The job asks you to run toward what everyone else runs from. Over time, the calls add up: sleep changes, a short fuse at home, numbness, intrusive images, drinking a little more to come down after a shift. These are common responses to uncommon exposure, not weakness. They respond well to the right treatment.

I have worked with RCMP F-Division and correctional institutions, and I understand the culture, the shift schedules and the worry about confidentiality and fitness for duty.

What we can work on

• Operational stress injuries (OSI) and PTSD
• After a critical incident, including line-of-duty deaths, child deaths and mass-casualty events
• Moral injury: when you had to act against what felt right, or couldn’t act at all
• Burnout, compassion fatigue and cumulative stress
• Sleep, anger, substance use and relationship strain
• Medical leave and gradual return to work

How it works

• Confidential. What you say stays between us, within the legal limits I explain at our first session. Your employer receives information only with your written consent.
• Flexible. Secure video sessions across Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, plus in-person appointments in Regina.
• Funding. Many first responders are covered through employer benefits, EAPs, Workers’ Compensation Board claims or first responder mental health programs. Bring your claim or file number, and I’ll provide receipts and, with your consent, reports.

For referrers: Physician, EAP and case manager referrals

Medicine Feather is not an emergency service. If you are in crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8 (Suicide Crisis Helpline, 24/7), call 911, or go to your nearest emergency department.