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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 San Jose, Almaden Valley, Berryessa, Blossom Valley, or even Burbank, 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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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.

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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.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Domestic Violence
  • Empowering Women
  • Helping Professionals
  • Life Balance
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting Skills
  • Trauma
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Dr. Kalana Greer
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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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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.

Something to know about my approach is:

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
  • Kink
  • Marriage
  • Pornography
  • Sex Addiction
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Health
  • Sexual Issues
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
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Chelsea Sutter
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My ultimate hope in therapy for my clients is to cultivate attunement and trust with themselves, and empowerment for their lives to reflect this.


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My ultimate hope in therapy for my clients is to cultivate attunement and trust with themselves, and empowerment for their lives to reflect this.

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I would describe my approach to therapy as attachment-based and focused on the mind-body connection. I am also trained in Brainspotting, a method of therapy which enables you to access, process, and release trauma "stored" in the body.

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  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Body Image
  • Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Helping Professionals
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Neurodivergence
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Elyce Mandich
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In our sessions, you'll get the opportunity to better understand yourself, your patterns, gain insight, create change, find acceptance, & grow. It's all about empowering you to tell your story on your terms.


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In our sessions, you'll get the opportunity to better understand yourself, your patterns, gain insight, create change, find acceptance, & grow. It's all about empowering you to tell your story on your terms.

Something to know about my approach is:

Imagine our therapy sessions as creating a customized playlist where different approaches come together to create the perfect blend for your needs. Alongside traditional talk-therapy, I also incorporate Brainspotting - a powerful body-based approach.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Boundaries
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Family Trauma
  • Friendships
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High-Achieving
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Mild Depression
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • People Pleasing
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Suicide loss
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
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