Trauma and PTSD Treatment Centers in Cary, NC
Inner Peace Psychological Svcs & Wellness Ctr
Treatment Center, PLLC
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27513
EMDR is Frequently used for: PTSD, Distressing Life Events, Car Accidents, Physical Injury, Chronic Pain and Relationship Distress.
Our approach to wellness is personalized and holistic, treating and nurturing mind, body, and spirit for our clients from age seventeen through the senior years. Our practice model integrates the evidence-based Western clinical model with time-honored integrative practices including meditation. Our collaborative team of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists includes counselors with EMDR, Yoga for Mental Health, and Mindfulness-Based Therapy Certifications. We offer therapy in-person from our serene and welcoming practice, walking-and-talking therapy bringing the benefits of nature and gentle movement to your therapy experience in an outdoor setting, and through telehealth, connecting with you from the comfort of your home and ease of your device.
EMDR is Frequently used for: PTSD, Distressing Life Events, Car Accidents, Physical Injury, Chronic Pain and Relationship Distress.
Our approach to wellness is personalized and holistic, treating and nurturing mind, body, and spirit for our clients from age seventeen through the senior years. Our practice model integrates the evidence-based Western clinical model with time-honored integrative practices including meditation. Our collaborative team of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists includes counselors with EMDR, Yoga for Mental Health, and Mindfulness-Based Therapy Certifications. We offer therapy in-person from our serene and welcoming practice, walking-and-talking therapy bringing the benefits of nature and gentle movement to your therapy experience in an outdoor setting, and through telehealth, connecting with you from the comfort of your home and ease of your device.
Mindpath Health - Cary
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27518
Mindpath Health helps patients of all ages with anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, life changes, OCD, postpartum depression, PTSD, and trauma.
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
Mindpath Health helps patients of all ages with anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, life changes, OCD, postpartum depression, PTSD, and trauma.
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
Mindpath Health - Raleigh
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Mindpath Health helps patients of all ages with anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, life changes, OCD, postpartum depression, PTSD, and trauma.
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
Mindpath Health helps patients of all ages with anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, life changes, OCD, postpartum depression, PTSD, and trauma.
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
Raleigh Detox & Addiction Treatment Center
Treatment Center, MD
Not Verified Not Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Recovery is not only for those who have abused drugs and alcohol but also for those who have suffered the trauma of loving someone with substance use disorder.
We help with DETOX, IN-PATIENT, OUT-PATIENT, and SOBER LIVING. Raleigh Addiction Treatment is a state licensed substance use treatment facility. We are a dual-diagnosis facility with a primary focus on substance abuse.
Recovery is not only for those who have abused drugs and alcohol but also for those who have suffered the trauma of loving someone with substance use disorder.
We help with DETOX, IN-PATIENT, OUT-PATIENT, and SOBER LIVING. Raleigh Addiction Treatment is a state licensed substance use treatment facility. We are a dual-diagnosis facility with a primary focus on substance abuse.
Asheville Recovery Center
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Cary, NC 27519
These include both individualized and group sessions, rapid resolution therapy to address trauma, dual diagnosis to address mental health issues, holistic therapies, aftercare opportunities, family counseling sessions, and more.
We offer struggling individuals a chance at freedom from addiction and alcoholism through comprehensive treatment. If you need help, recovery is possible. At Asheville Recovery Center, every individual is met with the compassion and the care that they need in order to truly heal. Our physicians and psychologists work hand in hand to come up with personalized treatment strategies which are meant to address individualized needs. These strategies are available in both outpatient and residential aspects, depending on an individual's history of addiction and day-to-day responsibilities. Recovery from addiction is challenging. With the help and support from compassionate case members, therapists, and staff within the recovery community here at Asheville Recovery Center, individuals struggling with addiction have a chance at a new beginning.
These include both individualized and group sessions, rapid resolution therapy to address trauma, dual diagnosis to address mental health issues, holistic therapies, aftercare opportunities, family counseling sessions, and more.
