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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 Albany, the suburbs of Albany, other nearby places such as Schenectady, Troy, or anywhere else in New York, 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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overcome the negative messages you have been given either by others or by your own mind, and will work to help you feel more in control of your thoughts, feelings and interactions with others to help feel a bit lighter.

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I will meet you where you are at, and help you to get where you want to go in a way that works for you. I will offer alternative perspectives, teach you coping skills, and help you find your inner strengths.

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  • Anxiety Management
  • Life Changes
  • Mild Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Self Care
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Situational Stress
  • Trauma From Abuse
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Together, we will find the issue/block that is troubling you as a whole person. We view wellbeing as a combination of the heart, mind and body.


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Together, we will find the issue/block that is troubling you as a whole person. We view wellbeing as a combination of the heart, mind and body.

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I ask the question: what disrupts your connection with yourself and the world around you? Whether the cause for the disconnect be traumatic events, bouts of depression. persistent anxiety or the inability to cope.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adoption
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Alcohol
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Anorexia
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Birth Trauma
  • Body Dysmorphia
  • Bulimia
  • Bullying
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Congenital Disease
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Eating Disorders
  • Failure to Launch
  • Fear of Failure
  • Fears and Phobias
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Transitions
  • Medical Trauma
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Motherhood
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Religious Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Substance Use
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I strive to create a safe, non-judgemental space to heal and grow into the ‘you’ you want to be.

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  • Depression
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • Life Transitions
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We'll collaborate to develop a personalized plan that addresses your specific needs and goals. My goal is to equip you with the skills to navigate challenges, and build healthy coping mechanisms.


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We'll collaborate to develop a personalized plan that addresses your specific needs and goals. My goal is to equip you with the skills to navigate challenges, and build healthy coping mechanisms.

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Specialized knowledge and evidenced-based therapy: From PTSD to addiction, I'm equipped to address your specific needs.

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  • Combat Trauma
  • First Responders
  • Functional Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Patricia Valencia
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Change how you communicate with yourself and others. We will get to the root of your problems as we decrease your anxiety and strengthen your self-esteem. You will learn practical tools that will last a lifetime and make your life better.


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Change how you communicate with yourself and others. We will get to the root of your problems as we decrease your anxiety and strengthen your self-esteem. You will learn practical tools that will last a lifetime and make your life better.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe in collaboration between client and therapist. Many of my clients are healing from trauma that impacts them in ways they do not realize; I help them make connections that allow freedom from their burdens and a stronger sense of self.

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  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Adult Children of Immigrants
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Adulting
  • Adults
  • Aging Parents
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  • Anxiety Management
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Asian and Pacific Islanders
  • Betrayal Trauma
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  • Black Women
  • Boundaries
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  • Chronic Pain
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  • Communication Skills
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Corporate Leaders
  • Creatives
  • Depression
  • Elder Care Issues
  • Emerging Adults
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Empowering Women
  • Empowerment
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Family Trauma
  • Feelings of Not Being Good Enough
  • Front Line Workers
  • Grief
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Helping Professionals
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness
  • Latinos
  • Latinx
  • Leadership Development
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Middle Age
  • New Job Transition
  • New Parent
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Professional Women
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Second Generation
  • Self-Esteem
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma
  • Working Professionals
  • Work-Life Balance
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