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Therapy Services in New York & New Jersey

Law Enforcement &

First Responders Therapy

Address stressful work-related issues and environments in specialized first responders therapy.

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Help for Heroes

Being the first to arrive on the scene of an emergency is the career of choice for firefighters, police officers, and EMS medics. While most people will only find themselves in such emergency situations a few times in their life, it is a daily workday occurence for first responders. These day after day experiences can compound into negative mental health effects, especially without healthy and potent coping mechanisms. 

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Process work related trauma

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Continue to do the job you love with better mental health techniques in your toolkit

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Build a safety net of community for hard days

Become A First Responder To Yourself

You are the person that arrives after someone has called for help. Living a life full of helping others can make it a hard habit to break and turn towards helping yourself, but you are a person too. The only one who can request help for you is yourself. First responders are at an increased risk of mental health issues without consistent action towards creating a work-balanced life.

First responders are at an increased risk of:

  • Post traumatic stress
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Difficulty taking care of oneself and children
  • Substance Abuse
  • Suicide

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Virtual Mental Health Therapy Tailored For Your Comfort

Contact us to start therapy conducted through technological means for your convenience.

Video Call Therapy

Online therapy conducted via Zoom. Video meetings allow you to see your therapist from the comfort of your preferred location.

Phone Call Therapy

Full service therapy conducted via a phone call. Have full conversation with your therapist without the need to be seen.

Concierge Therapy

Personal appointments can be tailored to special locations through a prior approved agreement with Dr. Avena.

Insurance Accepted for Your Convenience

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Getting Ready For Change

After your scheduled consultation has been completed, you will be emailed onboarding documents needed for officially starting therapy. Completing these documents with accurate information is the first step to getting ready for change.

Some people feel more nervous about scheduling a consultation than others. In order to feel more confident, there are things you can do to get your mind psychologically prepped for your consultation. Whether or not you come to the consultation with prepped notes, your therapist will ask you questions to ascertain your goals for therapy. If you would like a tool to bring for more consultation confidence, consider bringing notes on the bullet points below.

In order to prepare for this consultation, here are a few things you can do (this is optional):

  • Ask yourself why you are seeking therapy. Write some bullet points down, about 2 to 4, to be briefly discussed during your consultation.
  • Name about 2 to 4 feelings you are struggling with.
  • Write 2 to 4 things you are wanting to accomplish from therapy.
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