MARY NEAL VIETEN

PhD, ABPP, CDR/MSC/USN(ret), Executive Directorr

Dr Vieten is a board certified clinical psychologist who served on active duty in the US Navy from 1998 – 2008, then transferred to the Select Reserve and finally retired after 22 years of service. Her professional career focused on effective responses to warfighters’ operational trauma. Her expertise is recognized internationally through speaking invitations, documentary film, radio and podcast interviews, and contributions to the academic literature.

In addition to Warfighter Advance, Dr. Vieten contributes to warfighter reintegration and the broader industry through a consulting and private practice that serves clients who are military, police, EMS, veterans, and civilians who work or have worked in high-risk operational environments. She has been successful in keeping her clients in their occupations, or returning them to a fit-for-duty status, while empowering them to manage residual symptoms and assist their peers. Her work is frequently directed to those who have failed in previous treatment, those requesting care without medication, those for whom the medical model has not mitigated their symptoms, those who are not functioning well enough to navigate the complexity of VA services, and those without means to pay.

Dr. Vieten is the chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (www.psychintegrity.org) and is a member of the Board of Directors of Operational Grateful Nation.