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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 Santa Ana, Centennial Park, Concord, Cornerstone Village, or even Laurelhurst, 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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Sandy Kong
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walk this journey of life together. It's hard to navigate alone. I bring my life experience plus the knowledge, skills, and insight I've developed over the years into a space to co-create along with you, your experience, knowledge, and insight.


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walk this journey of life together. It's hard to navigate alone. I bring my life experience plus the knowledge, skills, and insight I've developed over the years into a space to co-create along with you, your experience, knowledge, and insight.

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Are you tired of code/persona switching? Feeling worn out from wearing too many masks? Are there are some underlying behaviors & emotions that don't seem to make sense but want to understand? I will honor & respect who you are as a whole human being

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Acculturation Issues
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adoption
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Asian and Pacific Islanders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Behavior Change
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  • Biracial Women
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  • Complex Trauma
  • Complicated Grief
  • Cultural Issues
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  • Families
  • First Generation Issues
  • First Responders
  • Friendships
  • Grief
  • Guilt
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Immigrants
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Job Stress
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Perfectionism
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychedelic Integration
  • Racial Trauma
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Refugees
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Sabotage
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Social Anxiety
  • South Asians
  • Stress
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Parents
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Trust Issues
  • Women
  • Womxn's Health
  • Work Stress
  • Worrying
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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.

Something to know about my approach is:

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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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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Jacqueline Machado
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Talk about the hard stuff that no one has ever explored with you. It will be hard and it will not be easy. I will offer you a warm, compassionate and non-judgmental space that will help you reclaim your inner strength - No matter how hard it gets.


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Talk about the hard stuff that no one has ever explored with you. It will be hard and it will not be easy. I will offer you a warm, compassionate and non-judgmental space that will help you reclaim your inner strength - No matter how hard it gets.

Something to know about my approach is:

I will guide you on a transformative journey towards self-discovery, healing and reclaiming your inner strength.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Management
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Stress
  • College Students
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Complex Trauma
  • Complicated Grief
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Families
  • Family Dynamics
  • First Generation Issues
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Hispanics
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Latinos
  • Latinx
  • Life Transitions
  • Motivation
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Expression
  • Self-Regulation
  • Toxic Families
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Work Stress
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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
  • Kink
  • Marriage
  • Pornography
  • Sex Addiction
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Health
  • Sexual Issues
  • Shame
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
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