CHOOSE YOUR GATEWAY

CHOOSE YOUR GATEWAY

Our motto is “Serving those who serve,” and we feel privileged to support this body of serving citizens by providing therapy to 1st responders.

We partner with departments to offer mental health services to employees.

FIRE OR EMS PROFESSIONALS

FIRE OR EMS PROFESSIONALS

We offer counseling to individuals, couples, families and the children of those who serve the greater good. The goal of this counseling is to identify and promote the changes necessary for personal growth and optimal health.

  • Interpersonal conflicts
  • Addictions
  • Marital discord, divorce, and family relationships
  • Depression, anxiety
  • Traumatic experiences
  • Bereavement, retirement
  • Disability, career concerns
  • Emotional and/or physical health maintenance 
  • Stress  

Typical counseling offered through G&A is brief and focused.  On those occasions when referrals are needed, G&A will assist in the identification of an appropriate provider.

We offer counseling and therapy to 1st responders, as well as the families of those who serve the greater good. The goal of this counseling is to identify and promote the changes necessary for personal growth and optimal health.

Issues addressed in counseling include:

  • Interpersonal conflicts
  • Addictions
  • Marital discord, divorce, and family relationships
  • Depression, anxiety
  • Traumatic experiences
  • Bereavement, retirement
  • Disability, career concerns
  • Emotional and/or physical health maintenance 
  • Stress  

Typical counseling offered through G&A is brief and focused.  On those occasions when referrals are needed, G&A will assist in the identification of an appropriate provider.

We believe in the inherent goodness, integrity, and enormous potential of each individual whose uniform marks them as a public servant.

Firefighters in a Group. We offer therapy to 1st responders.

We believe in the inherent goodness, integrity, and enormous potential of each individual whose uniform marks them as a public servant.

Firefighters in a Group. We offer therapy to 1st responders.

DEPARTMENT CONTRACT

DEPARTMENT CONTRACT

The experience of being in emergency services can take its toll on mental health, as fire fighters and EMS witness the best and worst sides of humanity every day. In order to keep employees mentally healthy and able to serve their communities well, it’s important that they have proper support from trained professionals who understand what they go through and can provide superior counseling and therapy to 1st responders.

If your department wants to learn more about partnering with G&A, please contact us.

PLEASE SET UP APPOINTMENT

If your department has not yet contracted with us, please click here to set up your appointment.

MENTAL HEALTH MINUTE

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SERVICES

SERVICES

When you’re feeling overwhelmed by life or in need of someone to talk to, know that you’re not alone. We provide a number of different mental health services so that no matter what you’re going through, we have something for you. We are proud to provide therapy to 1st responders.

In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, our psychologists provide a highly personalized approach to help clients achieve personal growth.

Firefighter Helmet on Couch. Therapy for 1st responders.

GETTING STARTED IS EASY

Schedule introductory chat

Easily find out if we’re the right fit.

Get expert feedback

Receive help from licensed professionals.

Ongoing support

Get ongoing support that fits your schedule.

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Schedule introductory chat

Easily find out if we’re the right fit.

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Get expert feedback

Receive help from licensed professionals.

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Ongoing support

Get ongoing support that fits your schedule.

MEET DR. GREENBERG

Dr. Byron Greenberg, PhD, MPH, LCP has been an emergency services psychologist for over 20 years. He believes in the inherent goodness, integrity, and enormous potential of each individual whose uniform marks them as a public servant and is honored to be serving those who serve.

Dr. Greenberg is a seasoned first responders psychologist and the Founder and Director of Greenberg & Associates (G&A). He uses his research and breadth of experience to support emergency services resilience. Greenberg is one of the few psychologists in Virginia to offer counseling specifically to professionals in high-stress environments and their families through his private practice. He also mentors his colleagues at G&A on issues related to the emergency fields and has made offering therapy to 1st responders an integral part of his career.

Recognizing that he could better understand the professional challenges officers face if he could view them from both sides of the badge, he enrolled in CCJTA’s 93rd Basic Law Enforcement Academy and graduated in 2019.

His services include:
  • Counseling
  • Pre-Hire Evaluations
  • Training
  • Critical Stress Management
  • Consultation
  • Advanced Placement Testing
  • Peer Support Management
Dr. Greenberg’s approach is to blend cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy. He focuses on the personal experiences of clients, the way they interpret those experiences, and how those interpretations affect their relationships (both with others and themselves).

Education & Academics

He has been an Associate Professor at Virginia State University since 2006 where he teaches in the PhD and Masters programs in Clinical Health Psychology. His research focus is on stress, psychoneuroimmunology, health, and performance. His lab is the “Stress Health and Performance Lab.” Dr. Greenberg earned his PhD and MPH in Clinical Psychology, Health Education, and Promotion from Loma Linda University. His doctoral thesis was on Predicting Aggression and Stress in Law Enforcement using the MMPI. He earned his MS in Applied Behavioral Counseling with a focus on Multicultural Counseling and Development from Johns Hopkins University. He was a consultant to Mayor Kurt Schmoke’s counsel on Hispanic Affairs and joined Chi Sigma Iota, the National Counseling Honors Society.

Community & Volunteer Work

Dr. Greenberg has provided direct psychological services to Police, Corrections, Deputy Sheriffs, Firefighters, EMTs, Nurses, and Teachers since 1994. In addition to his therapy practice and teaching, Dr. Greenberg is the President of the Virginia Peer Support Association (VAPSA), a nonprofit organization formed in 2006 to provide peer support training, certification, and maintenance for Professional Peer Supporters (PSPs) throughout the Commonwealth. To date, VAPSA has trained more than 500 PSPs. Aside from providing peer mentorship accreditation, VAPSA provides resources to individual peer mentors and their agencies to help build and sustain viable peer support teams. Because first responders who are struggling with stress-related issues often suffer silently or turn to a peer for support, peer support services are a natural help-seeking pathway for those who serve. He was a Board Member and Chair of Outreach for the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology (2006 – 2014), a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (2001 – present) where he has served on the Ethics Committee, Peer Support Guidelines Committee, Officer Involved Shooting Guidelines Committee, and the American Psychological Association (1997 – Present).  Dr. Greenberg holds a Diplomate in Police Psychology through the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology. He is also a Volunteer Trainer for the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) of central Virginia Health.

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