10-5 - The Official Podcast of the OPP Association

OPP Cop Therapist

Episode Summary

Retired OPP Sergeant and former OPPA Branch #1 President John Flesher is now a psychotherapist working in private practice in Sarnia. John takes referrals from the OPPA’s Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program, and is listed on the "Find a Therapist" section of EncompasCare.ca. He joins guest host, Social Worker Carl Dalton of Dalton Associates to reduce the stigma related to mental health treatment by bringing listeners closer to the experience of being in therapy or doing self-work, both preventatively and in a moment of distress or discomfort. To listen to the episode click on the OPPA public facing blog, or for Google, Apple, Spotify and more click the photo above. The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program is available to eligible active and retired OPPA Members: Telephone - 1-866-794-9117 (Available 24/7) Email - info@encompascare.ca Website - EncompasCare.ca If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca.

Episode Notes

Retired OPP Sergeant and former OPPA Branch #1 President John Flesher is now a psychotherapist working in private practice in Sarnia. John takes referrals from the OPPA’s Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program, and is listed on the "Find a Therapist" section of EncompasCare.ca. (Note: Please consult the OPPA Benefit Plan Overview to determine what services are covered. The link can be found in the members only section of OPPA.ca. If you have problems logging on please email oppa@oppa.ca for assistance.)

He joins guest host, Social Worker Carl Dalton of Dalton Associates to reduce the stigma related to mental health treatment by bringing listeners closer to the experience of being in therapy or doing self-work, both preventatively and in a moment of distress or discomfort.

To listen to the episode click on the OPPA public facing blog, or for Google, Apple, Spotify and more click the photo above.

The Encompas Mental Health Wellness Program is available to eligible active and retired OPPA Members:


This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

If you have any questions about this episode of the 10-5 Podcast, please email us at communications@oppa.ca