Stories are powerful. They should never cost people their peace. I support productions with trauma-informed mental health care, clear consent practices, and grounded choreography so actors and crews can do their best work and go home well. 

What I Do

On-Set Therapist: Solution-focused care for cast and crew. Calm triage during high-stress days. Brief check-ins, safety planning, and referrals when needed.

Intimacy Professional: Consent conversations, boundaries, modesty solutions, and clear choreography for intimate and close-contact scenes. Collaboration with directors, wardrobe, and camera for safe, repeatable beats that serve the story.

Mental Health Coordinator: Production-wide strategy to reduce stress and harm. Script and schedule risk reviews, well-being policies, personal support plans, and de-escalation protocols. Coordination with medics and department heads.

Psychology Expert On-Air: Commentary and education for news, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes features. Clear, accessible explanations of mental health, trauma, consent, and performance psychology.

Services 

Film and Television Support

• Intimacy Coordinator and Mental Health Coordinator

• Confidential counseling rooms on set or nearby

• Daily mental health check-ins for principal cast and key crew

• Scene prep and decompression for triggering content

• Crisis support and referral pathways

• Meditation and grounding between takes

• Conflict navigation and repair conversations

• Script consultation on trauma and mental health accuracy

• Post-production decompression for editors working with heavy material

Documentary and Unscripted Support

• Participant care before, during, and after filming

• Ongoing consent check-ins and transparency practices

• Audience and community processing for sensitive screenings

• Editor support for cumulative exposure to distressing footage

Theatre and Live Performance

• Rehearsal room check-ins and show-run support

• Stage-specific anxiety and performance regulation skills

• Company workshops on communication, boundaries, and resilience

• Post-show decompression and transition support

• Post-show talkback and panel with audiences about mental health themes.

Workshops and Training

• Psychological safety on set

• Mental Health First-Aid training

• Consent and boundaries for creative teams

• Stress management for department heads

• Bystander Intervention training

• Inclusion and cultural humility training

• Conflict resolution training

• Trauma-informed directing and producing

How It Works

Pre-Production

Discovery call. Script and schedule review. Risk analysis. Consent language in paperwork. Policy and workflow setup.

Production 

Visible, approachable support on set and in the office. Check-ins, choreography, coaching, and rapid response to emerging needs.

Post 

Decompression sessions. Referral handoffs. Lessons learned for your next production.

Care Principles

• Consent is specific, informed, and ongoing

• Safety and dignity for every role on the call sheet

• Cultural humility and equity-minded practice

• Least intrusive intervention first

• Confidentiality and clear communication channels

Tools and Modalities

Brief cognitive and dialectical strategies, trauma-informed care, somatic and breath practices, grounding, mindfulness, and conflict resolution techniques that respect time, budget, and pace of set life.

Credentials Snapshot

• Licensed clinician and applied psychologist with intimacy and mental health coordination training that aligns with SAG-AFTRA standards

• Additional training in consent, anti-harassment, modesty garments and barriers, movement and masking techniques, bystander intervention, and trauma stewardship

• Yoga and meditation instructor with somatic and trauma-informed certifications

(Full credentials available upon request.)

Who I Support

Narrative features and series, unscripted and documentary teams, stage productions, commercial and branded content, universities and film programs.

Outcomes 

• Fewer stoppages from avoidable conflict or distress

• Stronger performances through clear boundaries and choreography

• Safer sets that meet evolving industry standards

• Healthier teams that can sustain the work across the schedule

Ready to Talk

Book Me:

• Free consult to scope your needs

• Flexible day rates and multi-week packages

• Remote support available for off-site editorial and small units

Contact me@drdionnemahaffey.com | 404-390-4098 or use the contact button below.