Retired Police Officer | CIT Liaison officer | Mental Health Clinician
Angela Matthews has 17 years of law enforcement experience and is an MSW graduate from Michigan State University. After retiring as a Sergeant she took another position in law enforcement and serves as their CIT Liaison officer. She is a mental health professional in the state of Michigan with her own private practice where she specializes working with first responders, medical professionals, military/veterans, and their families. She consults for various organizations, and is an adjunct instructor at a police academy.
She has extensive training in crisis intervention, is certified through the International Association of Hostage Negotiators, and is an ACE Champion through the Michigan ACE Initiative. Additionally, she is on the CSWE Military and First Responder Track and was the 2020 NASW MSU MSW Student of the Year, she is CISM/CISD trained as peer support and volunteers as a resilience coach for a veteran/first responder organization.