Help for First Responders

You wanted to get a job in law enforcement, EMS, public safety, firefighting because you wanted to serve your community, help others, and better yourself.  Lately, though, you feel let down by those around you feel like a diminished version of who you were before.   

You’ve become overwhelmed and struggle to make it through each day.  You get frustrated at friends and family, you find yourself drinking too much, and you can’t get images from the day out of your head.   You have an immense amount of guilt and grief, and it only gets worse as time goes on.  You think very little of yourself and the outside world.  Nothing seems to make much sense. It doesn’t feel like there is a way out. 

As Certified First Responder Counselor I know how much you care about what you do.  I also know how much of a toll that First Responder jobs can take on people.  The emotional and physical stresses of the job can cause trauma, burnout, depression, anxiety, hyper-vigilance, sleep issues, and if left untreated, suicide.     

I can help you:

• Heal from past and ongoing traumatic images and experiences to achieve a greater sense of calm and ease

• Regain a normal level of functioning and start enjoying things you used to like

• Develop strong coping mechanisms that will enhance both professional and personal life

• Develop better habits that will support your mental, physical and spiritual health

• Become more resilient against future traumatic experiences

• Let go of guilt, blame or shame

• Achieve reconciliation with others

If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide or self-harm, there is help available.

If you are a Law Enforcement Officer, you can reach out to COPLINE at 1-800-267-5463. Trained professionals who work with Law Enforcement are ready to help you get through immediate crisis.

If you are a Firefighter or EMS Professional, you can reach out to the National Volunteer Fire Council Helpline at 1-888-731-FIRE. Trained professionals who work with Fire and EMS are ready to help you get through immediate crisis.

For immediate access to routine or crisis services if you live in Georgia, please call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) at 1-800-715-4225. GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis.

If you are located elsewhere in the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a United States-based provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). It is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.