Susie Kroll

Susie earned her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from City University of Seattle. She is an alum of the University of Washington having earned Bachelors degrees in Speech Communication and Zoology with a Marine Emphasis in 2001. Susie started as a Clinician with a local community behavioral health agency upon earning her Masters. While employed with that agency, she was promoted to Clinic Manager, Regional Operations Director, and Division Director overseeing the day-to-day operations of six outpatient behavioral health clinics in King County, Washington.

Susie was the founding Mental Health Professional for the Law Enforcement and Mental Health Professional Co-Response Programs in Shoreline, Kenmore, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, Redmond, and Duvall police departments. She is a national educator and speaker on Crisis & De-Escalation, Mental Health, Co-Response, and Crisis Negotiation. She instructs at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (police academy) and is the Mental Health Advisor for Crisis Systems Management. She volunteers yearly at the Seattle King County Clinic as the Crisis Response Director. Currently, she is employed with the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) as the Co-Response Program Manager and Mental Health Professional. She has been on KCSO’s Crisis Negotiation Team since 2016 serving as the Mental Health Professional for the team. More importantly, she is the fur-mom to two rescued kittens and a very clownish Umbrella Cockatoo.