Dr. Meredith Moran — In the Field, On the Mic, In the Room.
Speaking, training, and telling the truth about first responder mental health — wherever the conversation needs to happen.
Looking to bring this conversation to your department, conference, or agency? These presentations are built for first responders, command staff, and the professionals who support them. Each one is grounded in clinical training and lived law enforcement experience.
What I Speak On.
Every presentation is built from clinical training and six years on the job. These aren't textbook topics — they come from the work.
Frontline Focused Supervision
Your people just went through something bad. Now what? This presentation gives supervisors and command staff the tools to support their team after a critical incident — without making it worse. You'll leave knowing what the stress response actually does, and exactly how to show up for the people counting on you.
Best for: Supervisors, lieutenants, captains, chiefs
Surviving Critical Incidents
Every first responder will face calls that don't leave when the shift ends. This presentation explains what happens in your brain and body during and after a critical incident — and what you can actually do about it before it takes over. Practical, direct, and built for people who don't have time for theory.
Best for: Line personnel, peer support teams, first responder agencies
Trauma-Informed Care for First Responders
You respond to people on the worst days of their lives. This presentation helps you understand how trauma is already shaping the people you serve — and how to respond in a way that helps instead of harms. No jargon. No fluff. Just tools you can use on the next call.
Best for: Law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatch
Clinical Work with First Responders
Most clinicians weren't trained to work with this population — and first responders can tell. This presentation gives mental health and wellness professionals the cultural competency, clinical frameworks, and practical skills to actually reach the people who need them most.
Best for: Therapists, counselors, EAP providers, wellness professionals
Trauma-Informed Care for Wellness Providers
If you work with trauma survivors, you need more than good intentions. This presentation walks wellness professionals through the principles of trauma-informed care tailored specifically to the populations first responders encounter — so you can meet people where they are, not where you expect them to be.
Best for: Wellness professionals, coaches, chaplains, peer support coordinators
Preparing Civilian Families for Line of Duty Death
Nobody wants to have this conversation. That's exactly why it has to happen before it's needed. This presentation helps departments and families understand what line of duty death preparation looks like — legally, emotionally, and practically — so that the people left behind aren't navigating it alone in the worst moment of their lives. This presentation is offered in conjunction with Give Blue Hope — a nonprofit dedicated to bridging the financial gap for the immediate families of law enforcement officers and first responders feloniously killed in the line of duty.
Best for: Departments, family liaison officers, spouses and family support groups
Every presentation can be tailored to your department, agency, or conference. Book a Speaking Engagement →
Recent Speaking Engagements
February 2025 — Florida Mental Health Counselors Association Annual Conference 8-hour clinical training on first responder mental health and trauma response. Tampa, FL.
March 2023 — Mental Health and Coping Skills Ft. George Meade, MD — presented to active duty military personnel.
January 2023 — Surviving Critical Incidents 1st Responder Conferences — Orlando, FL
July 2022 — Officer Focused Supervision Manassas City Police Department — Manassas, VA
Contracted Provider — Tampa Airport Police · individual therapy
Contracted Provider — City of Seminole Fire Department · Ongoing CISM, individual therapy, and training services.
Contracted Provider — City of St. Pete Beach Fire Department · Ongoing CISM, individual therapy, and training services.
Podcasts —
Private Practice, Practically— March 2026 Clinical Excellence: Mental Health for First Responders. Listen →
Fight the Burnout Podcast — August 2023 How first responders can recognize burnout before it takes over. Listen →
Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast — July 2023 The intersection of law enforcement culture and mental health care. Listen →
Sometimes Heroes Need Help Podcast — March 2023 What it means to ask for help when your whole identity is built around not needing it. Listen →
Thin Blue Marriage Podcast — May 2023 — Early Signs of PTSD Listen →
Thin Blue Marriage Podcast — January 2023 — Trauma and Your Marriage Listen →
Interviews
Canvas Rebel — October 2022 Featured interview on building a practice around first responder mental health in the Tampa Bay area. Read the Article →
Want to bring this conversation to your team?
Dr. Moran is available for department trainings, conferences, and continuing education events across Florida and nationally.

