by Rollins Counseling | Aug 26, 2023 | First Responders, General, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Stress
Do you often struggle to fall asleep, finding yourself lying in bed for hours with your mind racing or your body feeling keyed up? Do you toss and turn all night, waking up multiple times? Do you wake up much earlier than you’d like to and feel unable to fall back...
by Kerry Rollins | Feb 8, 2023 | First Responders, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, PTSD, Stress
Intensive EMDR for First Responders Constant exposure to traumatic critical incidents takes a toll on anyone, no matter how resilient, strong, or well-supported that person may be. Common mental health concerns for first responders include post-traumatic stress...
by Kerry Rollins | Nov 16, 2022 | General, Mental Health, Stress
Are you feeling stressed, sad, anxious, depressed, worried, overwhelmed, or angry about the upcoming holidays? You are far from alone. Although the holidays can be a time of joy and happiness, for many people they bring up painful emotions. In a 2021 poll that...
by Kerry Rollins | Oct 2, 2022 | General, Mental Health, Psychotherapy
It usually starts just after Labor Day. You feel your mood start to shift down, and it becomes harder to get motivated to accomplish all the things you want to do. The light changes, and it gets dark earlier, but you seem to have trouble falling asleep at night. When...
by Kerry Rollins | Sep 30, 2022 | General, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, PTSD
Panic attacks are surprisingly common. More than 1 in 4 adults (28%) in America have experienced at least one panic attack in their lifetime. About 1 in 20 adults (5%) have been diagnosed as having recurring panic attacks. Here is how some people describe panic...
by Rollins Counseling | Sep 13, 2022 | Mental Health
First responders (police officers, firefighters, search and rescue personnel, emergency medical personnel, correctional officers, paramedics, and 911 dispatchers) witness trauma, violence, abuse, disaster, human suffering, and death as part of their jobs...
