Brian is a clinical social worker from Upstate, NY whose clinical experience includes emergency room social work and providing support to first responders. His specializations include mental health wellness, resiliency and adaptive capacity building, crisis intervention, bereavement counseling, PTSI and trauma, depression, anxiety, and critical incident stress management. Brian is certified in Critical Incident Stress Management (CCISM), is a New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association Mental Health Medical Liaison and an approved instructor for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF). Brian is also the New York and New Jersey State Coordinator for HOPE: Animal- Assisted Crisis Response.