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Dr. Jana Price-Sharps brings over three decades of clinical expertise to help people navigate life's hardest chapters and build something better for a happy, successful life.

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Dr. Jana Price-Sharps
Licensed Psychologist
30+ Years Experience
CEO, California Forensic Institute
President, SERI
Forensic Psychology Professor

About Dr. Jana

What 30 years in high-stakes psychology teaches you about everyday life.

Dr. Jana Price-Sharps has spent over three decades working with some of the most resilient people under the greatest pressure on the planet: firefighters, combat veterans, and law enforcement officers. That experience has given her a rare, grounded perspective on what it actually takes for a person to change, grow, and thrive.

As a licensed psychologist, she has led training, therapy, and crisis support programs across California, served as a professor of forensic psychology, and is the primary author of Beyond Survival: Pilot Your Own Brain a resiliency guide built on real neuroscience, not platitudes.

She is the CEO and Founder of the California Forensic Institute (CFI) and President of SERI, a non-profit dedicated to mental health support in high-stress professions. She also hosts the Mind Pilot podcast, where she shows how the science of the mind and the brain can be made accessible and valuable to you. In your personal, family, and professional life.

Now, Dr. Jana is bringing that same depth of knowledge and directness to a broader audience. Whether you're navigating a major life transition, feeling stuck, or simply ready for something more the tools she's used with people in the hardest circumstances of their lives work just as powerfully in everyday ones.

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Podcast

Mental GPS with Dr. Jana

In Mental GPS, Dr. Jana helps you get your bearings, real conversations and science-backed guidance for navigating life's toughest terrain, drawn from more than two decades of clinical experience.

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Personal Coaching with Dr. Jana

Whether you're facing a crossroads, feeling stuck in patterns you can't shake, or ready to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be coaching with Dr. Jana brings clinical depth to the kind of conversation that actually moves the needle.

Coaching services are on the way and will be available soon. If you'd like to be notified when spots become available, reach out directly.

Beyond Survival:Pilot Your Own Brain

New Book

For First Responders & Combat Veterans

Beyond Survival:
Pilot Your Own Brain

Co-authored with Dr. Matthew Sharps, this resiliency guide is written specifically for first responders and combat veterans — the people who face extraordinary stress as part of ordinary duty.

Beyond Survival translates cutting-edge neuroscience and clinical psychology into practical strategies that readers can actually use. It's not about white-knuckling through trauma — it's about learning to pilot your own brain so you can live fully, not just survive.

Available now on Amazon.

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Mind Pilot

The Mind Pilot Podcast

Hosted by Dr. Jana, Mind Pilot is a podcast dedicated to enhancing mental health among first responders and combat veterans. Each episode delivers real conversations, expert insights, and practical tools for the people who need them most.

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