About Nicoletti-Flater Associates
Over 40 years of experience
Nicoletti-Flater Associates
Our long history of providing services to First Responders and families has allowed the clinical staff to develop a high level of cultural competency and understanding of the unique stressors and challenges faced by public safety personnel and their families.
Nicoletti-Flater Associates has specialized in providing police and public safety psychological services, trauma intervention, threat assessment, wellness, and peer support services since 1975.
Why Choose Us
Highest level of advanced certification
Several psychologists on staff, including Dr. John Nicoletti, Dr. Axelrod, and Dr. Tasci are American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) Certified Specialists in Police & Public Safety Psychology.
Among psychologists, American Board Certification signifies the highest level of advanced certification available in the field of psychology.
For more than 60 years, the ABPP has provided board certification for psychologists through credential review and competency-based written and oral examination processes.
ABPP Certified
We are specialists in police, fire and public safety psychology, crisis intervention, trauma recovery, wellness, and violence prevention and intervention. As well as First Responder and family therapy.
Who we help
Corporations
Government agencies
Law enforcement
Fire departments
Emergency medical
Security companies
Schools
Religious institutions
What we do
Assessment
Consultation
Intervention
Training services
Where
Locally
Nationally
Internationally
even in places like:
Antarctica
Australia
The Amazon
Specific services include
employee assistance programs · preemployment psychological screening · psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations · substance abuse assessments · general counseling · critical incident response · violence/risk assessment · physical security assessments · training workshops · specialty assignment assessment and training
Colorado Proud
We're proud to be locally owned and operated and maintain close ties with our community
Dr. Nicoletti is a Denver native and attended Lincoln High School. His brother, who retired at the rank of Captain and as head of the Crime Lab, was an officer with the Denver Police Department.
Nicoletti-Flater Associates is the only business owned by Dr. Nicoletti and Ms. Flater. Their focus is on ensuring the highest standard of care for clients, and maintaining strong oversight of staff.
Most of the clinicians currently employed by Nicoletti-Flater Associates have over 10 years of service with Nicoletti-Flater Associates and/or a minimum of 10 years of combined education and related experience.
Always learning and teaching
We're committed to continual learning and teaching
An integral part of the Crisis Intervention Team
Our certified training programs
Three of Nicoletti-Flater Associates’ training programs have previously been certified by the Colorado Police Officers Standards and Training Program (POST) including: a 40 hour law enforcement officer peer support training program, a preventing police officer suicide program, and a pre-retirement training program.
Psychological services for police
Nicoletti-Flater Associates staff are members of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and Dr. Nicoletti served as Chair of the Psychological Services Section from 2004-2006. Dr. Axelrod was chair of the Section between 2019 and 2020.
Nicoletti-Flater Associates staff have also been involved with the development/revision of other IACP guidelines including the guidelines for Psychological Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations, Officer Involved Shootings, and Peer Support.