FPS offers comprehensive intervention and treatment services to those employed in the rigorous and inherently stressful First-Responder occupations. including law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, corrections, clergy, armed services, and hospital/emergency room staff. 

Specific to law enforcement, there is high potential for experiencing chronic and high levels of stress from exposure to frightening and dangerous events, scenes of injury and death, destruction of property, experiencing humanity at it's most vulnerable, and often unpredictable encounters with frightened, angry, and impacted citizens. This exposure contributes to a high incidence of depression, anxiety, and suicide in these professions.  Empirical estimates identify an annual rate of about 17 suicides per 100,000 law enforcement officers, which is 150% higher than the suicide rate of the general population and almost triple the number of law enforcement officers killed by criminals each year.  Services include: 

  • Individual, couples, and family counseling 
  • Crisis intervention services
  • Cognitive-Behavioral and Behavioral interventions designed to assist with critical incidents, traumatic events, exposure to chronically stressful service environments, and the impact of these on personal and occupational health, and marital and family functioning
  • FPS provides a confidential and safe environment for intervening with the myriad and unique stressors encountered in these professions
  • Intervention is individually designed to enhance current coping techniques, assist with the impact of job stress on relationships, and improve overall emotional and physical health while facilitating healthy follow through with the rigors of those in the first-responder professions