Duane K.L. France LPC

Duane K. L. France is a clinical mental health counselor, currently serving as the Co-Director of the Service Member, Veteran, and their Families TA Center, a Technical Assistance Center for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). He is also an award-winning podcast producer and host, and is the Host of PsychArmor's podcast, Behind the Mission.

Duane is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer andcombat veteran, having served in deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, North Africa,and Bosnia-Herzegovnia. After retirement, he served as Program Director for theColorado Veterans Resource Coalition, a 501(c)3 Nonprofit that providesemergency and transitional housing to veterans participating in programs at thelocal Department of Veterans Affairs clinic. Since transitioning to full-timeclinical mental health counseling, Mr. France has provided mental health counseling services to the Colorado Fourth Judicial District Veteran TraumaCourt.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology fromExcelsior College of Albany, New York and a Master of Arts in Clinical MentalHealth Counseling from Adams State University of Alamosa, Colorado. In 2015,Mr. France was selected as one of five Military Scholars in the nation by the NationalBoard of Certified Counselors Foundation, and in 2016 was selected as theawardee of the 2016 NBCC Foundation Capacity Building Grant.

Duane is passionate about veteran mental health, and feels strongly that those who have served in the military can continue to provide value to their community long after that service has ended.