Telehealth is provided via Simple Practice which is HIPAA compliant and FRWC has a Business Associate Agreement to ensure confidentiality and privacy. Telehealth can be used from any phone or computer that uses Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari.  

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Group Therapy-telehealth is provided by Google Meet in which we have a Business Associate Agreement to achieve HIPAA compliance and confidentiality.  

 

EMDR, CBT, CPT, and exposure therapies are evidence-based treatments in the field of police and public safety. These therapies are specifically used for trauma and PTSD and are utilized by the Veterans Administration. 

 

First Responders can often feel wary about reaching out for support.  Be assured that psychological services are confidential in nature and by law.  Prevention and treatment are much better than suffering alone or suicide.  Let us help, we will provide therapy that is solution focused, practical, and realistic for first responders.

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We work with the Headstrong Project and will provide free psychological services for all veterans and their immediate families for outpatient services.  Go to getheadstrong.org and sign up and choose a FRWC Clinician.   

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We work with Bank the Blue who provides 12 free psychological sessions to all police officers for outpatient treatment.  Go to banktheblue.org and sign up and choose a FRWC Clinician. 

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We treat anxiety and depressive disorders, trauma and stressors-related disorders, substance abuse disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, traumatic brain injury, bipolar disorder, grief, adjustment to life transitions, occupational stress, illness, and physical injuries.  ​​​​

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THERAPEUTIC MODALITITES: 

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Attachment Based Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that helps individuals understand and heal from attachment issues stemming from their past.  This therapy helps an individual understand how early experiences have influences how they perceive and interact with others and address underlying patterns.  An individual may experience anxious, avoidant, insecure, or secure attachments with others and these patterns are explored in session.

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Brain Spotting is a therapy method that identifies, processes and released deeply help emotional stress and trauma.  The therapy identifying specific spots in the visual field utilizing a pointer that activate emotional responses often related to trauma.  By focusing on these points, individual can process the trauma in a new way that is similar to EMDR. 

 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is active, directive, structured approach to therapy.  Most first responders feel more comfortable in active participation rather than passive. 

 

CBT helps a first responder notice how they think, act and feel.   Often times, we can have assumptions about ourselves and others that can negatively affect our thinking, feeling, and behavior.  CBT can help a person monitor negative thoughts, examine evidence for and against our beliefs, and substitute a more positive, reality-oriented interpretation for our emotions and begin active problem-solving.

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Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that has been effective in reducing symptoms of PTSD and other disorders that have developed after experiencing a variety of traumatic events. CPT is generally delivered over 12 sessions and help clients learn how to challenge and modify negative and unrealistic beliefs related to the trauma. The client becomes more aware of the relationship between thoughts and emotions and begins to identify “automatic thoughts” that may be maintaining the PTSD and other negative symptoms.  

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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) helps people learn how to manage intense emotions, identify obstacles that prevent them from changing emotions, and improve relationships and positive events.  Often a person will learn distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, and emotional regulation in this therapy modality. 

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Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples is primarily drawn from attachment therapy to create secure, vibrant relationships with others.  It is usually shorter-term therapy 8-20 sessions to restructure emotional experiences by identifying and transforming negative processing and interaction patterns that are creating distress in a relationship. 

 

Exposure Therapy is a cognitive behavioral therapy technique that is intended to help a client gain control of the fear and distress that is overpowering their body.   This must be done systematically to not overwhelm the body.  Slow and progressive exposure may include imaginal (thinking about it), virtual, or in vivo (directly facing it).   The client is never forced to do anything they are not comfortable with, again this is slow and progressive.     

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy where a person can diminish negative feelings and visceral reactions when recalling a troubling memory or trauma.  This is accomplished by bilateral stimulation, talking or thinking of the event, deep breathing, and reprocessing the emotions to be a more realistic appraisal and adaptive response to the event itself.

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Gottman Method of Couples Therapy is a research-based approach focused on improving relationships skills, particularly in conflict management, intimacy and shared meaning.  The key principles are building an understanding of your partner's inner thoughts, nurturing fondness and admiration, turning towards each other rather than turning away, and letting your partner influence you and make decisions together.  

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Narrative Therapy is a therapy that focuses on changing their self-perception and view of their experiences.  It emphasizes the power of narratives, telling stories that shape their thoughts, emotions and behaviors.  Techniques would be to rewrite their life stories moving towards empowering and affirming ones and focus on positive experiences to build hope.  

 

Somatic Therapy/Experiencing is aimed at treating trauma and stress-related disorders using body awareness, breathwork and movement.   The goal is to modify the stress-related response through bottom-up processing by being aware of bodily sensations to release stored emotions.  This approach focuses on using the body's innate capacity to heal and regulate itself. 

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