Sandpiper Counseling Services, LLC.

08/20/2026

📢📢📢Now Welcoming New Clients- Free 15-Minute Consultation. Openings as soon as 8/24/26!📢📢📢

Life has a way of shifting beneath us—but you don’t have to navigate the changing tides alone. 🌊

At Sandpiper Counseling Services, you’ll find compassionate, evidence-based therapy from a licensed clinician with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field.

We specialize in:

✔️ ADHD (Certified ADHD Clinical Services Professional) - Adolescent and adult
✔️ Autism Spectrum Disorder (Certified Clinical Specialist)
✔️ First responders & medical professionals (Certified First Responder Counselor)
✔️ Anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout & life transitions

Convenient telehealth appointments for anyone located in Pennsylvania—therapy that fits your life, from the comfort of home.

📅Now accepting new clients, with availability as soon as next week.

💬 Start with a FREE 15-minute consultation—no pressure, just a chance to see if we’re the right fit.

Take the first step toward calmer seas. 🐦

👉 Book your free consultation: www.sandpipercounselingservices.com
📞 717.229.7037

Behavioral health therapy in Gettysburg, PA offering Telehealth appointments for residents of Pennsylvania, while in Pennsylvania. Paperwork can be filled out online. Schedule an appointment today.

08/20/2026

Now Welcoming New Clients- Free 15-Minute Consultation. Openings as soon as 8/24/26!

Life has a way of shifting beneath us—but you don’t have to navigate the changing tides alone. 🌊

At Sandpiper Counseling Services, you’ll find compassionate, evidence-based therapy from a licensed clinician with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field.

We specialize in:

✔️ ADHD (Certified ADHD Clinical Services Professional) - Adolescent and adult
✔️ Autism Spectrum Disorder (Certified Clinical Specialist)
✔️ First responders & medical professionals (Certified First Responder Counselor)
✔️ Anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout & life transitions

Convenient telehealth appointments for anyone located in Pennsylvania—therapy that fits your life, from the comfort of home.

📅Now accepting new clients, with availability as soon as next week.

💬 Start with a FREE 15-minute consultation—no pressure, just a chance to see if we’re the right fit.

Take the first step toward calmer seas. 🐦

👉 Book your free consultation: www.sandpipercounselingservices.com
📞 717.229.7037

Behavioral health therapy in Gettysburg, PA offering Telehealth appointments for residents of Pennsylvania, while in Pennsylvania. Paperwork can be filled out online. Schedule an appointment today.

08/20/2026

08/18/2026

The next retreat to support female law enforcement spouses and significant others is in November! 🍂

I’m so thrilled to announce the line up of presenters and workshop leaders for the retreat. 💙

It’s essential to me to have clinical expertise and cultural competency in the room. All of the women joining me are both clinicians and law enforcement spouses. While we all bring nuggets of experiences and knowledge, you’ll have the opportunity to complete a survey so that we can tailor the workshops and break-out groups for the attendees’ needs. I’m so grateful for this group of women assisting me in cultivating a day to support other LEO wives. 🫶

Joining me in November:

🍂Sarah Haberbosch from Roots of Strength, LLC and Branch of Hope, LLC

🍂Amanda Gibbons from Restoring Heart and Home, LLC

🍂Courtney Kramer from Ascent Counseling & Wellness

Join us for a day of knowledge, of connection, and of relaxation. We can’t wait to meet you! 💙

The Grit and Grace Gathering
Saturday November 14, 2026
At The Allenberry Resort and Spa
Boiling Springs, PA

Registration is open! Link in the comments.

08/08/2026

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Behind every ambulance is a person carrying the weight of countless calls.

Su***de among EMS professionals is a difficult topic—but one we cannot ignore. Research suggests that the unique combination of repeated trauma exposure, high operational demands, irregular schedules, organizational stress, and stigma surrounding help-seeking can place EMS clinicians at increased risk for mental health challenges and su***de.

While no single factor explains su***de risk, the evidence points to several opportunities for prevention:

🚑 Normalize conversations about mental health before a crisis develops.

🤝 Build strong peer support and leadership that encourage early help-seeking.

🧠 Ensure access to confidential, culturally competent mental health care that understands EMS culture.

🏢 Create organizational policies that view psychological wellness as an essential part of operational readiness—not an optional benefit.

Every shift may end, but the experiences accumulated over a career do not simply disappear. Supporting the mental health of EMS professionals requires more than responding after tragedy—it requires a sustained commitment to prevention, education, and a culture where asking for help is seen as a sign of strength.

If you or someone you know is struggling, reaching out early can make a difference.

Reference

Vigil, N. H., Beger, S., Gochenour, K. S., et al. (2021). Su***de Among the EMS Occupation in the United States. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2020.10.48742.

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08/08/2026

07/26/2026

🚓 Police mental health is not a marginal issue—it is a global occupational health concern.

A systematic review and meta-analysis examined 67 studies involving 272,463 police personnel across 24 countries.

The pooled estimates found averages of:

• 25.7% reported hazardous or high-risk drinking
• 14.6% experienced depression or depressive symptoms
• 14.2% experienced PTSD or PTSD symptoms
• 9.6% experienced generalized anxiety disorder
• 8.5% reported suicidal ideation
• 5.0% experienced harmful drinking or alcohol dependence

That translates to approximately:

• 1 in 4 experiencing hazardous drinking
• 1 in 7 experiencing depression
• 1 in 7 experiencing PTSD
• Nearly 1 in 10 experiencing anxiety or suicidal thoughts

The strongest risk factor for depression and suicidal ideation was higher occupational stress. Higher occupational stress and avoidant coping were the strongest risk factors for PTSD.

The study also found that greater coworker support was associated with lower PTSD symptoms.

These findings reinforce an important point: police mental health cannot be addressed only by teaching individual officers to cope with traumatic calls. Prevention must also address the environments in which officers work.

Agencies can respond by:

• Reducing preventable organizational and occupational stress
• Building trusted coworker and supervisory support
• Providing confidential counseling without unnecessary barriers
• Improving early identification and referral
• Addressing alcohol use without shame or automatic punishment
• Teaching adaptive coping before problems become severe
• Creating policies that make help-seeking safe

Mental health programs matter, but culture, leadership, workload, trust, and access determine whether those programs can work.

Read the article:
https://oem.bmj.com/content/77/11/737

Syed, S., Ashwick, R., Schlosser, M., Jones, R., Rowe, S., & Billings, J. (2020). Global prevalence and risk factors for mental health problems in police personnel: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 77(11), 737–747. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2020-106498

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