John W. Herdman, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D.

John W. Herdman is the owner of Parallels in Lincoln, Nebraska. He recently closed his outpatient mental health and substance use treatment clinic and now provides consultation and training events across the United States.

Dr. Herdman has consulted internationally and nationally with corporations, agencies and individual executives and professionals. His professional background includes the development and leadership of three outpatient drug/alcohol facilities.

In Pennsylvania he founded a non-profit 501(c)(3) counseling agency and served as President and CEO. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2000 where he was assigned to Headquarters Air Force at the Pentagon as the Deputy Director of Human Resources Development.

During his 28 years of active and reserve military service he directed an outpatient drug/alcohol program; served as an admission liaison officer for AFROTC and the Air Force Academy, and was the Air Force's consultant for counselor certification and civilian drug testing programs.

Prior to his retirement he was involved in consultation to the Family Support and Equal Opportunity Programs sharing his business and professionals experience to the Air Force personnel community.