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Counseling for First Responders

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Counseling for First Responders throughout Maryland

Many people find life overwhelming when there’s too much on their plate. Many first responders who start therapy feel stressed and overwhelmed by the demands of their work and the ways it impacts them and their families when they’re off the clock. Perhaps you can relate. Maybe you are unmotivated to do anything in your free time or you feel like you want to escape your life. Perhaps you can’t stop replaying a scene from something traumatic that happened on the job. Stuck in exhaustion, the weight of responsibility, and overwhelm, you may feel like life is spent constantly feeling “on edge.” We help our essential workers get to a better place in their lives!

Common Problems Faced by First Responders Include…

  • Low Energy Levels

  • Lack of Motivation

  • Feeling as Though Work is Taking a Toll on Overall Wellness

  • Suffering Relationships

  • Lost Spark/Excitement for Life

  • An Out of Control Schedule that Prevents Rest

  • Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma, or Direct Trauma

  • Feeling Like Something is Missing, or Like You're Wandering Through Life

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LifeSpring’s Approach to Counseling for First Responders

Therapy provides a non-judgmental space for you to talk freely about what’s bothering you. In working with us, you won’t have to worry about whether or not you have squeamish therapists who can’t handle the information you’re sharing. Many of our clients have told us that one of the things that has made them feel comfortable in working with us is that I wasn’t weirded out by the information they shared. You don’t have to keep putting yourself last, caring for everyone else before you take care of yourself. In therapy, you can take off your professional hat, so you can relax and be yourself. You’re tough and strong for everyone else in your personal and professional life. It’s time to let someone else take care of you!

Therapy for first responders helps you address the specific challenges of your profession, so you can start moving towards your ideal life with less stress and more calm. You will get the fresh perspective you need to start taking care of yourself and to cope with the demands of your job. Even if you are not usually comfortable opening up to people, therapy for first responders may be able to help.

We’ve helped others with unique work situations process their experiences and gain insight about them. We help individuals find tools to manage their stress, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and work-related trauma.

What is Holding You Back from Starting Counseling as a First Responder?

Who We Work With

  • Police Officers and Security Guards

  • Firefighters

  • Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians

  • Doctors and Nurses

  • Funeral Home Directors

  • American Red Cross Volunteers & Other Disaster Response Volunteers

How Therapy for First Responders Works

Therapy for first responders consists of 60-minute, one-on-one sessions that help you work through your concerns. In addition to listening, we’ll provide guidance based on our experience. Your therapy will be tailored to meet your needs. First, we’ll provide a safe, accepting space so that you will feel comfortable sharing your struggles. Through hearing your story, we will start to get a picture of what your challenges are. We will start with helping you with immediate concerns like managing difficult emotions and challenging life situations. We will also work to discover what your goals are in therapy and in life. Keeping your unique goals in mind, we’ll figure out what’s needed to help you reach them. Over the course of our sessions, you will start making progress towards the life you desire.

Therapy for first responders can help you find ways to prioritize your own needs, so you can feel better, more energized, and more connected to the people you care about. Ready to start prioritizing your own well-being? If you feel stressed and overwhelmed by work, therapy for first responders could help. You can speak freely with us!

Our Therapists Who Work With Closely With First Responders

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Other Mental Health Services at LifeSpring

Counseling for children and teens isn’t the only counseling service offered at our office. Our Greater Baltimore mental health counseling office also offers individual counseling services for adults and college students dealing with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, interpersonal violence, and trauma. We also offer specialized counseling services including online therapy, Brainspotting, faith-based counseling, mindfulness-based counseling, and counseling in Chinese.