We offer struggling individuals a chance at freedom from addiction and alcoholism through comprehensive treatment. If you need help, recovery is possible. At Asheville Recovery Center, every individual is met with the compassion and the care that they need in order to truly heal. Our physicians and psychologists work hand in hand to come up with personalized treatment strategies which are meant to address individualized needs. These strategies are available in both outpatient and residential aspects, depending on an individual's history of addiction and day-to-day responsibilities. Recovery from addiction is challenging. With the help and support from compassionate case members, therapists, and staff within the recovery community here at Asheville Recovery Center, individuals struggling with addiction have a chance at a new beginning.
Oasis Recovery Center
Treatment Center, MS, LCAS, CCS
Not Verified Not Verified
Cary, NC 27519
At Oasis we have a highly trained, trauma-informed, and holistically-minded staff.
At Oasis Recovery, located in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, we are dedicated to providing a supportive environment for people who are recovering from addiction and alcoholism. Through extensive avenues of support, our program aims to accompany and assist recovering individuals, throughout each phase of their process. Whether one is seeking intervention, an outpatient program, or extended aftercare, we are here to support them. Through a diverse array of therapeutic services, with a focus on individualized care, our goals are: to help facilitate freedom from addiction, alleviate suffering, renew inspired action, and uncover a newfound purpose for each individual who walks through our doors.
At Oasis we have a highly trained, trauma-informed, and holistically-minded staff.
At Oasis Recovery, located in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, we are dedicated to providing a supportive environment for people who are recovering from addiction and alcoholism. Through extensive avenues of support, our program aims to accompany and assist recovering individuals, throughout each phase of their process. Whether one is seeking intervention, an outpatient program, or extended aftercare, we are here to support them. Through a diverse array of therapeutic services, with a focus on individualized care, our goals are: to help facilitate freedom from addiction, alleviate suffering, renew inspired action, and uncover a newfound purpose for each individual who walks through our doors.
Mindpath Health - Chapel Hill
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Mindpath Health helps patients of all ages with anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, life changes, OCD, postpartum depression, PTSD, and trauma.
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
Mindpath Health helps patients of all ages with anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, life changes, OCD, postpartum depression, PTSD, and trauma.
Mindpath Health is a leading provider of high-quality outpatient mental health care, offering in-person and online visits. We provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and therapy.
Creasman Counseling, PLLC
Treatment Center, PhD, LCMHCS
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
The one thing we all have in common is that we want to be happy. Life's struggles can make it hard for us to feel safe, empowered, and fully ourselves. Happiness can feel out of reach. How do we get so far from our truest, best self? Trauma, depression, anxiety, substance use, anger, and shame are all signs that point to a deeper root - the pain of disconnection. When we don't feel seen, don't feel understood, and don't feel supported, how can we ever hope to feel fully alive?
The one thing we all have in common is that we want to be happy. Life's struggles can make it hard for us to feel safe, empowered, and fully ourselves. Happiness can feel out of reach. How do we get so far from our truest, best self? Trauma, depression, anxiety, substance use, anger, and shame are all signs that point to a deeper root - the pain of disconnection. When we don't feel seen, don't feel understood, and don't feel supported, how can we ever hope to feel fully alive?
Apex Cary Teen Intensive Outpatient Program
Treatment Center, MA, LPA, HSP-PA
Not Verified Not Verified
1 Endorsed
Cary, NC 27511
Teen intensive treatment for teens struggling with poor self-esteem, inappropriate emotional regulation skills, self-harm urges or behaviors, anxiety, depression, body image issues, and those with suicidal ideation. If your teen is struggling with these or other issues impacting home or school life and their relationships our program can help them develop increased emotional regulation skills, improved communication skills, improved relationships, a better sense of self, and reduced symptoms of self-harm. Our clients leave us feeling optimistic about life and feel like they have a life worth living.
Teen intensive treatment for teens struggling with poor self-esteem, inappropriate emotional regulation skills, self-harm urges or behaviors, anxiety, depression, body image issues, and those with suicidal ideation. If your teen is struggling with these or other issues impacting home or school life and their relationships our program can help them develop increased emotional regulation skills, improved communication skills, improved relationships, a better sense of self, and reduced symptoms of self-harm. Our clients leave us feeling optimistic about life and feel like they have a life worth living.
