Who we serve

First responders, helpers, & healers

At IWTW, you get to take off your cape and remove your mask.

As a First Responder you face unique challenges. You are a care-taker of this nation and fill similar roles at home and in other parts of your life.

When do you care for yourself?

Compassion fatigue and burnout are real. Perhaps you have experienced, witnessed or learned about horrific atrocities and as a result, you just don’t feel like you used to. Perhaps your work is suffering, or you are feeling guilty for being tired, uninterested, or wanting a break. You aren’t the mother, partner or friend that you want to be, and your well-being is just all kinds of jacked up. These type of reactions to traumatic events are valid and normal, and can sometimes be so disturbing that it is best to seek professional help.

Invisible Wounds defines trauma as anything that might have left a negative impact on you. The reactions or symptoms of trauma can take many forms, including, unwanted memories, nightmares or flashbacks as well as panic attacks, anxiety, mood swings, depression, feeling of numbness or avoiding places, people and things that remind you of the event. If these symptoms are left untreated, it can lead to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which usually requires professional intervention.

Who are first responders, helpers, or healers?

• Police officers (federal, state, and local)

• Active Duty Military 

• Veterans 

• Firefighters and other fire crew members

• Therapists

• Lawyers

• Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics

• Other emergency medical service (EMS) and ambulance workers

• Emergency service and 911 dispatchers

• Adult and child protective workers

• Parole and probation officers

• Correctional officers

• Teachers

• Nurses

• Others, not listed here

Anxious professionals

Are you super-efficient, professional and always “get it done,” but deep down still struggle to quiet your inner critic?

Perhaps you grew up with the message that you aren’t worth it, loved or good enough, so you learned to overcompensate in your personal and professional lives until it hurts. Maybe you learned to never speak up for yourself. If you did speak up for yourself, that meant trouble, perhaps even emotional abuse, physical abuse or neglect, so today, you avoid conflict, lack self- confidence and minimize your own feelings and experiences. You possibly find yourself becoming codependent and just down-right the opposite of who you want to be and aren’t living up to your potential.  

Many of our clients are superheroes, supermama/papas, nurses, teachers or lawyers, professionals, just like you.

Because of the many hats you wear and the efficiency at which you operate, you tend to be the “go-to” person.

This in turn brings many rewards, promotions and accolades until you realize that your plate is just too full to handle. You are in a quarrel, find it difficult to turn down new opportunities and projects and bring work home. Your family life, personal life and social life are suffering and you just can’t find time for yourself. Boundaries are non-existent, because you fear that if they did, you’d be laid off or labeled as not being good enough. So, you keep pushing, become restless and resentful, struggle to sleep or eat and experience bouts of anxiety or depression. 

You realize that your lifestyle does not align with your values or goals. You’d like to have a healthy work-life balance and an ability to assert yourself, say “no,” without feeling guilty, about it and be unapologetically you. Therapy, including EMDR therapy, can help you get there. 

Expats, international residents, ladies & gents who sometimes feel “out of place”

Perhaps you ask yourself, how do I fit in, how will I make it here, am I good enough, can I do this, where is my tribe?

Our team can empathize with the challenges, benefits and detriments you might have experienced. In two words, culture shock! You arrive at your new country, neighborhood, workplace or school and notice: Everything Is Different.

Adjusting to a new life, a new change of pace, or mindset and different ways of doing things can be difficult and may even affect your mental health. If you find that your overall well-being is suffering as a result of this change, contact us now.