"Firefighters and counselors share a very similar orientation. We don't want bad things to happen to people, but when they do, we want to be there."
–Saint Johns County Firefighter
Why does the Elbow Tree Cooperative exist?
ELBOW TREE COOPERATIVE serves as a resource for promoting first responder resilience in our local community. We have become a dedicated rallying point for linking firefighters with locally vetted, firefighter informed, licensed clinicians from private practices all throughout our community.
What does the Elbow Tree Co-Op offer?
ACCESS TO LIVE / LOCAL FIREFIGHTER INFORMED CLINICIANS:
EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICES (EBP):
An EBP that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences” by accessing and reprocessing traumatic memories.
- Who understand the unique needs of firefighters.
- Who understand the need to adjust therapy to the unique needs of a firefighter.
- Who understand the importance of confidentiality.
- Who understand the physical requirements and stressors of being a firefighter.
EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICES (EBP):
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
An EBP that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences” by accessing and reprocessing traumatic memories.
- Trauma Focused - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy