Meet Our Staff

Rick Brunk is a practicing Mental Health Professional and educator in Washington and Oregon States with other forty-years of experience working in a variety of settings including Heritage University, Columbia Basin College, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities, correctional facilities, a private practice, and training programs for first responders.  Rick is currently employed as an adjunct instructor at Heritage University, a Disruptive Event Management Consultant, and a telehealth provider. He is a Certified Crisis Intervention Team Certification Training Coordinator and provides instruction to first responders.  He is ICISF trained and is co-lead of the Northeast Oregon Critical Response Team (NEOCRT) providing CISM debriefings and support for first responders in Gilliam, Morrow, and Umatilla Counties in Oregon. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor. He is certified as a Child and Adolescent Treatment Specialist, Nationally Certified Counselor, and is trained as a clinical supervisor.