PUTTING FIRST RESPONDERS FIRST, JADA HUDSON OF HUDSON CLINICAL COUNSELING
WHEATON-Jada Hudson, M.S., LCPC, CADC, RYT-200, TIYT, is a clinically trained therapist and the owner of Hudson Clinical Counseling. With over 20 years of experience, Jada specializes in counseling first responders. Her practice is now located in Wheaton, serving west suburban Chicagoland and beyond.
Published in Fire Engineering Magazine and Fire Rescue Magazine, Jada is the author of Firefighter Emotional Wellness: How to Connect with Yourself and Others – a training exercise for the first responder's heart and mind.
Firefighter Emotional Wellness: Reconnecting with Yourself and Others is a boots-on-the-ground self-help book showcasing interviews and wisdom from firefighters and first responder wellness expert Jada Hudson, M.S., LCPC, CADC, RYT-200, TIYT.
Her Book is written specifically for firefighters and those who love them, covering topics like:
What It Means to Be Emotionally Well
Firefighters: Heroes and Humans
What If I Do Not Want to Sort Through My Thoughts?
The Overwhelming Experience of Facing Trauma On and Off the Job
Needing To Be Needed and Loneliness
Becoming Amazing Firefighters
Substance Abuse and Addiction
When Suicide Hit My Family
Practicing Self-Harm
First Responder Personality Type and Risk
Pediatric Death
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
The Difference Between Coping and Resiliency
If It Does Not Kill You, Does It Make You Stronger?
Nutrition for Mental Health
Intentional Actions for Happiness
Yoga and Meditation for Trauma and PTSD
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
Making Personal Breakthroughs Using Firefighting Tactics
Using Your Unique Strengths in the Brotherhood
Healthy Relationships—Premarital and Marriage
The First Responder Family
The Connection Between Sex and the Emergency Response
First Responder Emotional Dangers
The Importance of Self-Care for First Responders
How the Spouse Can Help
The Secret to Better Relationships Is Not What You Think
Keys to Emotional Wellness in the Face of a Cancer Diagnosis
A Premortem for Life
Late-Onset Stress Symptomatology (LOSS) Why Retirees Need to Focus on Emotional Wellness
Planning for Your Ideal Retirement
The Five Cs of Successful Aging
. . . and much more.
ABOUT JADA Trained specifically to counsel firefighters, police officers, dispatch, emergency medical personnel, and other law enforcement officers, Jada also works with ER doctors, nurses, EMTs, prosecutors, teachers and first responder substance abuse programs.
Serving departments of all sizes, Jada supplies mental health check-ins for law enforcement officers and designs wellness programs tailored for first responders. Jada helps people deal with the demands of their uniquely challenging jobs and transition into retirement when the time is right. Clients take an active role in strategies for healing in the safe, non-judgmental, and open experiences Jada creates to guide clients to resolution or adaptation to life's challenges.
Jada speaks at national events for firefighters and law enforcement, teaching ways first responders can become emotionally well in an emotionally demanding job.
She served on the emotional wellness advisory committee and is a subject matter expert for the Illinois Fire Service Institute in Champaign, Illinois. She presented at The National Fire Academy and is a frequent speaker at FDIC International.
Clinical Areas of Interest for First Responders:
Anxiety
Depression (Situational And Chronic)
Substance Abuse
Relapse Prevention
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma Resolution
Occupational Stress
PTSD
Grief & Loss
Relationships & Marriages
Pre-Marital Counseling
Oncology Counseling
Divorce Adjustment
Retirement Planning
Career Transitions
Resili
Hudson Clinical Counseling proudly serves the following communities:
Wheaton Glen Ellyn Naperville Downers Grove Bolingbrook Lombard Carol Stream Elmhurst Chicago Hinsdale La Grange
-Lindy Kleivo
