From Cop to Clinician


Josh is a counselor, professor, public speaker, and retired law enforcement officer. Josh holds doctoral and master’s degrees in psychology, and a master’s degree in public administration.

The following recordings describes the painful life events of trauma, loss, injury, and redemption and provides an overview of how we respond to adversity. Originally delivered in 2017, the audio file (on the left) has been shared and downloaded thousands of times across the world, helping people find hope in the midst of difficulty. The theme of this recording is timeless and, if it has been helpful to you, will you please forward it along? The other link, on the right, is a youtube recording of Josh’s most recent talk (skip to 36:50 in the video).

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Josh Ascherman

From cop to clinician

Josh Ascherman, PsyD

Josh is a counselor, professor, public speaker, and retired law enforcement officer. He holds doctoral and master’s degrees in psychology, and a master’s degree in public administration.

His talks on trauma, loss, injury, and redemption describe how we respond to adversity, and they have helped people find hope in the midst of difficulty.

  • Counselor
  • Professor
  • Public speaker
  • Retired law enforcement officer