What is it? A voluntary, ongoing process group for first responders to decompress, process, and reset.
Short intro:
First responder work changes the nervous system. This group offers a confidential, trauma-informed space to process cumulative stress, critical incidents, and what lingers after difficult calls-without pressure to share details you're not ready to share.
Who it's for:
- Law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatch, corrections, and other first responders
- Those carrying cumulative operational stress
- Responders impacted by a difficult call, season, or ongoing exposure
- Those who want support that respects first responder culture
What makes it different:
- Clinically facilitated therapy (not peer-led)
- CISM-adjacent structure, therapy-based approach
- Not a debriefing, investigation, or performance-related process
- No graphic recounting required-focus stays on impact, meaning, and coping
Weekly session structure (consistent 7-phase flow):
- Check-in and orientation
- Optional high-level facts
- Thoughts and meaning-making
- Emotional/psychological impact
- Common symptoms and stress responses
- Practical education and coping tools
- Re-entry/grounding and next-step support
How the group works (open enrollment):
Join any week. Stay as long as it's helpful. Listening counts as participation, and you control your pacing.
I'm thinking maybe add a call to action like this: Want a steady place to process what the job leaves behind?
Disclaimer: This group is not an emergency service. For emergencies call 911; for mental health crises call/text 988.