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The work leaves marks. You're allowed to put it down here — confidentially, without performance, without a clipboard. ![Focus area: Therapy for first responders & helping professionals.](/assets/first-responders-dawn-B_9wLZQR.jpg) ## Asking for help is hard — especially when you're the helper. Asking for help is hard for many of us; but asking for help when you're considered a helper yourself can feel close to impossible. First responders and helping professionals often feel it's their responsibility to support others — and to know how to support themselves. The difficulty with that idea is simple: none of us, not even therapists, can do therapy on ourselves. ## Who I've had the honor of serving - Police officers - Therapists and clinicians - Nurses - Veterans - Firefighters - Teachers - Active-duty military ## What to expect Sessions are 50–55 minutes, weekly or biweekly, in person at the Temecula office or via secure telehealth. Confidentiality is the floor. I'm not affiliated with any department, hospital, or EAP — you get to be a person here, not a role. ## First responder therapy by location For local details, see [first responder therapy in Temecula](/therapy/temecula-first-responders) or [first responder therapy in Murrieta](/therapy/murrieta-first-responders). Signs ## What it _actually looks like._ Cumulative trauma and moral injury — the calls, cases, and decisions that don't leave Hyper-vigilance that won't downshift off-duty Sleep that's wrong: too little, too restless, dreams that won't quit Anger, numbness, or distance from the people you love most The grief of losing the version of yourself you started this work as Compassion fatigue and the slow erosion of why you got into it It's important to seek support as a way to manage the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that come with being the rescuer — the one holding emotional space for everyone else. ![Katelin Hanhart, LCSW](/__l5e/assets-v1/19988a2a-a778-49a0-882b-3d0c7e1b9425/branding-8.jpg) Practice ## How I work with it I don't need you to translate the basics. We can talk about the call, the unit, the patient, the family — without a vocabulary lesson first. I'll meet you in the dry humor and the dark moments equally, because both are part of how you survived. We build a confidential, paced container — no performance, no productivity — and work with the actual nervous-system reality of your job: how to come down, how to stay in your body, how to be a person off-duty without the armor falling apart. Questions ## Common _questions._ Is what I share actually confidential? Yes. HIPAA standards apply, and I'm trained to navigate the specific confidentiality concerns of helping professionals and first responders. We can talk through specifics on the consult. Will this affect my licensure, clearance, or career? Seeking therapy on your own — particularly outside an employer-sponsored program — is generally protected. I can walk through your specific concerns on a free consultation before we start. Do you understand the culture? I work with the cultures of policing, fire, EMS, healthcare, and clinical work — from prior outpatient practice, a military-base outpatient clinic, and providing care to first responders inside a substance-abuse residential program. You won't have to translate the basics. What if I can't take a clean hour off? Telehealth helps — sessions from a parked car, a quiet office, a back room at home all count. Some evening slots available. We'll find a rhythm your schedule can actually hold. ## Ready when _you are._ [Start the conversation ](/contact) [Meet Katelin ](/about) Katelin Hanhart , LCSWRelational-Trauma Therapy A solo licensed clinical social worker offering trauma-informed therapy for high-functioning adults across California , New Jersey , and via secure telehealth. [(760) 994-4600](tel:+17609944600) [info@katelinhanhart.com](mailto:info@katelinhanhart.com) 31285 Temecula Parkway, Suite 255 Temecula, CA 92592 #### Practice - [Meet Katelin](/about) - [Approach](/approach) - [Telehealth](/telehealth) - [Services](/services) - [Rates & Insurance](/rates) - [Journal](/blog) - [Contact](/contact) #### Focus Areas - [Relational Trauma](/specialties/trauma) - [Addiction](/specialties/addiction-recovery) - [Helping Professionals](/specialties/first-responders) #### Serving California [Temecula / Murrieta](/locations/temecula)[Oceanside](/locations/oceanside)[San Diego](/locations/san-diego) New Jersey [Statewide Telehealth](/locations/new-jersey) **In a crisis?** Call or text [988](tel:988) (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or call [911](tel:911). Veterans can press 1 after dialing 988. Contacting this practice does not establish a client relationship. Individual outcomes vary. 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