Judith Simon Prager, PhD, CHT, is a teacher, author, and psychologist specializing in trauma release. She has trained first responders around the world in the use of Verbal First Aid and currently runs a private practice in trauma and hypnosis in Los Angeles.
Judith A. Acosta, LISW, CHT, is a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, crisis counselor, and author. A trained homeopath, she works with law enforcement and families to treat trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief. She is the coauthor, with Judith Simon Prager, of Verbal First Aid and The Worst Is Over. She lives in Placitas, New Mexico.