Lottie Flater MSWMaster of Arts in Social Work
Partner and Co-Founder
Therapist (retired)
Lottie, a pioneer in First Responder mental health advocacy and co-founder of Nicoletti-Flater Associates, a private practice dedicated to serving first responders and their families. With a passion for supporting those who serve on the front lines, Lottie embarked on her journey in 1975, recognizing a critical need for specialized mental health services tailored to the unique challenges faced by firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, correctional officers and emergency medical technicians. She currently manages the day-to-day operations of Nicoletti-Flater Associates.
Degrees and Certificates
- Master of Arts in Social Work, University of Denver
- Ran the Mental Health Center for Park County from 1975 to 1992
- Special Education Director for Platte Canyon School District 1985 through 1994
- United States Antarctic Program, On-site at McMurdo Station and the South Pole providing Psychological Services from 1998 to 2016
- Attended Training at Quantico FBI Academy on Law Enforcement and Families, 1993
- First Mental Health Provider to respond to Columbine School Shooting
- Criminal Profiling for various news media
John and Lottie started Nicoletti-Flater in 1975. For 35+ years Lottie provided counseling, training, pre-employments, and responded to numerous debriefing and emergency situations involving first responders, including the Columbine shooting.
Lottie trained at the FBI academy at Quantico and deployed to Antarctica to provide psychological services to our stations there.
As the need for support for First Responders grew, so did their company. NFA now has 20+ team members who provide services to First Responders and their families. Lottie retired from therapy a few years back and now her time and focus is on the internal operations of the business.
Lottie spent many years doing eventing and dressage with her horses, but currently her free time is taken up with her Belgian Malinois and English Springer Spaniel. Lottie trains and shows in agility, obedience, and scent work.