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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 Cruz, the suburbs of Santa Cruz, other nearby places such as Campbell, Morgan Hill, 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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Tanya Ward
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We work with clients on a variety of issues from trauma and loss, to parenting, couples work, children and teens and much more.


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We work with clients on a variety of issues from trauma and loss, to parenting, couples work, children and teens and much more.

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People who work with us will be in control of the process but with a secure and confident team to walk alongside them.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Couples
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Religious Identity
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Trauma
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Jenavieve Donnelly
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Identify what is keeping you stuck, process any impacting traumatic events that are holding you back, or work through any major life transitions.


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Identify what is keeping you stuck, process any impacting traumatic events that are holding you back, or work through any major life transitions.

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I work best with clients that are ready for change. I strongly believe in building a therapeutic relationship and take time to build trust and rapport before we jump into any emotionally heavy therapy work.

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  • Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Moral Injury
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Young Adults
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Jenavieve Donnelly remote and phone therapy in California, Texas
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Jennifer Myers
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...look at what brings you to therapy, how you'll know when you've achieved those goals; your values and priorities, and what we can do to help you get the most out of life.


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...look at what brings you to therapy, how you'll know when you've achieved those goals; your values and priorities, and what we can do to help you get the most out of life.

Something to know about my approach is:

...that I draw from psychodynamic, existential, narrative, strength-based and cognitive-behavioral approaches while using imagery, metaphor, humor, and authentic interactions to help you understand important concepts and tools.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxious Attachment
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Burnout
  • Career Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Stress
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Family Conflict
  • Family of Origin
  • Family Planning
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Job Stress
  • Law Enforcement
  • Lawyers
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Skills
  • Life Transitions
  • Married to Law Enforcement Officers
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mild Depression
  • Military Life Transition
  • New Job Transition
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Self-Compassion
  • Situational Grief
  • Situational Stress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Stress
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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.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • 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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Kourtney DeBoer
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Together, we'll cultivate your capacity for courage, compassion, and lasting change. You'll walk away with a better understanding of yourself and new tools and strategies for navigating your relationships and stressors with resilience and purpose.


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Together, we'll cultivate your capacity for courage, compassion, and lasting change. You'll walk away with a better understanding of yourself and new tools and strategies for navigating your relationships and stressors with resilience and purpose.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use an eclectic style of theories and modalities to develop client-centered, realistic treatment plans. I never recommend unrealistic or unachievable treatments that don't align with your goals and vision for your ideal future.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Bisexuality
  • Church Abuse
  • Communication Skills
  • Cult Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Empowering Women
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Family Trauma
  • Family Violence
  • Gender Non-Conforming
  • Gender Transition
  • Gender Transition in Families
  • Gun Violence Survivors
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Incest
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Parent of Sexual Abuse Survivor
  • Polyamory
  • Professional Women
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Violence
  • Women
  • Women’s Health
  • Women Veterans
  • Young Women
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Kourtney DeBoer remote and phone therapy in California, District Of Columbia, Idaho, Virginia, Washington