Meet Our Team

Dr. Jaime (Brower) Archuleta is a licensed clinical psychologist working out of Denver, Colorado, and is a Board Certified Specialist in Police & Public Safety Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology. She is the Founder and Chair of Brower Psychological Services. 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)
• Academy President 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.

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! 

Lauren received her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regis University. While in graduate school and through an internship with Hospice, Lauren focused her attention to helping those individuals working through grief and loss as well as current and past trauma. Postgraduate she has obtained specialized certifications as a Grief Counselor in addition to being trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Lauren enjoys working with clients to achieve their goals and support them in their personal growth. Working with a range of individuals from elementary age to older adult has served as a welcomed experience for her in offering services across the lifespan and through differing life transitions. Lauren utilizes a variety of theories in therapy in addition to EMDR and grief work to support individuals working through anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD and relationship concerns.

Lauren is married to a retired law enforcement officer, which provides her insight into the unique challenges and rewards loving and living within a first responder family. She feels honored to be able to serve first responders in their needs. Together, she and her husband have two teenage daughters and two dogs whom she enjoys spending time in the outdoors with. Lauren enjoys staying active, fishing trips with her family, hiking, bow hunting and live music.

Emily understands the challenges that accompany a career in law enforcement. She served as a police officer for the Aurora Colorado Police Department for nearly 17 years in a variety of uniform and undercover assignments, including patrol, vice and narcotics, and fugitive apprehension. Most recently, she served as the department’s employee support and wellness officer, overseeing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual support programs. She led the department’s peer support team, lethal response team, and trauma response team. Emily is recognized state-wide for her work and has been pivotal in establishing and building employee support programs for departments of all sizes throughout the country.

Her diverse career has fostered an evolving and continued passion to better help responders and their families navigate professional and personal life demands. As the Director of Agency Partnerships and Programming at NERPSC, she is a key contributor/creator of tools that educate, train, and empower the community NERPSC serves. Her role interfaces with agencies to ensure course offerings are relevant and applicable, improving desired agency outcomes and program value.

Emily is a certified financial master coach and a responder curriculum instructor for the Center for Relationship Education (CRE). This curriculum teaches responders effective communication skills that can benefit their personal and professional relationships.

Currently, Emily is working on a MA in counseling, to allow her to assist emergency responders through therapy, crisis response, and trauma treatment.

Brent Hall is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in Colorado. Brent began his career in mental health in 1991 working with teens and their families in various residential treatment centers, acute care centers, and schools. After completing a degree in Psychology at Southern Utah University, he attended the University of Utah and obtained a master’s in social work. Brent focused his advanced studies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapies and in particular their use in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Brent uses a strengths-based approach and challenges clients to spend a good deal of time developing skills in self-esteem, value identification, communication, and validation.

Brent has engaged with clients in individual, group, couples, and family sessions. Brent has a strong belief that education, not only traditional schooling, but also learning about one’s symptoms and the effectiveness of treatment modalities, is vital for clients to feel confident the changes they make will be lasting. In 2004 after consulting with various programs and schools on licensing compliance, Brent opened a boarding school in Louisiana for teens. Brent takes great pride in the graduation rates and outcomes for those students while he remained involved in the school. Although he enjoyed Louisiana and the people, the yearning to be near family and back out west, led Brent to Colorado after he completed a Juris Doctorate at Louisiana State University.

Brent has found this education as highly complementary with his love for mental health and he has used both skills as a mediator. Brent has spent the last 9 years working in mental health crisis which has reinforced his training in CBT, Solution Oriented Therapies, Family Systems, and Trauma Informed Care. Brent has also maintained a small private practice specifically focusing on families, couples and adults who are experiencing issues with changes in life and are seeking clarity and change around new life developments.

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, 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) and a certified Enneagram Life Coach.  Melissa graduated from California State University San Bernardino with her bachelor of arts in Liberal Studies. Melissa will graduate from Denver Seminary in May 2023 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 that come with being part of a first responder family. Along with her husband, they are raising two teenagers and enjoy spending time traveling, going for walks with their dog, playing pickleball, and hanging out with friends.