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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 Clearwater, the suburbs of Clearwater, other nearby places such as Tampa, Pinellas Park, or anywhere else in Florida, 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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Stephanie Rios
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Work together on whatever's important to you. Imagine a life where you're not held back. Where you have the tools to conquer daily struggles, and where you feel a renewed sense of control and enjoyment of life. That's where I come in to help you.


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Work together on whatever's important to you. Imagine a life where you're not held back. Where you have the tools to conquer daily struggles, and where you feel a renewed sense of control and enjoyment of life. That's where I come in to help you.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'm non-judgmental, open, understanding, and accepting. I strive to create a safe and supportive space to talk about your concerns. I try to make sure that you feel welcomed, and heard. I also like to use humor too.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxious Attachment
  • Children of Parents With Substance Use Disorders
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Family Conflict
  • First Responders
  • Friendships
  • Grief
  • Hispanics
  • Law Enforcement
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Men
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Teachers
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Women
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William Karlin
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Figure out what is the most effective way to help you overcome your difficulties and lead a more productive and meaningful life. Through our collaborative efforts you will gain new perspectives, increased confidence and greater self acceptance.


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Figure out what is the most effective way to help you overcome your difficulties and lead a more productive and meaningful life. Through our collaborative efforts you will gain new perspectives, increased confidence and greater self acceptance.

Something to know about my approach is:

I see psychotherapy as a dialogue between two people that can yield great personal growth and transformation. By examining areas of difficulty in your life I believe that my patents can gain insights into their own maladaptive behaviors.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Bereavement
  • Cancer
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Dissatisfaction
  • Financial Stress
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Health
  • Health Anxiety
  • Helping Professionals
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Illness and Disease
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Job Stress
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mild Depression
  • Motivation
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Procrastination
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues
  • Work Stress
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My work results in you finding yourself in a way that is practical and achievable Uncovering past trauma and its relationship to your life is of the utmost importance


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My work results in you finding yourself in a way that is practical and achievable Uncovering past trauma and its relationship to your life is of the utmost importance

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize many techniques that focus on your positive attributes and how to focus on strengths you have.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Codependency
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complicated Grief
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • End of Life
  • Gender Transition in Families
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • LGBTQ+
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Polyamory
  • Sex Addiction
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Kimberly McKillop
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Since everyone is different, we will work together to create a customized treatment plan to identify negative thought patterns and beliefs, develop positive self-talk, build self-compassion and self-care practice, develop coping skills, and much more


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Together, we will:

Since everyone is different, we will work together to create a customized treatment plan to identify negative thought patterns and beliefs, develop positive self-talk, build self-compassion and self-care practice, develop coping skills, and much more

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach to therapy is based on acceptance and commitment therapy and solution-focused therapy, which focuses on building solutions focusing on the client's strengths and helping the client to move forward. I incorporate a variety of modalities.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Autism in Adults
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Christian Women
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Helping Professionals
  • Infidelity
  • Job Loss
  • Job Stress
  • Life Adjustment
  • Marriage
  • Men
  • New Job Transition
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Stress Eating
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Women
  • Young Women
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Christina Schultz
Together, we will:

First, we will uncover the how and why. Then, we will work together to build acceptance. Building more reasons to get up in the morning, value, and motivation, will crowd out ineffective behavior and negative and anxious self-talk.


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Together, we will:

First, we will uncover the how and why. Then, we will work together to build acceptance. Building more reasons to get up in the morning, value, and motivation, will crowd out ineffective behavior and negative and anxious self-talk.

Something to know about my approach is:

EMDR therapy involves the use of eye movements (or tapping) to stimulate your brain’s natural healing system, helping you to adopt more constructive ways of viewing yourself and the world around you.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • Helping Professionals
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Christina Schultz remote and phone therapy in Florida, Virginia