Support Groups and Services for Emergency Responders and Healthcare Workers
Below are the names, time(s) and day(s) of the support groups, the time zones, and email addresses of the providers. Please email the provider for the group you are interested in participating in. Please specify the day and time of the group. The provider, in turn, will email you a code to the meeting. The Zoom (or similar) platform will be used by a majority of the providers. You will be provided with confidentiality when participating in the groups. You will have the option to use the video and audio components of Zoom or just the audio - whatever you prefer. You will need to complete an online disclaimer form. Please click here to complete the digital disclaimer.
The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, and CISM Perspectives' goal is to coordinate efforts to increase the support available to healthcare workers and emergency responders. These organizations do not attest to the skills of those listed below or are responsible for the services they provide. The services provided are not psychotherapy or other medical types of interventions and are limited to supportive/educational interventions and self-care strategies.
If you are a provider and would like to host your own online support group, please visit https://www.aaets.org/frontline-groups to sign up.
| Days and Times | Name of Provider | City | State | Time zone | Email Address | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 6:00-7:30 | Ms. Cindy Palen | Springdale | AR | Central Standard Time | cindy@oakscounseling.net | Healthcare workers, EMS |
| Wednesday or Thursdays, 6:00 pm | Dr. Lynn Hall | Tucson | AZ | Pacific Time Zone | lkvshall@gmail.com | nurses, mental health workers |
| Thursdays 5:00-630; Saturdays 1:00-2:30 | Mr. Jack Harris | Tucson | AZ | Mountain Standard Time | jack@jackharris.org | those on the front line (i.e. LE, Fire, EMS, nurses, doctors) |
| Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 pm | Mr. Jeffrey Cartwright | New Westminster | British Columbia (Canada) | Pacific Standard Time | philiprossagencies@gmail.com | first responders, front line workers |
| Monday to Friday 9:00 hrs.-10:30 | Dr. Gregory Sancier | Campbell | CA | Pacific Standard Time | SanZottG98@aol.com | First Responders at large |
| Wednesdays 5:00-6:30pm | Dr. Sage de Beixedon Breslin | Cardiff By The Sea | CA | Pacific Standard Time | Sage@SageWisdomInstitute.com | healthcare providers- doctors, nurses, EMTs, LT carers, hospital triage and admin staff |
| Pacific Standard Time anytime early AM/late PM | Dr. Sara Gilman | Carlsbad | CA | Pacific Standard Time | sara@saragilman.com | First Responders, Health care workers |
| Mondays and Saturdays | Ms. Lisa Dale Miller | Los Gatos | CA | Pacific Standard Time | ldmil108@gmail.com | Doctors, Nurses, EMTs |
| Thursday Evening | Dr. Jamie Rotnofsky | Riverside | CA | Pacific Standard Time | askdrjamie@yahoo.com | Health Care Providers and First Responders |
| Saturdays and Sundays 2:00-5:00 pm | Dr. Joe Davis | San Diego | CA | Pacific Standard Time | jadavisphd@sbcglobal.net | Police, Nurses, Other |
| Flexibled. Avaiable based on need, Between 9a-11a Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Dr. Vanessa Calderon | San Leandro | CA | Pacific Standard Time | vanessaycalderon@gmail.com | physicians, nurses, EMT's |
| Friday 4-5:30, Sunday 2-3:30 | Mrs. Teri Smallwood | Spring Valley | CA | Pacific Standard Time | tmsmallwood@cox.net | Any first responders |
| Thursday 2:00-3:30 | Dr. Karen Alter-Reid | Stamford | CT | Eastern Standard Time | karen.alterreid@gmail.com | First responders, healthcare professionals |
| Saturday, 9:30 - 11 am and Wednesday, 6-7:30 pm | Mrs. Jane Smith | Washington | DC | Eastern Standard Time | Jane@JaneOSmith.com | frontline healthcare workers/assistants |
