused model of therapy that combines EMDR, CPT, MMB, IFS and DBT. These evidenced based therapeutic modalities are used to provide a wide variety of treatment options that fit your exact needs, helping you find the strength you need so you can live the life you deserve.

Amy Crawford, PhD, LMFT has been in the field of mental health and addiction medicine for the last 16 years. Throughout this journey, trauma has become her passion and specialty. She has spent the majority of her career treating the invisible wounds of trauma in varied settings with a focus on Military Service Members and First Responders. Amy has had the honor of witnessing over 4,000 trauma accounts. She is certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, EMDR, MBSR and is a Registered Yoga Teacher.