Meet Our Team

Dr. Jaime (Brower) Archuleta, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in Colorado and Wyoming. She is board-certified in Police & Public Safety Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is currently the American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology’s (ABPPSP) President Elect and National Chair of Examinations. She is also the Founder and Owner of Brower Psychological Services & Consulting, Inc. (BPS). She now serves as the Vice President of Peer Support and Clinician Training and Membership for Lexipol. Dr. Brower founded the National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center (NERPSC, LLC), acquired by Lexipol in early 2023. Dr. Brower has devoted her career to working with those in law enforcement, corrections, detentions, fire, military, and other high stress occupations, as well as ensuring the health and wellbeing of their family members.  She further specializes in risk and threat assessment, school violence and hostile workplace investigations.  Dr. Brower is particularly passionate about training and consulting with agencies regarding best practices for enhancing resiliency and wellness. Dr. Brower is the proud recipient of the 2019 CIT Instructor of the Year award!

Professional Development:

• American Board Certified in Police and Public Safety Psychology (ABPP)
• President Elect & National Chair of Examinations (NCE) of the American Board of Police and Public Safety Specialty Board
• Over two decades of experience working with those in high stress and emergency response, as well as their families

Melissa organizes and coordinates administrative duties and office procedures.  Melissa directly answers all incoming phone calls and/or returns those which come in while busy or outside of normal operating business hours.  Melissa schedules appointments, meetings, and trainings.  She ensures a high level of organization, confidentiality and efficiency, as well as greets those who come to the office and provides general administrative support to our staff and clinicians.

Hannah is the Executive and Financial Administrative Assistant for Brower Psychological Services. Her friendly smile is often the first to greet clients upon arrival at Brower's headquarters office in DTC. Hannah earned a bachelor's degree in Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado Boulder. Hannah coordinates all billing for agencies and clients as well as assists with many other tasks necessary to operations of the practice. Hannah enjoys playing volleyball, skiing, and reading.

Dr. Hewicker is originally from San Diego, CA, where she was raised in a law enforcement and navy family.  Dr. Hewicker received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado in Psychology and then Denver University for a Masters of Clinical Social Work.  She recently received her Doctorate, from the West Coast.  Dr. Hewicker is well known throughout the Denver-Metro area for her work with first responders.  In 2003, she was awarded the Citation for Leadership and Commitment to Critical Incident Teams Management by the Colorado Regional Community Policing Institute.  In 2005, she was awarded a Broomfield Police Department CIT Training Achievement.  In 2008, she was given a Business Service Citation by the Adams County Sheriff's Department and in 2012, she received the Volunteer Service Award of the Year, by the Thornton Police Department.  Moreover, she served as a consultant to the Aurora Police Department and the Aurora Mental Health Center in their creation of the Department's CIT training in 2016.

Walter-Beaux is her working K9 certified Emergency Response. In 2020, he was recognized for his dedication to First Responders in Southern California during the fire season. At home he is a regular dog with chores.

Tiffany is originally from Montreal, Canada, where she was raised in a law enforcement family. She has fond memories of going on ride-alongs and spending time at the command post during community events with her father, who served 31 years in the Montreal Police Force. From an early age, she had a great deal of pride for her father's service. Today, she is honored to support and serve our community of first responders.

Tiffany is the Director of Training and Peer Support for Brower Psychological Services. She is also a clinician and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with Brower Psychological Services. She predominantly works with agencies throughout the state of Colorado by offering public safety related services, including counseling services, trauma therapy, peer support team development, training, and oversight.  

She predominantly works with adults and couples to address anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, cumulative stress and burout as well as relationship struggles.  Tiffany is an EMDR trained therapist. EMDR is an evidence-based therapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional difficulties that are the result of distressing or traumatic life experiences. This treatment approach results in an improved view of the self, relief from disruptive symptoms and an increase in more powerful, adaptive positive thinking.
 
Tiffany has responded to events including the Boulder King Soopers mass shooting, STEM school shooting, numerous Officer Involved Shootings, line-of-duty deaths, and more.