Pasadena Villa Outpatient - Raleigh
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27513
Pasadena Villa, one of America's premier residential psychiatric treatment providers for adults with complex psychiatric disorders, has now opened an outpatient center offering Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient programs. As recognized visionaries in mental health treatment and transitional living services, we offer compassionate, comprehensive, individualized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care. Pasadena Villa Outpatient Centers specialize in treating adults (18 years or older) who struggle with various mental illnesses including, but not limited to depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Our treatment programs provide a supportive environment to discover ways to recognize and manage psychiatric symptoms. We place a strong emphasis on building and practicing new self-management strategies, in real-time to promote independence and autonomy.
Pasadena Villa, one of America's premier residential psychiatric treatment providers for adults with complex psychiatric disorders, has now opened an outpatient center offering Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient programs. As recognized visionaries in mental health treatment and transitional living services, we offer compassionate, comprehensive, individualized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care. Pasadena Villa Outpatient Centers specialize in treating adults (18 years or older) who struggle with various mental illnesses including, but not limited to depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Our treatment programs provide a supportive environment to discover ways to recognize and manage psychiatric symptoms. We place a strong emphasis on building and practicing new self-management strategies, in real-time to promote independence and autonomy.
Carolina House - Adult Residential
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27519
Carolina House, located in Durham, North Carolina, provides residential eating disorder treatment for people who are struggling with anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders. We also offer comprehensive treatment for people who have co-occurring mental health concerns. We provide care at two locations: Our first facility is designed for women age 17 and older, and our second facility serves adults age 18 and older of all genders. The goal of both residential treatment programs is to help people find healing and lasting freedom from the burdens of eating disorders. The average length of stay at this level of care is 30-60 days, but each person’s actual length of stay depends on their unique needs. Treatment at our facility incorporates a number of therapies, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), motivational interviewing (MI), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). While in treatment, clients can also benefit from medical care, medication management services, and individual, group, family, and experiential therapies.
Carolina House, located in Durham, North Carolina, provides residential eating disorder treatment for people who are struggling with anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders. We also offer comprehensive treatment for people who have co-occurring mental health concerns. We provide care at two locations: Our first facility is designed for women age 17 and older, and our second facility serves adults age 18 and older of all genders. The goal of both residential treatment programs is to help people find healing and lasting freedom from the burdens of eating disorders. The average length of stay at this level of care is 30-60 days, but each person’s actual length of stay depends on their unique needs. Treatment at our facility incorporates a number of therapies, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), motivational interviewing (MI), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). While in treatment, clients can also benefit from medical care, medication management services, and individual, group, family, and experiential therapies.
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Treatment Center, PhD
Not Verified Not Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Finding it difficult to cope with day-to-day stressors is a common experience. Maybe it seems as though your emotions are difficult to control or that your emotions are controlling your life. Perhaps you cannot seem to move beyond anxiety or depression no matter how hard you try. For some, interpersonal difficulties seem to be a problem. You may find it difficult to get along with others, or, you would like more meaningful relationships, but aren't quite sure how to go about connecting with others.
Finding it difficult to cope with day-to-day stressors is a common experience. Maybe it seems as though your emotions are difficult to control or that your emotions are controlling your life. Perhaps you cannot seem to move beyond anxiety or depression no matter how hard you try. For some, interpersonal difficulties seem to be a problem. You may find it difficult to get along with others, or, you would like more meaningful relationships, but aren't quite sure how to go about connecting with others.
Fernandez Community Center
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Cary, NC 27513
Fernandez Community Center offers a range of services including Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment, Psychiatric Evaluation, Medication Management, Telepsychiatry, Substance Abuse Treatment, Opioid Treatment, and Tailored Care Management. Our mission is to enhance the quality of mental health and substance abuse services by combating stigma and safeguarding the rights of individuals facing mental illness and substance abuse. We are dedicated to fostering therapeutic systems that enhance overall quality of life. Our team strives to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for our clients. Key Staff: Director - Yanet Fernandez Cerda, PhD, LCMHCS, LCAS, RPT; Psychiatrist - Dr. Eric Mizelle.
