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If you’re a first responder (such as police, EMT, firefighter, etc.), you regularly work in a high-stress environment to perform life-saving work. This puts you at a higher risk of developing mental and emotional issues, including depression and PTSD, necessitating professional therapy.

Therapists are a critical resource for first responders. Wherever you are located in Virginia from Alexandria to Virginia Beach or even Lynchburg, or anywhere else nearby, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Do You Need First Responder Counseling?

First responders often experience traumatic events that can leave a lasting effect on their mental health. Here are some signs that you could use counseling:

  • Recurring memories of a traumatic event, such as a shooting, arrest, fire, or critical incident.
  • Feeling anxious or stressed on a chronic basis.
  • Feeling sad on an ongoing basis without hope.
  • Loss of interest in things that you used to love.
  • Being easily agitated or emotionally reactive.
  • Feeling burned out or apathetic about your job.

If any of the above signs ring true to you, consider getting some help in the form of first responder counseling. For more help to figure out if counseling is right for you, read this article from licensed therapist Dana Carretta-Stein about signs of trauma common to first responders.

Get First Responder Therapy Today!

Mental Health Match can help you find a professional therapist who can help you cope with the demands of your job so you can feel great and continue to do your best work. On our platform, finding a licensed therapist is easier than you may think. Get started today by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Explore your concerns including how they began, their current impact, and whether they would benefit from healing or change perspectives. We will collaborative on a care plan and work at a pace that suits you.

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I will listen, support, and provide a trusted space for you to explore your feelings and concerns. I will teach you how to approach difficult and necessary conversations within yourself and with others. I will help untangle what feels messy.

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  • Abuse
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Military Service
  • Postpartum
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Distress
  • Trauma
  • Women Veterans
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Work collaboratively to identify your strengths and challenging patterns that no longer serve you, explore why these patterns exist, and develop goals to help you eliminate these unhelpful patterns of behavior.


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Work collaboratively to identify your strengths and challenging patterns that no longer serve you, explore why these patterns exist, and develop goals to help you eliminate these unhelpful patterns of behavior.

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I utilize modalities such as CBT-MI, DBT, ACT, & other modalities to address problematic behaviors, trauma symptoms, & other concerns based on client's individual needs. I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts & enjoy incorporating art into sessions.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depressive Disorders
  • First Responders
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • Moral Injury
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
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We will focus on communication skills and ways to help you and your partner relate to each other in a healthier way. I believe in skill-building and helping couples to manage conflict effectively.


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We will focus on communication skills and ways to help you and your partner relate to each other in a healthier way. I believe in skill-building and helping couples to manage conflict effectively.

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I believe that every relationship is different and I work with couples to find what works for their specific relationship in a way that is affirming of each partner's needs ands expectations.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Black and African American Issues
  • Black Women
  • Burnout
  • Career Change
  • Coaching
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Racism
  • Relationships
  • Stress
  • Women
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Stress
  • Young Women
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Together, we will identify the things you notice interfering with the life you want to live. The moments from the past that keep you from moving forward, the anxiety or fear that paralyze you now. Together we will create a plan for your best life.


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Together, we will identify the things you notice interfering with the life you want to live. The moments from the past that keep you from moving forward, the anxiety or fear that paralyze you now. Together we will create a plan for your best life.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is rarely the same twice. I always use Evidence Based Practices, however, my approach is completely dependent on the individual working with me. As a clinical social worker, I work to always put the individual at the center of our work.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Birth Trauma
  • Caregivers
  • Combat Trauma
  • Coming Out
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • End of Life
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Gender Affirmative Surgery Letters
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Medical Trauma
  • Military Life Transition
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Religious Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Akiitha Hagans
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You can feel free to discuss any topic needed. I will discuss topics including core beliefs, emotion management, cognitive restructuring, acceptance, mindfulness, and being intentional.


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You can feel free to discuss any topic needed. I will discuss topics including core beliefs, emotion management, cognitive restructuring, acceptance, mindfulness, and being intentional.

Something to know about my approach is:

While working with me you can expect me to be open-minded, encouraging, and empathetic, however, also challenging. My goal is to listen, assist with processing life situations, and provide tools to move forward from challenges.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Mild Depression
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relationship Skills
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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