“Someone’s on 10, I’m on one.” This week’s guest, Licensed Professional Counselor Renée Bryan, breaks down how she stays calm when responding to mental health crises alongside police officers. “You’ll be surprised how that kinda calms people down, you know, just not matching them, allowing them to share what’s bothering them, what’s triggering them, just letting them, as I like to call it, vomit it out, if you will.”  We know people can tell when you genuinely care. The same skills that make us good therapists,  listening, empathy, body language, can transform crisis situations in our communities. Renée’s work shows what’s possible when mental health professionals step into spaces we don’t usually think about. Her unit has a 98% success rate getting people connected to resources instead of jail. 🎧 Session 422: The Work of Mental Health Co-Responders w/ Renee Bryan, LPC, NCC #TBGInSession #MentalHealthCoResponder #CommunityHealing #TherapyForBlackGirls