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About the Course
This presentation, led by Dr. Leah Kaylor, provides an essential overview of mental health, distinguishing it from mental illness and exploring the factors that impact well-being. It examines stress, its various responses, and the consequences of chronic stress on emotional and physical health. Attendees will learn practical strategies for stress regulation, relaxation techniques, and ways to combat stigma. The session also highlights how to support individuals experiencing mental health challenges and provides key resources for ongoing care and resilience.
Your Instructor
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Leah Kaylor
Dr. Leah Kaylor is a licensed clinical psychologist for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She specializes in trauma and sleep.
Dr. Kaylor completed her residency at the Memphis VA Medical Center, where she worked in the sleep clinic helping veterans with sleep hygiene, nightmares, insomnia, and CPAP adherence. While in Memphis, Dr. Kaylor also provided psychoeducation, crisis response, and psychological debriefings to firefighters, law enforcement, and first responders.
Since joining the FBI, Dr. Kaylor provides therapy to agents and professional staff who have been exposed to traumatic experiences while on the job, such as shootings, graphic crime scenes, and viewing job-related child sexual abuse images (CSAM). Her go-to treatment approaches for processing traumatic events include EMDR (Eye-movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Brainspotting.