Dr. Lynn Winstead Mabe has been a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for over 16 years.  She has specialized in working with law enforcement officers and their families for over 10 years.  She began her practice, Law Enforcement Counseling Services, to assist police officers and their families with low-cost, confidential counseling.  She specializes in dealing with the specific and unique issues that can be a product of a career in law enforcement. 

Dr. Mabe worked for the Dallas Police Department before she resigned to pursue her Doctorate Degree in counseling at Texas A&M University-Commerce.  She won the Distinguished Dissertation Award for her doctoral research on communication issues in law enforcement marriages.  She is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the American Counseling Association, the Texas Counseling Association, the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, the American Psychological Association, the Association of Traumatic Stress Society, The Center for Law Enforcement Ethics, and is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.  Dr. Mabe does workshops and presentations for counselors across the state to educate and train them in some of the specific issues related to counseling with law enforcement officers and their families.  She also does presentations and seminars for law enforcement groups and agencies, such as The Institute for Law Enforcement Administration and the Texas Association of Hostage Negotiators.  Dr. Mabe is also a professor at The University of Texas at Dallas, and is currently doing a follow-up study regarding marriage and communication issues with The Dallas Police Department.