Tactical Psychiatry was created to serve the Special Operations Forces community. We focus on the unique brain and mental health challenges that SOF experience based on their lived experiences, and we provide education & resources that promote self-management.
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Rebecca Presented at NB Coronado’s Silver Strand Training Complex
Last week, Rebecca was an invited speaker at the Silver Strand Training Complex, where she presented to staff from Human Performance (strength & conditioning, cognitive performance, etc.), psychiatry, physical therapy, social work, Team medics, and other key NSW personnel. Topics included her doctoral scholarship (treating chronic pain and trauma simultaneously among a group of UDT-SEAL…
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Welcome visitors from the UDT-SEAL Association Reunion.
This is the place to start. Hi! I am Rebecca, a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. I work with current and former Navy SEALs and UDT Frogmen. Together, we address their chronic pain, Operator Syndrome symptoms, trauma symptoms, sleep, anxiety and emotions, stress, sexual health, resilience, relationships, mission prep and debriefing, and…
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What is Tactical Psychiatry?
It’s a fair question. I use the phrase “tactical psychiatry” to describe my niche work, which doesn’t seem to have a good descriptive term (yet). I work with Operators who are interested in 1 or more of the following topics: Seeking supportive psych care: Coping, grief/guilt, stress, mood changes, sleep, etc. Interest in personal improvement:…
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Welcome to Tactical Psychiatry (TPsy)
As I post this in summer 2022, I am building a small, one-woman business that focuses on the mental health needs of SOF. My business is based on my doctoral work; I spent 4 years speaking with almost 100 Navy SEALs and former Frogmen about their mental health, chronic pain, and trauma symptoms. Then in…