| days, nights, weekends, flexible hours | Ms. Lisa Dinhofer | Washington D.C. | DC | Eastern Standard Time | lisa@kodenllc.com | healthcare, mental healthcare, police, EMS |
| Sundays 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time | Mr. Ethan Kaste | Washington D.C. | DC | Eastern Standard Time | ethan.kaste@divinemercy.edu | any front line workers |
| Tuesday 10:00- 11:30, Thursday 7:00-8:30 | Ms. Jenica Wright | Washington D.C. | DC | Eastern Standard Time | jenica.healer@gmail.com | Healthcare workers |
| Thursday evening 4:00-5:00 pm | Ms Candace Lake | Boca Raton | FL | Eastern Standard Time | candacelake08@gmail.com | any front line workers |
| Friday 4:00-6:00 pm | Mr. James R. Jones | Lithia | FL | Eastern Standard Time | shihan@fhmaa.com | all first responders and medical personnel |
| TBD | Mr. Vincent McNally | Vero Beach | FL | Eastern Standard Time | vincent.j.mcnally@gmail.com | Police, Medical, Veterans, Fire, Resue, 911 |
| Monday 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Ms. Mary Wade | Acworth | GA | Eastern Standard Time | mwade@paulding.k12.ga.us | Firefighters |
| Wednesday 7:00-8:30 | Dr. Jessica Torres-Pryor | Augusta | GA | Central Standard Time | drjesstp@gmail.com | First responders - police, firefighter, religious, physical and mental healthcare workers, EMT, |
| Wednesday @12pm and Sunday @ 12pm Eastern Standard Time | Dr. F. LaShell Robertson | Mabelton | GA | Eastern Standard Time | capcitycss@gmail.com | All First Responders and Health Care Professionals |
| Mon 4:00-5:30 pm; Thursday 11:30-1:00pm | Ms. Elaine Hicks | Honolulu | HI | Hawaii Standard Time | eln@hawaii.edu | mental health workers, substance use counselors, EAP professional, HR staff, EMS |
| Fridays 2-3:30 PM Mountain Standard Time | Rev. Steven Reames | Boise | ID | Mountain Standard Time | director@adamedicalsociety.org | Physicians, NPs, PAs |
| Thursdays 7:30-9:00 p.m April 16-May 7, 2020 | Mrs. Jeri Candor | Cameron | IL | Central Standard Time | jericandorconsulting@gmail.com | Healthcare, first responders, and teachers |
| Tuesdays 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM | Mr. Brian Bibb | Indianopolis | IN | Eastern Standard Time | brian.bibb@divinemercy.edu | Healthcare workers |
| Saturday/Sunday 11:00-7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time | Dr. Robert Baize | Sullivan | IN | Eastern Standard Time | Doc_baize@hotmail.com | police, medical staff, mental health professionals |
| Sunday 2:00- 3:30 pm | Dr. Emmanuel Dejo Oluwaniyi | Surulere | Lagos | Greenwich Mean Time | eoluwaniyi@gmail.com | Social Workers |
| Tuesdays and Wednesday afternoons. Some evenings and weekends. | Mr. Robert Zucker | Weymouth | MA | Eastern Standard Time | robzucker@gmail.com | Police, Nurses, Doctors, other healthcare workers. Others as well. |
| 4:00-5:30 but I am flexible. | Mr. George Forsythe | Columbia | MD | Eastern Standard Time | george.forsythe@divinemercy.edu | First responders / Police Officers |
| Thursday 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Ms. Hernan Alvarez Cordano | Montgomery Village | MD | Eastern Standard Time | hernan.alvarez@divinemercy.edu | physicians, nurses, therapists. |
| Wednesday 3-4:30 | Dr. Kathleen Arveson | Rockville | MD | Eastern Standard Time | katharv@regent.edu | Police, nurses, physicians |
| Monday, Wednesday from 5:00-9:00pm; Friday from 2:00-5:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday as scheduled, | Dr. Merrill Graham | Grand Rapids | MI | Eastern Standard Time | dr.merrillgraham@gmail.com | police, nurses, fire women/men, and first responders |
| Monday 2-3:30pm; Tuesday 2-3:30pm | Ms. Marnee Wohlfert | Lansing | MI | Eastern Standard Time | mentalhealth.frontlines@gmail.com | Healthcare workers |
