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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 Columbus, the suburbs of Columbus, other nearby places such as Montgomery, Auburn, or anywhere else in Georgia, 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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Clients will work collaboratively to reach their individual, family, and career goals.

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A therapeutic approach that is appropriate for the client's needs will be used to facilitate growth & change. Therapy is a process that can be enjoyable & enlightening.

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  • Addictions
  • Alcohol
  • Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Family Trauma
  • First Responders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Loving Someone with Addiction
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Manic Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Substance Abuse Education
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • War Trauma
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Together we will co-create a space where you can feel seen, heard, and understood. Even when we are doing our best, life brings so much to hold and manage. I hope to assist you in your journey toward greater health and wellbeing.


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Together we will co-create a space where you can feel seen, heard, and understood. Even when we are doing our best, life brings so much to hold and manage. I hope to assist you in your journey toward greater health and wellbeing.

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I strive to integrate my expertise and evidence-based practice with your existing strengths and self-knowledge to arrive at a place of healing and growth.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Career Burnout
  • Codependency
  • College Students
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Financial Stress
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Helping Professionals
  • Introverts
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues
  • Work Stress
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Work together to overcome whatever it is that’s getting the best of you. I partner with you to go from “WTF happened?!” To “I got this!”.

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What sets me apart is that I'm a combat veteran and trauma survivor. I struggled in ways like too many of us do. That's why this isn't "Just a job" for me. I get it, and I can meet you where you are because I've walked in those shoes myself.

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  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Combat Trauma
  • Depression
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • Military Service
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Bill Hoekstra
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Address problems involving sleep, psychological trauma, anxiety, and depression. My 24+ years of practice give me an excellent grounding for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of a wide range of psychological conditions.


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Address problems involving sleep, psychological trauma, anxiety, and depression. My 24+ years of practice give me an excellent grounding for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of a wide range of psychological conditions.

Something to know about my approach is:

I collaborate closely with you to set goals, choose evidence-based approaches, answer questions, and track progress. I will always personalize your treatment to best meet your needs while staying flexible to adapt whenever necessary or required.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Depression
  • First Responders
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Military Life Transition
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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StorieBrook Therapy & Consulting - Rachel Anne Kieran, PsyD
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Emphasize cultural humility, inclusion, affirming neurodivergence & many other forms of diversity, and educating communities, trainees & other professionals. I strive to create access to services with my Low Cost and Sliding Scale services.


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Emphasize cultural humility, inclusion, affirming neurodivergence & many other forms of diversity, and educating communities, trainees & other professionals. I strive to create access to services with my Low Cost and Sliding Scale services.

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Affirming services with a specialty in sexual, gender and relational diversity, meaning LGBTQIQ+-affirmative, sex-positive, intersectional, and polyamory- and kink-knowledgeable, as well as neurodiverse-affirming. For more, visit my website.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Asexuality
  • Autism in Adults
  • Bisexuality
  • Body Acceptance
  • Body Image
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Stress
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Consensual Non-Monogamy
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Fat Liberation
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Gender Affirmative Surgery Letters
  • Gender Fluid
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Non-Conforming
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Kink
  • Mixed Orientation Relationships
  • Neurodivergence
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Racial Justice
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Skills
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Health
  • Sexuality
  • Sex Workers
  • Social Justice
  • Stress
  • Transgender
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