 In 2004, after obtaining her California license to practice as a clinical psychologist, Dickson worked for Wells Fargo Corporate Headquarters in San Francisco.At this job, she helped employees recover from trauma after bank robberies and coached managers to effectively respond to critical incidences in the workplace such as employee death, bomb threats, robberies, and employee violence.After Wells Fargo, she went on to work at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation where she helped male and female clients recover from their childhood trauma, and the traumas they created for themselves and others as a result of their crimes.