Jeana Arbegast, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (tLMHC) and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) at Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare.  She holds bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology, and a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Clinician's Guide for Work with First Responders provided by the First Responders Foundation.  Jeana has also completed ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), Psycological First Aid, and Mental Health First Aid.  Currently, she is being trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desenitization and Reprocessing therapy).
Besides her educational background, she also has experience working as a first responder and is a family member of a first responder. Jeana worked part-time as a 911 Dispatcher in Franklin County for five and a half years. Her husband has been in law enforement for fourteen years and her son for two years. This experience has given Jeana an understanding of the traumas and stressful situtations encountered by first responders as well as the stress and worry felt by family memebers about their loved ones. With her education background, work experience, and family connection, Jeana is driven to assist first responders and their families to find the assistance that can benefit them to live happy, well-balanced lives. Jeana currently provides mental health theraoy to children through adults and marriage therapy. Email Jeana at
Jeana.KHFH@gmail.com to be invited to the KHFH Support Group.