A response to the
mental health crisis.
Rather than reinvent the wheel – we aim to support and leverage a well-established, high-impact, rapid-resolution treatment approach: EMDR
Helicon is a Public Benefit Corporation, with the specific public benefit purpose to advance the field of EMDR therapy for mental health professionals and high-stakes occupational groups by developing innovative training and certification programs, expanding access to specialized clinical resources, and facilitating a vetted therapist network that improves collaboration and care delivery.
Get to know our vision, leadership, and values below!
Our Vision
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EMDR therapy is the go-to option for resolving a wide array of mental health issues, enhancing performance, and innovating treatment approaches.
We want Helicon to be the gold standard for support and access for all EMDR therapists and the professionals they serve.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an advanced psychotherapy technique that draws from an ancient understanding of healing. By using bilateral stimulation to engage the nervous system, EMDR activates neural networks while expanding the window of tolerance, allowing for the efficient reprocessing of traumatic memories, removal of emotional and psychological blockages, and optimization of mental performance.
We support EMDR therapists with consultation matching and tracking tools, community connection, and aim to help market them to high-stakes professionals who can greatly benefit from EMDR services.
A longterm goal of Helicon is to become the go-to platform for EMDR access among high-stakes professions and the broader population, connecting them with a growing ecosystem of specialized EMDR providers. -
We are building a tech platform to streamline therapist support, consultation toward certification, and eventually host a private vetted directory that we will help market to employers and potential aligned clients.
Where We’re Going. . .
Leadership Team
Christopher Brown, LICSW
Founder and CEO, Chris’ journey to becoming a licensed clinician and certified EMDR therapist/consultant began with three combat deployments in the USMC infantry to Iraq and Afghanistan (2004-2008), where he was awarded a Purple Heart. During his transition out of the Marines, he experienced the profound benefits of EMDR therapy firsthand and decided to dedicate his career to helping others access the same support. He founded a recognized non-profit for innovative peer-support training and spent seven years as a full-time therapist at a specialized PTSD clinic with a government agency, where he honed his expertise in EMDR.
Through his private practice and interactions with regional leadership, he recognized the challenges first responders face in finding high-quality mental healthcare. This inspired him to build a network of culturally competent EMDR providers committed to supporting the first responder community - and got him thinking about what this could mean at scale for the EMDR industry and society at large.
He’s ready for the challenge ahead and excited to turn this pilot into a gold standard support system for all EMDR therapists and the professionals they serve.
John Dolores, Ph.D., J.D.
Co-founder and COO, John has training and experience in both Psychology and Law. Having founded and ran operations for several behavioral health startups, he has the experience and know-how to build and support the teams that make Helicon successful. John joined Helicon in pursuit of a more ethical and innovative approach to offering behavioral health services than what currently exists in a lot of corporate behavioral health startups. He is excited to spend more time and resources supporting the providers offering life-saving services, and the agencies who employ people who need these services the most.
John is helping build our business model into a win-win for all parties involved, and exploring ways to support therapist business development.
Elena Rodriguez
As Chief of Staff, Elena drives Helicon’s enablement, operational strategy, and cross-functional execution, ensuring cohesive, high-impact outcomes for the team and our members as we build out the Helicon ecosystem.
Elena is a multi-faceted professional with deep experience across the social sector and tech/SaaS - including mental health provider, veteran, and first-responder focused initiatives. They bring specialized expertise in operations, communications, design, experience strategy, access/inclusion, and organizational architecture.
Advisory Team
Carol Miles, MSW, LCSW
Former President of EMDRIA and certified therapist, consultant and trainer - Carol brings a wealth of industry experience and insight to the team.
We’re so grateful for Carol and her enthusiasm to help see Helicon to success.
Christopher Ostrander, Ph.D.
Clinician, professor, and founder of SOF Network, Christopher has developed niche best practices for vetted therapist directories, specifically for the special operations community.
We’re glad to have Chris advising our directory strategy.
Jocelyn Rose, BACP
An internationally recognized EMDR practitioner and researcher specializing in psychedelic-assisted therapy, Jocelyn is a talented and thoughtful professional. We’re grateful to have Jocelyn advising our strategy for supporting EMDR therapists beyond the US and empowering our members with education and tools for success.
Valerie Feeley, LCSW, MSS
Over her career Valerie has supported countless military veterans and first responders. While working for a government agency, she supported a national effort to provide EMDRIA-aligned EMDR consultation toward certification pathways for clinical staff. A Certified EMDR Therapist and Approved Consultant, we’re excited to have her advising our strategy on multiple fronts, and to stay EMDRIA-aligned in our efforts as well.
Emma Trollan, LICSW
Emma started her career in addiction treatment, then supported combat veterans and military sexual trauma survivors, and now owns her own private practice. A Certified EMDR Therapist and Approved Consultant, we’re glad to have her advising our strategy for supporting EMDR therapists toward advanced certification and training.
Lindy Noll, LCSW, PMP
Lindy is an EMDRIA certified EMDR therapist in private practice, specializing in anxiety and trauma treatment for helping professionals and healthcare workers.
As an EMDR therapist trained in product management, we’re excited to have her help advising our technology platform to ensure we’re building features and tools that add value for our users.
Randall Flash
Randall is a Lifecycle & Customer Success Architect who loves helping organizations refine their digital systems and grow with confidence.
Through his work with FlashDrive.Media, Randall brings a collaborative approach to guiding strategic direction and helping teams adopt the tools they need to scale and thrive.
Michael Fulwiler
Michael is a marketing professional with over a decade of experience in mental health including roles as Director of Brand at Heard and Chief Marketing Officer of The Gottman Institute.
We are grateful to have Michael advising our brand and marketing strategies.
Gillian Wu
Gillian has dedicated her career to uplifting mental health providers by building community at scale. She brings her experience to Helicon as an advisor after years serving the mental health community as a community manager.
We are excited to have Gillian advising our therapist engagement and frontline community management strategies as we build out our Helicon therapist community.
Ryan Wilson
Ryan is a product designer and strategist with more than a decade in product. He is the founder of Telos, an independent research lab that evaluates the safety and ethics of AI models and publishes its findings. At Helicon, Ryan advises on product strategy and on building technology that serves therapists and their clients responsibly.
Brian Kleindienst
A seasoned business development professional with rich experience in the mental health technology sector, Brian also has many personal connections to the first-responder community.
We’re excited to have Brian on the team advising our business development strategy.
Jack Hill, CPA
An experienced accounting and finance professional, we’re excited to have Jack advising our financial strategy and systems.
Andrea Rotondo
Andrea is an all-star financial systems builder and bookkeeper, specializing in mental health businesses.
We’re honored to have her advising and setting up our back-end financial systems.
Ryan Derousseau, CFP
Ryan is a niche financial planner specializing in support for mental health businesses in making sound financial decisions.
We’re grateful for Ryan’s support in developing strategy for financial systems and tax planning.
Your Name Here?
We’re still building our team! If you have a certain skillset or idea that can help us build this important venture, please reach out!
Our Values
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Empowering stakeholders with agency, supporting those who balance both freedom and responsibility.
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To innovate, we are guided by a spirit of honor, benevolence, selflessness, and collaboration.
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The future is built by people and systems who never stop learning, taking deliberate steps toward higher performance.