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Therapy for First Responders & Medical Professionals

Move through the tough parts & care for yourself, too.

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Sound familiar?

  • “No one in my personal life understands what I go through.”

  • “There’s so much pressure to keep it together so I don’t let people down.”

  • “The things I’ve seen at work keep me up at night & show up in my dreams.”

  • “I don’t want to be a burden, but the anger & overwhelm I feel makes me want to explode sometimes.”

You’ve chosen to dedicate your career to helping others, but can’t seem to get rid of the feeling that your life isn’t going how you thought it would.

Your loved ones don’t know the inner turmoil you carry with you every day, and can’t understand why you’d work long shifts or miss important events for a job that leaves you feeling so drained.

Yes, it’s stressful and makes you feel on-edge much of the time, but you feel called to do the work you do. Lately, though, you can’t deny how fatigued you feel, and it’s hard to remember who you are outside of your career. Maybe you just wish you could talk about what you experience in your day-to-day work life without the fear of burdening a loved one with those heavy emotions.

We’re here to help you with:

  • Compassion fatigue

  • Vicarious trauma

  • Stress & overwhelm

  • Processing difficult experiences

  • Fear of what could happen in the future

  • Self-judgment & criticism

  • Getting better sleep

  • Setting boundaries

  • Anger & frustration

  • Rediscovering your identity outside of work

  • Communicating better with loved ones

  • Finding more work/life balance

 

A collaborative approach based in understanding & compassion.

 
 

Hold space

Because members of our team have family or partners in these fields, there won’t be any need to explain or justify how you’re feeling — we get it. Our goal is that you feel completely comfortable, so we’ll start by getting to know you and answering any questions you have. You’ll be completely in control of the pace of your therapy experience, and you can trust that we’re on your side through it all.

Conveniently Online

Find relief and healing from the comfort of your own space. No need to get dressed up or carve out extra time to commute to an office. Come as you are — from where you are — without fear of judgment, and we’ll be happy to meet you there.

Process + Reset

The various therapy methods we are trained in will allow us to guide you through processing your feelings and experiences. Just like you, we care deeply about this kind of work and understand how it feels to have a calling. That’s why we not only want to give you the space to talk about what you’re going through, but also tangible tools and skills to help you manage stress and overwhelm.

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Therapy for first responders & medical professionals can help you…

  • Process what’s happened without reliving all the details

  • Share feelings & be vulnerable without feeling weak

  • Connect better with others & feel closer to loved ones

  • Gain tools you can use daily to manage stress

You’re allowed to be affected by the work you do and still choose to do it — you’re human after all. Our therapists will make sure you feel comfortable, seen, and heard in sessions, and that you have everything you need to truly feel better in your everyday life.

  • Compassion fatigue is when you start feeling emotionally exhausted and overwhelmed from helping or caring for others, like patients or loved ones. It can happen because you're giving so much of yourself to help others that you forget or are unable to take care of yourself. It's like your emotional battery is running low because you've been giving too much. Therapy can give you the tools to set boundaries and care for yourself to reduce this kind of emotional exhaustion.

  • Compassion fatigue and burnout are similar, but not the same. Burnout is when you feel exhausted and stressed because of your job or responsibilities. Compassion fatigue is a specific type of burnout that happens when you care for others, and their suffering affects your emotions deeply. Therapy can help you find relief from both kinds of exhaustion, and give you the tools to manage it moving forward.

  • Yes, doctors and nurses can definitely struggle with mental health. They're humans too, and the stress and pressure of their jobs can take a toll on their overall well-being. It’s common for people in these professions to feel like they’re obligated to “be okay” all the time, which is why having a safe space in therapy to be vulnerable can be crucial to managing mental health struggles.

  • Vicarious trauma is when you start experiencing the emotional trauma of the people you're helping or caring for. It's like you're absorbing their pain and suffering, and it can be really tough. It happens because you're so deeply connected to their experiences, and it can weigh on your own mental health. Therapy can help you unpack and move through these painful emotions so they don’t consume your life.

  • To start to heal from vicarious trauma and manage how you experience it in the future, it’s important to remember that everyone experiences and copes with things differently. Through therapy, you’ll learn to set boundaries, practice self-care, and gain tools to manage residual anxiety and stress. Our therapists are also trained in various holistic modalities that can help you find long-term relief.

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