Support Built for the Weight They Carry
Wellness strategy for first responders, law firms, school districts and the leaders responsible for them, built on 25 years inside public safety and legal work.
A wellness plan built around the risk your people actually carry.
Different Professions. A Shared Human Cost.
Most organizations have a wellness program. Few are built for the people carrying real risk in the field. When that gap goes unaddressed, people disengage and leave, or someone gets hurt because the support they needed wasn't there.
For Those First on the Scene.
Wellness programs for police, fire, EMS, dispatch and emergency management, and the leaders behind them.
Explore public safety 02 / LegalFor Those Carrying the Case.
Strategy for the pressure, adversarial conflict and pace of litigation work, with a business case the partnership can fund.
Explore law firms 03 / EducationFor Those Shaping What Comes Next.
Support for district staff and school leaders, documented well enough to defend to the board.
Explore educationData-Driven Wellness Strategy
Built on your numbers, tailored to you.
Fractional and Scaled
Exactly the support you need, sized to your team and budget.
A Foundation Built to Last
Sized and budget-approval-ready when it's time to present it.
Mindful Anonymity & Confidentiality
A trusted space, held with intention.
Real Camaraderie, Real Buy-In
Your people actually use what gets built.
Decades Inside The Work
Karen has spent her career inside the environments she builds for: crisis support with a fire department during the pandemic, 25 years immersed in legal and law enforcement environments, and time on Lexipol's own Wellness Team. She's an IACP subject matter expert, a Utah FOP preferred provider, and a published author.
Build the Foundation. Strengthen the Team.
One strategist, two practices. Karen meets with every organization first and recommends program design, team training, or both.
A Wellness Program Built to Last.
Project-based wellness program consulting: from understanding your risk to a funded, practical plan your people actually use.
- Wellness program assessments and program design
- Implementation and technology integration
- A customized, actionable playbook
Stronger Teams. From the Inside Out.
Team-based resilience and leadership training that blends values-driven principles with performance philosophies from championship-level sports.
- Team resilience and connection
- Values-driven leadership training
- Practical skills for high-pressure work
One Conversation. The Right Path.
Start With the Assessment
Karen evaluates where your organization stands and builds an actionable plan.
Karen Recommends the Path
Implement it yourself, or go deeper with PIF Samaritan Services (wellness program consulting) or Coaching with a Karen (team-based training), sometimes both.
Build What Holds
Foundational, ongoing support built for the long term.
Imagine What Could Change
- Departures slow down. People actually use what's been built.
- You walk into budget conversations with real data behind you.
- Your organization becomes known as one of the best places to work.
“Finding a solution that works specifically for you is what she does best.”
Mike RinikerRetired Deputy Sheriff
Questions Leaders Ask First
What's the difference between PIF Samaritan Services and Coaching with a Karen?
PIF Samaritan Services builds the wellness program strategy for an organization. Coaching with a Karen trains the team directly in the practices behind that strategy. Karen Hurley leads both and determines which one, or both, fits after an initial assessment.
Does Karen Hurley work with organizations outside public safety?
Yes. Karen also serves law firms, school districts, emergency management and other high-pressure professional teams. See who Karen serves.
What does the assessment actually include?
The assessment is a paid diagnostic: Karen evaluates the organization's current wellness program or team practices and delivers a plan that can be acted on with or without further engagement.
Is Coaching with a Karen individual coaching?
No. Coaching with a Karen is team-based training only; Karen has intentionally built the practice around teams rather than one-on-one sessions.
What is a fractional wellness strategist?
A fractional wellness strategist works with an organization part-time, sized to its needs and budget, instead of the organization hiring a full-time wellness director. Karen Hurley assesses where the risk sits, builds the plan, helps implement it in person and stays on to track whether it is working.
What's the difference between a wellness resource and a wellness program?
A resource is something available if someone seeks it out: an EAP number, an app, a once-a-year training. A program is a documented, funded strategy built around the organization's actual risk, with someone accountable for whether it's working. Most organizations have resources. Few have programs.
Is a wellness app enough on its own?
Usually not. An app gives access to generic resources, but there's no strategist behind it building a program for your organization's risk, and no in-person relationship to make the tools stick. Karen helps organizations choose and roll out technology as part of a larger plan through PIF Samaritan Services.
Is Karen Hurley a therapist?
No. Karen's work is wellness strategy, consulting and team training, not clinical treatment. Clinical providers treat a crisis; Karen builds the program that helps prevent as many crises as possible, and the two roles work alongside each other.
How long does a typical engagement take?
Draft Timeline ranges for PIF's three tiers and Coaching with a Karen's team training format, to confirm with Karen.
Spot the Risk Before It Costs You Someone
A short guide to identifying the early signs of wellness risk inside a public safety, legal or education organization, before they show up as a resignation letter.
They Show Up Every Day. Let's Show Up for Them.
Start with a complimentary conversation about what your team needs.