| Sunday 4-5pm | Ms. Sandra Brown | Asheville | NC | Eastern Standard Time | sandrabrownma@yahoo.com | any front line workers |
| Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-3:00 pm | Ms. Rose Bond | Mott | ND | Central Standard Time | rose.bond@divinemercy.edu | police, nurses, educational staff,clergy |
| Saturday and Sunday 12-4 PM | Dr. Cathy Carballeira | New York | New York | Eastern Standard Time | carballeira56@yahoo.com | any front line workers |
| Mondays-Fridays: 12:00-9:00pm | Rev. Robert Wisniefski | Clifton | NJ | Eastern Standard Time | rwwctr@gmail.com | Physicians, Nurses, EMT or other emergency personnel |
| Mondays 10:30am-12:00 pm Wednesdays 6:00pm-7:30pm | The Alcove Center for Grieving Children and Families | Northfield | NJ | Eastern Standard Time | amber@thealcove.org | Healthcare workers |
| Friday 2:00-3:00, Sat 11:00-12:000, Sunday 2:00-4:00 | Mr. John Thurman | Albuquerque | NM | Mountain Standard Time | john@johnthurman.net | law enforcement, EMS |
| Wednesday and Sunday 7:00-8:30 pm | Mr. Deepak Prasad | Lakeside | NS | Atlantic Standard Time | dpack.prasad@gmail.com | Police and Their Families |
| Mondays 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Ms. Esther Rodriguez Brown | Las Vegas | NV | Pacific Standard Time | esther@egofriendlyliving.com | Nurses |
| Wednesday/Thursday after 5:00 or Sunday 2:30. | Ms. Gabrielle Herman | Brooklyn | NY | Eastern Standard Time | gherman.lmhc@gmail.com | Police, Nurses, Physicians |
| Wednesdays at 6 pm | Ms. Noelle Damon | Kingston | NY | Eastern Standard Time | noelledamon@yahoo.com | whomever requires assistance |
| Wed (3-5); Thur (3-5); Fri (3-5) | Dr. Kimberly Johnson | Long Beach | NY | Eastern Standard Time | eocb@msn.com | All frontline workers |
| Flexible Times | Dr. Roy Lubit | New York | NY | Eastern Standard Time | roylubit@rcn.com | nurses, physicians |
| Sunday 3:30-5pm | Ms. Claudia Paradise | New York | NY | Eastern Standard Time | claudiaparadiselcsw@gmail.com | frontline healthcare providers and/or their children |
| Flexible | Dr. Judith Ruskay Rabinor | New York | NY | Eastern Standard Time | jrrabinor@gmail.com | Physicians, health care workers |
| Sat/Mon/Wed/Fri. 8:00-10:00pm | Dr. Kathleen carterMartinez | Saranac Lake | NY | Eastern Standard Time | kcartermartinez@gmail.com | nurses, physicians, PA's, NP's, EMT's, Police |
| Saturday 3:00-6:00 | Dr. Karin Jordan | Akron | OH | Eastern Standard Time | drkbjordan@gmail.com | Nurses, EMT, Physician |
| Wednesday 8:00-10:00 pm or evenings as needed | Ms. Mindi Wynne | Brookville | OH | Eastern Standard Time | Mindi_Wynne@yahoo.com | EMS, Fire, Police |
| Monday 12:00 to 1:30 pm, Thursday 7:00-8:30 pm | Ms. Julie Cooper | South Lebanon | OH | Eastern Standard Time | juliecooper@traumafreeworld.org | any front line workers |
| Tuesday - 7pm to 8:30pm / Saturday - 3pm to 4:30pm | Mrs. Nicole Brickell | Bradford | Ontario | Eastern Standard Time | apcounsellingservices@gmail.com | Police, EMS, nurses |
| Tuesdays 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Thursdays 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Ms. Rebecca Brown | Port Elgin | Ontario (Canada) | Eastern Standard Time | rebecca@ourhealinghouse.ca | Health Care Professionals and First Responders |
| Fridays 9am - 11am Pacific Standard Time | Ms. Susan Pease Banitt | Portland | OR | Pacific Standard Time | info@suepeasebanitt.com | Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers and other Health Professionals |
| Sundays 4:00 - 5:30; 5:35-7:05; Saturday’s 1:00 - 2:300; 2:35-4:05 | Dr. Sarah Ullman | Bala Cynwyd | PA | Eastern Standard Time | sarah@drsarahullman.com | Physicians, Nurses, Paramedics, Police |
