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Lynn Winstead Mabe, Ph.D., L.P.C.
Biography
Dr. Lynn Winstead
Mabe has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for
over 16 years. She has specialized in working with law enforcement officers and
their families for over 10 years. She began her practice, Law Enforcement Counseling
Services, to assist police officers and their families with low-cost, confidential counseling.
She specializes in dealing with the specific and unique issues that can be a product of a career in law enforcement.
Dr. Mabe worked
for the Dallas Police Department before she resigned to pursue her Doctorate Degree in counseling at Texas A&M University-Commerce. She won the Distinguished Dissertation Award for her doctoral research on communication
issues in law enforcement marriages. She is a member of the International Association
of Chiefs of Police, the American Counseling Association, the Texas Counseling Association, the International Critical Incident
Stress Foundation, the American Psychological Association, the Association of Traumatic Stress Society, The Center for Law
Enforcement Ethics, and is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Dr.
Mabe does workshops and presentations for counselors across the state to educate and train them in some of the specific issues
related to counseling with law enforcement officers and their families. She also
does presentations and seminars for law enforcement groups and agencies. Dr.
Mabe is also an adjunct professor at The University of Texas at Dallas,
and is currently doing a follow-up study regarding marriage and communication issues with The Dallas Police Department.
Dr. Mabe resides
in Dallas, Texas and enjoys reading and training for
triathlons in her free time. She is working toward starting a low-cost, not-for-profit,
state-wide agency to assist the confidential counseling needs of police officers and their families.
Below is a quote from the Dallas Morning News:
A recent doctoral graduate’s research into the unexpectedly healthy way law enforcement
officers communicate with their spouses led her to win the University’s first Distinguished Dissertation Award. Dr.
Lynn Winstead Mabe, who earned her doctoral degree in counseling last December, said, “The interesting finding of my
research is that it is commonly thought the more we share, the better marriage would be, but this was not found in this law
enforcement sample.” For officers, sharing could make spouses worry more or compromise certain operations, she says.
AFFILIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Texas Counseling Association (TCA)
American Counseling Association (ACA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Association of Traumatic Stress Society (ATSS)
The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration: The Center for Law Enforcement Ethics (ILEA)
American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF)
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