Kristin L. Cox, MA is the Behavioral Health Coordinator for Seattle Fire Department (SFD), providing oversight to the Peer Support team and developing pre/inter/postvention programs to help leaders and firefighters be resilient in the face of stress, mental health and crisis situations.
Kristin joined SFD after 30 years with the U.S. Coast Guard as Work-Life Supervisor/EAP Coordinator. Her focus is coaching individuals, teams and leaders in high-reliability organizations to boost resilience and thrive in challenging circumstances such as Hurricane Katrina, the Alaska Airline Flight 261 crash, line-of-duty-deaths, the Oso Landslide and Okanagan Complex Fires.
She has a BA in Theology from Valparaiso University and an MA in Organizational Psychology from Antioch University Seattle. She’s an instructor for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and Livingworks, Inc Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. Kristin is certified as an Advanced Victim Advocate and by UC-SD’s Center for Mindfulness as a Mindful Performance Coach.
