Dr. Jaymi Goetze

Dr. Jaymi Goetze, PhD is a nationally recognized instructor, speaker, and consultant specializing in homicide investigation, sexually motivated violence, and offender behavior. She holds a PhD in Psychology with a specialization in trauma and disaster response and works extensively with law enforcement agencies across the United States on complex violent crime cases. 

Dr. Goetze is FBI-trained in crisis negotiation and behavioral response and brings a practitioner-focused, investigative lens to her work. She is heavily trained in sexual deviance, paraphilic disorders, and fantasy-driven violence, including sexual sadism, necrophilia, and other extreme offender behaviors that intersect with homicide investigations. 

In addition to her national training and consulting work, Dr. Goetze is a Mental Health Professional (MHP) in Washington State, where she treats high-acuity clients in clinical settings. Her clinical work includes individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, complex trauma histories, and paraphilic presentations. This ongoing hands-on clinical experience informs her teaching and allows her to translate offender behavior and psychological dynamics into practical, investigator-relevant insight. 

As an instructor, Dr. Goetze is known for a highly interactive teaching style that emphasizes class participation, case discussion, and real-world application. Her courses are case-driven rather than lecture-based, encouraging investigators to actively engage, challenge assumptions, and examine investigative decision points. She avoids academic abstraction in favor of direct, experience-informed discussion that resonates with homicide investigators, major crimes units, and supervisory personnel.