 Dickson left the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in 2011 and went on to open her own private practice in Pleasanton where she helps pre-teens, teenagers, and adults.She also provides critical incident stress debriefing and trauma recovery counseling to Alameda County Police, BART Police and AC Transit employees.Trauma recovery is only one of her many specialties, but it is one that Dickson holds close to her heart.