Joya DCruz
MA, LMFT
Training and Coaching
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Police departments invest significant time and resources preparing officers for the complex demands of the profession. Yet officers work under constant pressure, remaining alert and ready to respond to unpredictable, high-risk situations at a moment's notice. Over time, the cumulative effects of chronic stress can impact health, decision-making, work performance, relationships, and overall well-being.
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I provide experiential tactical training that equips officers with practical skills they can apply immediately to regulate automatic stress responses, and make clear decisions in demanding situations. Participants also learn clear strategies for managing the cumulative effects of chronic stress, strengthening resilience, and supporting long-term health, performance, and healthy relationships.
Focusing Guidance
I teach the process of Focusing and offer Focusing Guidance (Founder: Dr. Eugene Gendlin).
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​If you're suffering from chronic pain, navigating a difficult life transition, or experiencing problems in your relationships, or perhaps a sense of inner discontent, Focusing with the issue can offer clarity or resolve around the core issue, so you can move forward with more ease, confidence and strength.​​​​​​
Meet Joya
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Michigan and a Certified Focusing Oriented Therapist with The International Focusing Institute, with Masters degrees in Social Psychology and Counseling.
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Trained in the Sensorimotor Treatment of Trauma Level I and in The Gottman method of Couples Therapy, I'm also Certified in Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy for Complex Trauma (Justice Institute of British Columbia).
Practicing Psychotherapy for over 24 years in community mental health, I frequently worked alongside Police Officers supporting individuals in crisis. Through training work in Correctional Facilities I witnessed firsthand the cumulative impact of trauma, chronic stress, and operational pressure on both officers and the communities they serve.​
Through years of trauma-focused clinical work, advanced training, and personal healing, I came to understand how nervous system conditioning and unresolved stress can shape perception, decision-making, and reactivity — especially under pressure.​
I've also seen how relationships are affected by the way we experience life in our own bodies.
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I now offer experiential trainings, presentations and coaching for Law Enforcement, Corrections, and other high-stress professional teams in self-awareness, emotional regulation, nervous system mastery, and resilience.
My goal is to help people who serve the community stay grounded, think clearly under pressure, respond rather than react, sustaining operational effectiveness and personal wellbeing throughout their careers.
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​My deep desire is to help build a compassionate, powerful and joyful community where people feel safe and cherished.