First responders face unique and intense challenges, often witnessing trauma and high-stress situations that impact mental health and well-being. Whether you are a firefighter, police officer, EMT, or other emergency personnel, it’s important to have support tailored to your experiences. At The Summit Counseling Center, we provide compassionate counseling to help you cope, build resilience, and maintain balance — on and off duty.
Are You a First Responder Facing Stress or Trauma?
You may benefit from counseling if you:
- Experience symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, or depression related to work
- Struggle with sleep problems, irritability, or emotional numbness
- Feel overwhelmed by job demands or work–life balance
- Have difficulty connecting with family or friends due to work stress
- Want to develop healthy coping strategies and build resilience
Our Approach
Our therapists offer a confidential, understanding space with expertise in first responder mental health. Treatment is tailored to your needs and may include the evidence-based methods listed below.
Types of Therapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Adlerian Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavior (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Creative & Expressive Art
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Expressive Arts
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Family Systems
- Family Therapy
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Integrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Neurofeedback Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
- Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
We’re here to help you thrive — both on and off duty.
You’re Not Alone
With the right support, you can process what you’ve experienced, strengthen coping skills, and protect your well-being while continuing to serve your community.
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