Counseling, Life Coaching & Support Groups

To inquire about our counseling, life coaching, and support groups, please contact our office:

718-643-0980 or info@friendsoffirefighters.org


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COUNSELING

Meet with a licensed counselor in-person or online to address symptoms or struggles with trauma, anxiety, depression, retirement adjustment, anger management, relationships at home, and other issues. We offer counseling for individuals, families, couples, children, and adolescents.

LIFE COACHING

Meet with a life coach in-person or online to overcome obstacles standing between you and what you truly desire. Whether itโ€™s health, career, life purpose, or anything in between, we can provide the tools and techniques to help clients uncover gifts, talents and strengths; brainstorm possibilities, and create visions and plans for the future.

PEER SUPPORT

Our team of active and retired FDNY firefighters provide individual and group peer support, both in-person and online.

SPOUSE SUPPORT

Hosted by Joan Phillips, LCSW-R, CASAC-2, RYT. Joan is the wife and mother of FDNY, NCPD, and NYPD Scuba team members, and hosts a weekly gathering for spouses of active and retired FDNY members. The group is designed to provide support, encourage connection, and create shared experiences in a welcoming and inclusive environment.

THE BRAVEST CHILDREN

๐•‹๐•™๐•– ๐”น๐•ฃ๐•’๐•ง๐•–๐•ค๐•ฅ โ„‚๐•™๐•š๐•๐••๐•ฃ๐•–๐•Ÿ has been designed to support the needs of children and families in the FDNY community. This childrenโ€™s group provides a safe and engaging environment for your children to express their feelings and build further resilience.


๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง?
โ€ข ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ-๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด
โ€ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด
โ€ข ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
โ€ข ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ-๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ
โ€ข ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ
โ€ข ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด-๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ


In 2018, the Gary Sinise Foundation awarded Friends of Firefighters with a grant to bolster counseling services at our headquarters in Brooklyn. The Gary Sinise Foundation Center for Wellness in Honor of John Vigiano is named for our and Garyโ€™s beloved friend, a former Marine and decorated retired FDNY captain who lost both of his first responder sons on 9/11.