Joellen Rhyndress, LCSW

Joellen Rhyndress, LCSW, is the founder of Backbone Behavioral Health and a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in crisis response and behavioral health. She earned her MSW from Grand Valley State University and has extensive experience supporting first responders, veterans, and communities after natural disasters and mass casualty events. Joellen grew up in a law enforcement family and brings personal and professional insight into officer-involved shootings, line-of-duty deaths, and first responder suicide. She is a clinical advisor for the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and provides direct clinical care to wildland firefighters, rangers, veterans, EMS, fire, and police nationwide.