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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. Whether you are located in downtown Merced, the suburbs of Merced, other nearby places such as Modesto, Ceres, or anywhere else in California, 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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Eric van der Voort
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Find ways for you to better manage stress and painful feelings, examine and challenge unhelpful thinking, explore new ways of experiencing pleasure, communicate more effectively, and enjoy better sex.


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Find ways for you to better manage stress and painful feelings, examine and challenge unhelpful thinking, explore new ways of experiencing pleasure, communicate more effectively, and enjoy better sex.

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I work with people in the kink, LGBTQIA+, and non-monogamous communities to address performance anxieties, desire discrepancies, use of sex/porn or substances, confusion about sexuality, relationship conflict, and communication issues.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Communication Skills
  • Compulsive Sexuality/Hypersexuality
  • Couples
  • Couples Sex Therapy
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Engagement
  • Front Line Workers
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Guilt
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
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  • Sex Anxiety
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  • Sexual Health
  • Sexual Issues
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
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Dr. Galina Buckhout
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We will collaborate about your diagnosis and treatment plan. During treatment, your treatment plan can be updated at any time. We will always work collaboratively and in line with your therapeutic goals at your comfort level.


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We will collaborate about your diagnosis and treatment plan. During treatment, your treatment plan can be updated at any time. We will always work collaboratively and in line with your therapeutic goals at your comfort level.

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I use several types of evidence-based psychotherapies to create a customized treatment plan tailored to your specific wants, needs, and symptom presentation. All of the psychotherapies used are evidence-based (meaning they are supported by research).

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  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Adolescents
  • Alcohol
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety Management
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bereavement
  • Career Change
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Confidence
  • Couples
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Families
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Immigrants
  • Job Stress
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Skills
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Sadness
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Image
  • Situational Stress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Anita Sandler
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explore the patterns in your relationships that are causing you distress. We will free your mind from those repetitive thoughts, learn how to spot patterns in the moment, and give you tools to create a new path forward with your loved ones.


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explore the patterns in your relationships that are causing you distress. We will free your mind from those repetitive thoughts, learn how to spot patterns in the moment, and give you tools to create a new path forward with your loved ones.

Something to know about my approach is:

I help clients to recognize their strengths and help them to achieve their goals. Working collaboratively with clients, using the Cognitive Behavioral Model, I help them to understand how changing their thoughts can change the way they feel.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Domestic Violence
  • Empowering Women
  • Helping Professionals
  • Life Balance
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting Skills
  • Trauma
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Focus on what’s important to you and help you see blind spots to meet your life and internal goals more effectively.


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Focus on what’s important to you and help you see blind spots to meet your life and internal goals more effectively.

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Direct, solution-focused, and emotionally available.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Academic Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Childhood Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Codependency
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Family of Origin
  • Helping Professionals
  • Identity
  • Parenting
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Racism
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
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Gabrielle Azmy
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We'll help you get out of that state of stress and survival mode and back to being present and engaged in your life. We will give you skills to regulate your nervous system and respond to yourself and your triggers differently.


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We'll help you get out of that state of stress and survival mode and back to being present and engaged in your life. We will give you skills to regulate your nervous system and respond to yourself and your triggers differently.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use an integrative approach, meaning that we'll do more than just talk about things. I use techniques like Brainspotting to allow you to process difficult emotions and past experiences more deeply. We'll customize your treatment for your needs.

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  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • First Responders
  • Life Transitions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Veterans/Military Families
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