In this episode, we welcome back Manisha Leary and introduce you to Michele Potter. Manisha Leary is a trained psychotherapist with a focus on trauma. Manisha is also the Manager of the FST5 Program. Michele Potter is a clinical therapist and owner of MRP Counseling in Plymouth, Michigan. Michele is also the Clinical Director for the Dearborn Fire Department Peer Support Team. Manisha and Michele are both culturally competent clinicians that each have a great deal of experience working with frontline workers. During this episode, Manisha and Michele will help us express what it means for a clinician to be culturally competent and why it matters.
The Minds on the Frontline Podcast brought to you by the Wayne State University Frontline Strong Together Program. The Minds on Frontline Podcast is designed to inform, educate, and entertain first responders, their families, and the public regarding the realities of frontline work-related mental health challenges.
Host – Geoff Lassers (Lassers126@gmail.com), Firefighter/paramedic, West Bloomfield FD
Host – Mike Mattern (michaelmattern229@gmail.com), Firefighter/paramedic, Dearborn
FD Guest – Manisha Leary, LMSW (mleary@med.wayne.edu), Program Manager, Frontline Strong Together 5 Program.
Guest – Michele Potter, LMSW (michele.cote.potter@gmail.com), Owner/Clinician, MRP Counseling LLC.