Featured Services
Our approach emphasizes preventative wellness—helping individuals build resilience, manage stress proactively, and address challenges before they escalate into more serious mental health concerns.
We offer a full spectrum of wellness services, from psychological assessments and trauma-informed therapy to peer support training, wellness boot camps, and couples workshops.
By integrating physical, emotional, and psychological care, we promote lasting well-being for those who serve our communities.
Our mission is to protect and strengthen the mental health of first responders through compassionate, expert-driven, and holistic support.
Regional Peer Support Leader & Case Manager, Retired Police Sgt.
Gabe Lara
Peer Support/Case Manager, Retired Police Lt.
Ish Ververa
Peer Support/Case Manager, Retired Detective
London McBride
Peer Support/Case Manager, Retired Assistant Fire Chief
Jason Loya
Peer Support/Case Manager, Retired Lt.
Eric Hyde
Retired police captain
Linda & Brian Seitz
Former U.S. Naval and Air Force Psychiatrist
Jeffrey Millegan M.D.
Army Veteran/Wellness Pioneer & Co-Founder, Reality Center
Jonathan Chia
Personal Trainer
George Cruz
Nutritionist and Biohacker
Braunson Lilly
Workers’ Comp Specialist
Janna Payne
Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor
Jeanine Mangogna
Psychiatric Physician’s Assistant, Former Combat Medic & Combat Veteran
Joe Stabley
Law Enforcement/Shift Work Specialist
Rana Parker
Chiropractic, Brain Wellness & Nutrition
Dr. Douglas DiSiena
Lieutenant/Group Facilitator
Sam Reed
Chaplain & Retired Police Officer
Dan Sukol
Retired Sgt
Raul Alarcon
Retired Police Helicopter Pilot
Sgt. Mark Wershing
Financial Coaching
Michelle Tascoe
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.
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.
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
Healing the Mind.
Rebuilding the Body.
Restoring the Spirit.
The Ultimate Wellness Program
We Accept Workers Comp!
Holistic Wellness Program for First Responders
This is not group therapy in a beige room. It’s an immersive, hands-on healing experience that blends evidence-based trauma therapy with full-body nervous system restoration.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in survival mode, you are not alone. Our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is designed for first responders and trauma survivors navigating the effects of chronic stress, PTSD, or emotional exhaustion.
Here, healing is collaborative, compassionate, and customized. Our trauma-informed clinicians and wellness professionals walk beside you as you recover—emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
What You'll Experience:
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Trauma therapy tailored to your story and goals
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Whole-body recovery to regulate the nervous system
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Culturally competent, first responder-informed care
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A personalized, flexible schedule to fit your life
Trauma Therapy That Meets You Where You Are
Your recovery starts with evidence-based mental health support, including:
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Individual Therapy using CBT or EMDR
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Group Therapy with peers on similar healing journeys
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Couples Counseling to repair connection and communication
All therapy is led by licensed, trauma-informed clinicians who specialize in working with public safety professionals and their families.
Holistic Wellness & Nervous System Regulation
Because trauma is stored in the body, our program includes powerful, somatic-based services to help you regulate, restore, and reconnect:
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Personal Training for physical strength and resilience
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Biofeedback to improve heart rate variability and stress response
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Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork for emotional regulation
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Nutritional Coaching to support gut-brain healing
Partner Studio Experiences Available
For those who prefer to explore alternative wellness options, we offer immersive sessions through select partners:
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Pause Studio & Newport Body Works – sauna, contrast therapy, and sensory reset
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The Breathing Room – deep breathwork for trauma release
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The Reality Center – sound/light/vibration healing (“digital psychedelics”) LEARN MORE
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Valley Salt Cave – halotherapy with Himalayan salt
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Unplug Meditation – guided mindfulness and focus training
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StretchLab – assisted stretching to release physical tension
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SoCal Hyperbaric Oxygen Center - improve the body's natural healing process by inhaling 100% pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber
Meet Your Wellness Coaching Team
Expert Support for Every Part of Your Healing Journey
Our Intensive Outpatient Program goes beyond traditional therapy by including a dynamic team of wellness coaches and specialists who address the full spectrum of recovery—mental, physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual.
Each coach brings deep experience working with first responders and trauma survivors, ensuring care is both culturally competent and tailored to your unique needs.
Our Coaching Team Includes:
Alleviate financial stress with coaching that helps you build a secure financial future, reduce anxiety around money, and align your financial decisions with your long-term well-being.
Financial Wellness Coach
Integrative Nutrition & Biohacking Coach
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Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor
Mindfulness, Meditation & Breathwork Facilitator
Cultivate calm, clarity, and connection through guided practices that lower cortisol, build focus, and reset your stress response system.
Fire & Police Chaplains
Receive optional spiritual support grounded in compassion and confidentiality. Our chaplains are experienced in walking alongside first responders through grief, transition, and meaning-making.
Certified Personal Trainers
Rebuild physical resilience, strength, and confidence with training that’s safe, empowering, and trauma-informed. Sessions are individualized and focus on restoring balance and energy.
Design Your Own Recovery Plan
This program isn’t just therapy—it’s a full-spectrum healing experience created for those who give everything and need a safe place to rebuild.
You’ll leave each session more grounded, energized, and connected to your purpose. This is about more than coping—it’s about recovering, rebuilding, and thriving.
Personalized Healing for Mind, Body, and Spirit
Why Choose Our Program?
As your needs evolve, your schedule can include additional modalities like equine therapy, spiritual support, or sensory-based experiences.
Weeks 1-3
Foundations
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CBT & core coping skills
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Nutrition and wellness support
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Sauna/Cold plunge/Float therapy
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Physical training
Weeks 4-6
Deepening Work
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Trauma-focused therapy
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Biofeedback
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Mindfulness practices
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Anger management strategies
Week 7-9
Resilience Building
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Relapse prevention strategies
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Equine therapy
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Relationship skills
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Coping with bureaucratic stress/administrative betrayal
Week 10-12
Integration
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Aftercare planning
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Spiritual support
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Long-term wellness maintenance
Why Choose Our IOP?
This program isn’t just therapy—it’s a full-spectrum healing experience created for those who give everything and need a safe place to rebuild.
You’ll leave each session more grounded, energized, and connected to your purpose. This is about more than coping—it’s about recovering, rebuilding, and thriving.
Interested in our Holistic Wellness Program?
If you're ready to begin healing from trauma and reclaim your resilience, contact us today to schedule your intake and learn more about our Intensive Outpatient Program.
We’re here when you’re ready.
Interested in our Holistic Wellness Program?
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