Who We Are
We recognize that a TEAM is much more powerful than an individual, so we have put together a group of highly qualified, specialized trauma therapists backed by a community of Combat Operator Mentors. Please meet our Founding Members/Board of Directors:
Our Team
Kristin A.R. Osborn, LMHC, LPCC
Kristin is an internationally recognized psychotherapist, researcher, author and an Associate in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and appointed Clinical Instructor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.
Guy McDermott, RET. SEAL/Firefighter/Paramedic
Guy joined the Navy in 1989 and served the majority of his 31 years as a SEAL Operator, retiring in 2020. Guy is the lead Peer Support advocate for Next Peak and is currently working to help combat veterans transition back to civilian life through Coaching and mentorship.
Maxwell Bush, RET. SEAL
Max joined the Navy in 2011 deploying multiple times as a SEAL in direct support of the Global War on Terrorism. Max helps to connect current and former active-duty service members with Next Peak’s therapists and community, providing hope and a path to wholeness for Operators and their families.
Meet Our Board of Advisors
Jim Byrne, RET. SEAL
Deputy Training Officer at US Navy
Lisa McJunkin, LMFT, CHTP
Trauma Recovery Integrative Therapist
Hugh Higgs, RET. SEAL
Director of Programs at The Honor Foundation
Nick Norris, RET. SEAL
Founder of ProTea Products
Board Member Veterans Solutions
Michelle Weed LPC, CRC
Trauma Counselor, Tailwinds Ranch, Ph.D.
Each member of our Team has vowed to help those still stuck in hopelessness to achieve their own Next Peak in life.
We stay together. We move forward together.
Service from the Heart.