Richard LaBrie Psy.D.

Richard LaBrie, Psy.D., brings an unusual combination of clinical psychology, behavioral analysis, trauma expertise, research, and film and television to Salus Solutions. He is a licensed clinical psychologist whose work focuses on individual and mass trauma, behavioral and security concerns, and the human factors that influence risk and decision-making. His clinical practice includes trauma and PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, first responders, veterans, and people facing difficult changes in their lives.

Before becoming a psychologist, LaBrie spent 15 years telling stories through film and television. He worked as an editor, writer, producer, and director. He edited an estimated 1,400 sketches for MADtv, worked on The Ben Stiller Show, and directed Good Luck, starring Gregory Hines, Vincent D'Onofrio, and James Earl Jones. Later, while earning his doctorate, he edited Key & Peele and received back-to-back Emmy nominations for picture editing. That career taught him to watch closely, recognize subtle changes in behavior, understand competing perspectives, and find meaning in incomplete information—skills that now carry directly into his psychological and behavioral work.

LaBrie earned his Psy.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology in 2015 and became a licensed clinical psychologist in 2016. His professional work has included research into individual trauma, mass trauma, and behavioral and security issues associated with the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Homeland Security. He provides psychotherapy and consultation while also examining how individuals, groups, and organizations behave before, during, and after threatening or traumatic events.

At Salus, LaBrie serves as Senior Advisor for behavior and security, mass trauma, and mental health. He brings the human element into threat assessment, insider-threat programs, intelligence, security planning, emergency response, and recovery. He helps teams look beyond what happened to understand why people behaved as they did, what changes in behavior may indicate, and how trauma may affect individuals and organizations long after an incident ends.

Watch the behavior. Understand the person. Recognize the change. See the human factors behind the threat.

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