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So, you think you might have

PTSD…

Are you feeling angry, irritated, and overly watchful of everyone? Do memories of a traumatic event come crashing in on you unexpectedly? Is it hard to be around people?

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PTSD treatments have come a long way. We can now provide several types of therapy that offer the quick, effective relief you’ve been hoping for. You don’t have to needlessly suffer any more.

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fast, effective relief from your PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptoms.

Telehealth

Telehealth is a convenient way to have a therapy appointment or initial evaluation. It can also be used for some types of assessments…

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Psychotherapy

There are several approved treatments for PTSD. This practice relies heavily on two of them: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and…

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Trauma/PTSD

If you got pretty messed up by some trauma, this does not mean you’re crazy – even though your symptoms might make you think you are…

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We concentrate on telehealth services so you can participate in sessions from the convenience of your home.  We specialize in effective treatment of PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder, Depression, and Anxiety.

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Telehealth

Telehealth is a convenient way to have a therapy appointment or initial evaluation. It can also be used for some types of assessments. You simply need a computer with fairly robust internet service (or your phone, tablet, etc.), and a little privacy. It’s great in that you and your clinician can be far away from each other and you don’t have to make a long trip. It is also especially helpful for anyone who has a hard time leaving the house or being out in public. But there are some concerns, as well. Because the contents of the session are being sent over the internet, there is a slight chance that an unknown person could intercept the conversation. With today’s security procedures in place, that’s pretty unlikely, but it could happen. And it might be a little harder to control privacy on your end, depending on where you are when you connect for the appointment. These concerns are easily addressed, but you should at least be aware of these possible threats to your confidentiality.

Psychotherapy

There are several approved treatments for PTSD. This practice relies heavily on two of them: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). We typically start with EMDR, because it is so effective at getting to the root of the issue and can bring fast, dramatic relief of your symptoms. Once the client has properly processed the trauma and any related issues stemming from it, we begin CBT to provide some great life skills that can help the client stop merely surviving and begin thriving in life

Trauma/PTSD

If you got pretty messed up by some trauma, this does not mean you’re crazy – even though your symptoms might make you think you are. No matter what type of trauma it was, it was a bad thing that really messed up your life and the way you feel you fit in the world. It can be pretty unsettling – we sometimes feel we don’t even know what’s true or real anymore. Even worse, if you went through the trauma with others (soldiers in combat, police officers, firefighters, etc.) you might feel that your reaction is much worse then everyone else’s. Why are you struggling with this so much, when others don’t seem to be? It doesn’t mean you’re weak, or not as good as the others. Our brains are remarkable structures, and intensely complicated. There are so many factors that interact to determine how we will react to a specific trauma on a specific day at a specific time. On another day or time, you might have reacted differently. This has nothing to do with your worth as a person. Emotionally, you just got caught flat-footed that time.
            People can get pretty worried about a possible PTSD diagnosis. Part of it is that it has the word “disorder” in it. In this context, that word only means that your symptoms are messing with you in at least one important area of your life, making it hard to be around people, or interact with your family, or do your job as well as you used to. People also believe what they see in TV shows and movies, and think they’re going to have uncontrollable hallucinations, or actually believe they are back in the situation. Those symptoms are incredibly rare, and almost always indicate the presence of some additional condition that is adding to your PTSD symptoms to make your day (and nights) miserable.

            Look – we all have pretty big reactions to rough traumas. It’s part of being human. Usually, the symptoms hit pretty hard, but then start to ease up over the next several weeks, allowing us to function pretty close to normal in about a month. The reaction only becomes disordered if you can’t seem to get a handle on it after about 30 days. But even if you’re just a few days or weeks in and you haven’t experienced a noticeable improvement, it’s a good time to come see a psychologist. The sooner we get working on the situation, the better the outcome tends to be. If you think you’re experiencing an acute trauma reaction, or are deep into PTSD, please reach out. This is what we do, and life can get much better for you.