Amanda Higgs, Psy.D.

Dr. Amanda Higgs is a pre-licensed, clinical psychologist with training and experience working in and around law enforcement and the justice system for the last ten years. Dr. Higgs earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Forensics from Wright State University School of Professional Psychology. She completed internships with the United States Marshals Service and with the Florida Department of Corrections where she worked with incarcerated men and women with serious mental illness. Prior to this, she completed formal trainings at Wright Behavioral Health, a private practice working with military, veterans, police, and firefighters, Dayton Probation Office, and the Center for Adolescents, a juvenile detention center. Dr. Higgs has worked with law enforcement, firefighters, federal law enforcement, active duty military, veterans, adjudicated juveniles, convicted inmates, and individuals on probation. Dr. Higgs has experience with multiple agencies across the states of Ohio, Kansas, West Virginia, and Florida.

Dr. Higgs’ areas of service include crisis intervention, trauma informed therapy, individual and group therapy for a variety of psychological concerns, and diversity training. She also specializes in a variety of psychological assessments ranging from intellectual disability, PTSD, mood disorders, personality disorders, fitness for duty evaluations, appeals for disability ratings, pre-employment, post incident, and psychological clearance evaluations. Dr. Higgs has developed programs and training specifically related to building resilience to trauma experiences and incorporating diversity considerations into policy. She has conducted research on reentry programming and domestic terrorism. Her research in domestic terrorism focuses on creating psychological profiles to assist law enforcement in identification and capture of domestic terrorists. In therapy, Dr. Higgs utilizes a variety of techniques to address the unique needs of each individual striving to be holistic in treatment. Common integration of positive psychology, art therapy, music therapy, Adlerian psychology, CBT, and trauma focused interventions allow both flexibility and structure to address presenting concerns and promote well-being.