Sarah received her Master of Arts degree in clinical mental health counseling from Colorado Christian University (CCU).  She utilizes an integrated counseling approach, incorporating a variety of therapeutic interventions to encourage holistic wellness for her clients and is trained in group and addictions counseling, suicide intervention strategies, and EMDR therapy.

Prior to her counseling career, Sarah was a police officer for 12 years, where she served on the SWAT team as a negotiator, a CIT trained coach, and SRO.  She was also a member of the department's peer support team.  During her tenure she was involved in several critical incidents and understands the unique aspects of first responder culture.  Sarah is also the wife of a police officer and a parent to three children, so she understands the unique challenges responder families frequently face and is passionate about serving them.

Sarah spends her free time with her family attending church, camping, hiking, hunting, and traveling.  She enjoys working out, attending Broncos games, seeking new adventures, and hanging out with her Goldendoodle.

Sarah was guided by her faith to leave her law enforcement career to pursue her passion to further assist those emergency responders who selflessly serve their communities.  She understands the hesitancy many responders may feel about counseling and knows that her experiences will help her break down barriers and connect in meaningful ways with her clients! 

Emily is originally from a small, rural town in Missouri, where she was raised in a military and law enforcement family. She received her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from College of the Ozarks and her master's in clinical mental health from Liberty University. Emily was a police officer for over 16 years, where she worked a variety of uniformed and undercover assignments. In her last assignment at the police department, she worked in the Employee Support & Wellness Unit, overseeing the department's peer support team and providing emotional, logistical, and tangible support to over 1000 agency members and their families.
She continues to have a passion for serving emergency responders and their families who dedicate so much of their lives to their communities. Clinically, Emily works with individual adults and couples. She considers herself a direct, solutions-focused counselor who utilizes a variety of therapeutic approaches and tools to find the best approach to each client's specific needs. Emily is a trauma-informed counselor who is trained in CPT and EMDR for trauma treatment. When not working, Emily enjoys gardening, backpacking, camping, riding her motorcycle, and spending time with family and friends.

Melissa has 15 years of experience working with children and adolescents as an educator and working alongside their families. Over the years, Melissa has also served on staff at her church overseeing women's ministry and handling pastoral care for adults, couples, and families. Melissa is passionate about helping others navigate life's challenges and seeking to grow in their relationships. Her approach to counseling is through a restorative and holistic lens that offers integrative care for the whole person. With a desire to strengthen individuals, couples, families, children, and teens, Melissa engages collaboratively with her clients to seek to understand their stories and offer care and support. She is Prepare & Enrich certified (premarital and marital assessment tool), a certified Enneagram Life Coach, and has completed additional training in Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Melissa graduated from Denver Seminary with a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

Melissa is married to a law enforcement officer and understands the demands and stress that come with the job. She desires to help and support individuals, couples, and families to navigate the unique dynamics of being part of a first responder family. Along with her husband, they are raising two teenagers and enjoy traveling, going for walks with their dog, playing pickleball, and hanging out with friends.

Kate received her Master's in Social Work from the University of Denver, with a focus on clinical work with youth and adolescents. After graduation, she began working with active-duty military service members, veterans, and first responders, and found a passion for helping those who dedicate their lives to helping others. Kate utilizes a client-driven approach in therapy, where therapist and client are a team identifying and tackling the issues that brought someone to therapy. Kate is trained in EMDR and CPT trauma modalities. She also brings a developmental lens to treatment, exploring how a person's childhood experiences have shaped their current perceptions of the world. In her free time, Kate enjoys lazy days reading or crocheting, usually accompanied by her two cats.

Originally from Alaska, Jessica’s family moved to Colorado where she was raised in a law enforcement family. Jessica has fond memories of growing up among what she considers to be her extended family of law enforcement officers who often shared holiday meals and social time at her family home. These experiences offered Jessica the opportunity to witness the dedication, commitment, and toll the career can have on emergency responders and their families. Jessica is grateful to advocate and serve emergency responders.

Jessica has worked in mental for 10 years, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from CU Boulder and a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Colorado Denver.

