About Us
Meet Dr. Gina Gallivan
Board-Certified Police & Public Safety Psychologist
Trusted Partner to Over 100 Agencies in California For over two decades, Dr. Gina Gallivan has been a leading force in the field of police and public safety psychology.
As a board-certified psychologist, she has partnered with more than 100 law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical agencies across California to deliver culturally competent mental health services tailored to first responders.
Her work is rooted in a mission to protect the protectors. From trauma counseling and critical incident support to peer team development and proactive wellness strategies, Dr. Gallivan and her team deliver real-world solutions for the unique stressors first responders face on and off duty.
Dr. Gallivan began her career with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, where she completed both her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship in law enforcement psychology. She has since built a team of highly trained and culturally attuned clinicians who specialize in trauma-informed care, peer support, and resilience-building interventions. At the heart of their work is one unshakable belief: Those who serve deserve exceptional care.
Their mission is to help first responders heal, reset, and thrive—because when they are well, entire communities are safer.
Trusted Care from Those Who Truly Understand First Responders
Our Mission – Providing Holistic and Preventative Wellness for First Responders
For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with more than 100 police and fire agencies across California to offer holistic wellness services and champion preventative wellness.
We don’t wait for crises—we help first responders build resilience, manage stress, and sustain well-being before challenges arise.
Our Mission – Providing Holistic and Preventative Wellness for First Responders
For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with more than 100 police and fire agencies across California to offer holistic wellness services and champion preventative wellness.
We don’t wait for crises—we help first responders build resilience, manage stress, and sustain well-being before challenges arise.
Police Psychologist & First Responder Mental Health Experts
Our dedicated team brings deep cultural competence and extensive experience in working with first responders.
Our clinicians include former police officers, firefighters, formally trained police and public safety psychologists, and individuals from police and fire families.
We provide first responders and their families with immediate, high-quality care from professionals who truly understand and care about their unique challenges.
Comprehensive Mental Health Services for First Responders
We deliver a comprehensive suite of wellness solutions tailored to public safety teams:
Psychological Assessments
Pre-Employment Screenings
Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations
Crisis
&
Trauma Support
Critical Incident Debriefings
Officer-Involved Shooting Follow-Ups
Trauma Counseling
Post-Trauma Wellness Boot Camp
Therapy
&
Counseling
General Counseling
Couples Workshops
Intensive outpatient Programs
Inpatient Care
Peer & Organizational
Support
Peer Support Development
Mental Health Trainings
Agency Consultation
Intensive Outpatient
Program
An immersive, evidence-based healing
program for first responders and trauma survivors,
restoring mind, body, and spirit.
Why First Responders Trust Our Mental Health & Wellness Programs
We reject one-size-fits-all checklists. Instead, we design programs rooted in real-world experiences and shaped by empathy. We’re a team of dedicated professionals who genuinely care about the mental health of those who protect us.
This isn’t generic therapy.
It’s real help for real responders
Firefighters
Did you know that firefighters are three times more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty?
20%
50%
Did you know that nearly 20% of firefighters suffer from PTSD, compared to 6.8% in the general population?
Up to 50% of firefighters report serious symptoms of burnout or compassion fatigue.
Law Enforcement
Did you know that early trauma exposure in law enforcement leads to higher risks of alcohol use, divorce, and sleep disorders?
54%
1 in 3
Police officers are 54% more likely to die by suicide than the general public.
1 in 3 police officers experience PTSD or severe depression.
Protecting Those Who Protect Us — A Whole-Person Wellness Solution for Firefighters and Police.
Our approach is focused, compassionate, and evidence-based: providing vital education, modern tools, and continuous support to empower the health, resilience, and long-term wellbeing of our nation’s frontline heroes
Mental Health
Support
Fitness and
Functional Movement
Physical Health and
Mental Care
Technology and
Telehealth Access
Sleep and
Recovery
Family and
Community Support
Nutrition and
Lifestyle Education
Education and
Cultural Change
Our Approach
At Help for Fire and Help for Police, our mission is rooted in the belief that those who protect us deserve protection themselves. Through the Protect Wellness program—developed by CCFM—we address the growing crisis of unacknowledged trauma and health decline among first responders. Firefighters and law enforcement officers face relentless physical and emotional demands, leaving them at significantly higher risk for PTSD, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, cancer, and heart disease.
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