| Friday, 1:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time | Dr. Bruce Eimer | Huntingdon Valley | PA | Eastern Standard Time | dr.eimer1@comcast.net | Police, nurses, physicians, physician assistants |
| Fridays at 1:30-2:30 | Dr. Diane Menago | Newtown | PA | Eastern Standard Time | dianemenago@gmail.com | Nurses, physicians |
| Flexible Hours Friday thru Sunday | Ms MaryJo Harwood | Washington | PA | Eastern Standard Time | m.joharwood@gmail.com | any front line workers |
| Saturday 2:00pm-3:30pm; Sunday 2:00-4:30 | Dr. Nuria Querol | Barcelona | Spain | Eastern Standard Time | n.querolvinas@gmail.com | police, firefighters, nurses, physicians |
| Fridays 5:00-6:30pm | Mrs. Valarie Harris | Pleasant View | TN | Central Standard Time | valarie@traumatherapytn.com | Police, Nurses, Doctors, EMS, Therapists, Healthcare Workers |
| Saturdays 2:00-3:30 | Ms. Samantha White | Austin | TX | Central Standard Time | samantha.white@divinemercy.edu | Nurses and other healthcare providers |
| Wednesday 7:00pm | Ms. Dorothy Godines | Houston | TX | Central Standard Time | dorothy.godines@divinemercy.edu | First Responders (Police, Firefighters, EMTs, Physical/ Mental Health Workers) |
| Sundays, 3:00-4:30 pm or upon request | Dr. Chrysanthe (Chrys) Parker | San Antonio | TX | Central Standard Time | revdocparker@gmail.com | Individuals and groups: physicians, nurses, health providers, chaplains, first responders, law enforcement, military |
| Friday 9pm-11pm | Dr. Lorrie Brown | Arlington | VA | Eastern Standard Time | Dr.LorrieBrown@gmail.com | any front line workers |
| 4:00-5:00 pm Monday-Saturday | Ms. Renee Branson | Charlottesville | VA | Eastern Standard Time | rb@reneebranson.blog | Nurses, physicians, other first responders |
| Wednesdays 9:00 am-10-30 am | Ms. Vittoria Grant | Fairfax | VA | Eastern Standard Time | vittoriadonatogrant@gmail.com | healthcare workers, nurses, physicians |
| Friday 6pm-7:30pm; Saturday 12pm-1:30pm; Sunday 8pm-9:30pm | Dr. Nicole DiLella | Forest | VA | Eastern Standard Time | nmdilella@loyola.edu | police, EMTs, nurses, physicians |
| 5:00-6:30 pm | Ms. Jean Daly | Manassas | VA | Eastern Standard Time | jean.daly@divinemercy.edu | medical personnel |
| Friday 5:00-6:30pm | Ms. Vernicia T. Eure | Mclean | VA | Eastern Standard Time | vernicia@step-consultinggroup.com | Nurses, Physicians |
| Mondays, 7:00-8:30 pm | Ms. Susana Calley | Middleburg | VA | Eastern Standard Time | CalleyLCSW@gmail.com | Healthcare workers |
| Wednesdays 3:00- 4:30 | Dr. Lisa Compton | Virginia Beach | VA | Eastern Standard Time | lisacom@regent.edu | nurses, doctors, EMTs, firefighters |
| Monday 2:00pm-10:00pm available Tuesday 8:00am-10:00pm Thursday 8:00-11:00pm Friday 9:00-8:00pm every other Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm | Ms. Standice Melvin | Virginia Beach | VA | Eastern Standard Time | srmelvin@benevolentfs.com | police officers, nurses, doctors, teachers, social services workers, grocery store representatives, fire fighters, probation/parole officers |
| Monday 5:00 pm-7:00pm; Thursday 5:00 pm-7:00pm | Ms. Angie Ellorin | Virginia Beach | VA | Eastern Standard Time | aellorin@gmail.com | Healthcare workers |
| Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00-9:30 AM, Wednesday and Thursday 6:30-8:00 PM | Ms. Joanne Steen | Virginia Beach | VA | Eastern Standard Time | jmsteen@griefsolutions.net | EMT's, Police and Fire Service, Medical Personnel, Chaplains, Custodial staff, All hospital personnel |
| 5 pm to 6:30 pm | Dr. Chaplain Heike Ward | Lacey | WA | Pacific Standard Time | chaplain.heike@gmail.com | Police, EMS |
| 6:00 - 7:30 pm | Ms. Heather Natterstad | Marysville | WA | Pacific Standard Time | heather.natterstad15@northwestu.edu | nurses, physicians, EMS |