Jessica is a mom, a Denver sports enthusiast, and enjoys fishing and visiting with her large Native family in Alaska.

Having grown up in the Denver area, Jennifer comes to us with deeply personal connections to the Colorado law enforcement community. Being raised in a law enforcement family, as well as having had her own career in law enforcement, she offers a unique perspective into the various complex and inherent roles at play in first responder families. Her work since 2009 with Colorado Concerns of Police Survivors offers Jennifer extensive experience within family and agency dynamics, mass casualty events, grief, and compounded traumatic experiences.

Jennifer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Colorado Boulder. Jennifer will graduate from Colorado Christian University in 2024 with a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.

With a passion for supporting individuals in their mental health journeys, Jennifer brings a wealth of unique qualifications and experiences to our counseling practice. Outside of her previous law enforcement career, her experience includes certifications in Brainspotting, EMDR, CIT, Motivational Interviewing, and Peer Support.

For over 20 years, Matt has been a full-time firefighter, paramedic, and fire officer with a major fire department in the Denver metro area.
 
Over his career, he has been a member of multiple special operational teams, including USAR, Hazmat, ARFF, Training Officer, Academy Coordinator, Peer Support, and Pipes and Drums. In addition to his career as a firefighter, Matt worked as a volunteer Ski Patrol Paramedic for 13 years. 

Matt's work on the front lines has honed his crisis management skills and reinforced his commitment to public service. Matt brings a unique perspective to counseling, combining his extensive hands-on experience with a strong desire to support people’s emotional and mental well-being.

Matt earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is furthering his education at Colorado Christian University, where he is pursuing a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is expected to graduate in 2025. 

As a counselor, Matt’s goal is to support mental health and emotional healing for individuals, especially those who face trauma or are in crisis. Matt leans towards CBT with a humanistic emphasis when working with clients to build resilience and overall well-being.

Matt takes full advantage of Colorado’s outdoor lifestyle when he's off-duty. He enjoys skiing and snowboarding in the winter, mountain biking during the warmer months, and fly fishing in the state's many beautiful rivers and streams. These activities are more than just hobbies—they provide a sense of peace, adventure, and connection to the natural world that Matt values deeply. His passion for the outdoors reflects his active lifestyle and love for the state of Colorado.

With a master's in clinical counseling from the University of Northern Colorado, Savannah has dedicated her career to the psychological well-being of those who safeguard our communities. Her professional journey began working alongside active-duty military personnel, veterans, and first responders—an experience that ignited her profound commitment to supporting these selfless individuals.
Savannah brings specialized expertise in trauma treatment through her training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Recognizing the extraordinary pressures inherent in first responder professions, she has cultivated a therapeutic approach that addresses the unique mental health challenges faced by these dedicated professionals.

Through collaborative and client-centered methodologies, Savannah guides her clients toward developing robust coping strategies, effectively managing their mental health, and rediscovering equilibrium in their lives. Her ultimate aim is to empower first responders to heal from past traumas, thrive in their present circumstances, and sustain fulfilling careers while preserving their psychological resilience.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Savannah embraces life as an enthusiastic football fan and finds solace in literature during her leisure hours.

As a retired law enforcement officer with nearly two decades of service, I bring firsthand understanding of the unique challenges faced by those in uniform. My career included specialized training in crisis intervention and peer support—experiences that continue to inform my work today. Though an injury ended my time on the force, my commitment to supporting first responders remains unwavering.

This calling has guided me toward pursuing a master's degree in psychology with an emphasis on first responders and military from Colorado State University Global. By combining professional experience with advanced education, I aim to make a meaningful impact on those who share the distinctive character of our community's heroes.

For the past five years, I've led a Christian ministry dedicated to serving first responders and military personnel. This fulfilling work has deepened my passion for supporting those who serve our communities and shaped my approach to counseling. I create a safe environment where clients can process their experiences with someone who truly understands the complexities of their profession. My approach integrates evidence-based techniques with practical strategies developed through years of firsthand experience in high-stress environments.

Beyond professional pursuits, I remain active in church service and cherish time with my spouse and blended family.