Behavioral Health

    Clinical Services

  • Behavioral Health services are available to all First Responders– Fire, Law Enforcement, EMS, 911 Communications, Corrections, Military personnel, and Medical personnel.  Services are also available to family members and significant others of First Responders.  
  • Our clinicians specialize in dealing with a variety of issues related to the culture of First Responders including acute and cumulative trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and addictions.  Our clinicians also utilize trauma-informed modalities including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories (RTM), Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.  
  • Therapy services can be billed to private insurance or worker’s compensation, department funded, or privately paid by the individual.  If there is a situation where someone is not able to afford services, grants and donor funding may be available to cover the cost. 

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Meet The Support Team

Jason Workman

Jason Workman, LIMHP, LMHP, LMHC, LADC

Director of Behavioral Health

Jason Workman received a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Jason is a licensed independent mental health practitioner, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and Clinically Certified Trauma Professional. For over 15 years Jason has worked with Nebraska’s first responders as a Law Enforcement Chaplain and Field Traumatologist. Jason provides clinical services and crisis interventions for first responders through 1:1 support or utilizing Critical incident defusing/debriefings. Jason brings past experiences, having served as a firefighter/EMT in Northern California, Child Protective Services (investigations), Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and Nebraska State Probation. Jason is available to see clients in Nebraska, in-person or via telehealth. Clients in Iowa can be seen via telehealth.

Leslie Hartmann

Leslie Hartmann, LMHP

Clinician – First Responder Support Team

Leslie is a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner and specializes in working with spouses and children of first responders. She has more than eight years of experience working with families, as well as children and adolescents with behavioral and social challenges. Leslie’s experience also includes working in the correctional setting, dealing with inmates and corrections staff. As part of the FRST Team, Leslie facilitates a weekly substance support group. Leslie is married to a retired U.S. Marine who also was an emergency medical technician (EMT). She is available for both in-person and Telehealth sessions throughout Nebraska.

Leah O’Brien, LIMHP, CPC, LADC

Director of Behavioral Health

Leah is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner, Certified Professional Counselor, and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor who specializes in working with first responders and their spouses.  Growing up the daughter of a Lincoln Firefighter and currently the spouse of a Council Bluffs Firefighter, Leah has found her niche helping those in the first responder community.  Leah is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories (RTM), and brainspotting.  She also facilitates a monthly spouse support group.  She is available for both in-person and telehealth sessions throughout Nebraska and Iowa.