Fernandez Community Center offers a range of services including Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment, Psychiatric Evaluation, Medication Management, Telepsychiatry, Substance Abuse Treatment, Opioid Treatment, and Tailored Care Management. Our mission is to enhance the quality of mental health and substance abuse services by combating stigma and safeguarding the rights of individuals facing mental illness and substance abuse. We are dedicated to fostering therapeutic systems that enhance overall quality of life. Our team strives to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for our clients. Key Staff: Director - Yanet Fernandez Cerda, PhD, LCMHCS, LCAS, RPT; Psychiatrist - Dr. Eric Mizelle.
Certus Psychiatry and Integrated Care
Treatment Center, MD
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Certus is Latin for determined. At Certus Psychiatric & Integrated Care in Raleigh, we are determined to help our patients emotionally and physically to achieve balance by being active participants in their own care. At Certus, we are a "stigma-free zone." You can come to us with peace of mind in knowing no one will stand in judgment of you. Our primary objectives are to evaluate your symptoms and develop strategies to help put you on a path to recovery and wellness.
Certus is Latin for determined. At Certus Psychiatric & Integrated Care in Raleigh, we are determined to help our patients emotionally and physically to achieve balance by being active participants in their own care. At Certus, we are a "stigma-free zone." You can come to us with peace of mind in knowing no one will stand in judgment of you. Our primary objectives are to evaluate your symptoms and develop strategies to help put you on a path to recovery and wellness.
Welwynn Outpatient Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27518
Like many professionals with successful careers, our founder managed to build a thriving business in spite of being a full-fledged alcoholic. The day finally came for him to face the music and it was a turning point in his life for which he is profoundly grateful. As a result, Welwynn services only executives and professionals who struggle with mental health or alcohol and drug addictions, allowing them to get help in a setting with people to whom they most closely align. His belief is that by coupling the professional peer component with the outpatient element will make a difficult circumstance just a little more palatable and accessible; in the end, leading to a better path for recovery.
Like many professionals with successful careers, our founder managed to build a thriving business in spite of being a full-fledged alcoholic. The day finally came for him to face the music and it was a turning point in his life for which he is profoundly grateful. As a result, Welwynn services only executives and professionals who struggle with mental health or alcohol and drug addictions, allowing them to get help in a setting with people to whom they most closely align. His belief is that by coupling the professional peer component with the outpatient element will make a difficult circumstance just a little more palatable and accessible; in the end, leading to a better path for recovery.
Green Hill Recovery
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27513
Located in Raleigh, NC, Green Hill is an academic and career-oriented program that offers transitional living and intensive outpatient (IOP) services. Green Hill provides structured sober living, academic and college admissions counseling, career counseling, experiential and holistic therapy as well as intensive outpatient (IOP) clinical services to young adults who are dealing with substance use disorder and other co-occurring disorders. Green Hill focuses on helping 18-30 year old clients develop the skills needed to maintain healthy sobriety and lead successful lives. Our clients' clinical work is complemented by weekly meetings with our Academic and Career Team who assist with college admissions, academic advising, and career counseling. Families participate in weekly family programming and quarterly family weekends. To learn more about Green Hill Recovery, visit www.greenhillrecovery.com.
Located in Raleigh, NC, Green Hill is an academic and career-oriented program that offers transitional living and intensive outpatient (IOP) services. Green Hill provides structured sober living, academic and college admissions counseling, career counseling, experiential and holistic therapy as well as intensive outpatient (IOP) clinical services to young adults who are dealing with substance use disorder and other co-occurring disorders. Green Hill focuses on helping 18-30 year old clients develop the skills needed to maintain healthy sobriety and lead successful lives. Our clients' clinical work is complemented by weekly meetings with our Academic and Career Team who assist with college admissions, academic advising, and career counseling. Families participate in weekly family programming and quarterly family weekends. To learn more about Green Hill Recovery, visit www.greenhillrecovery.com.
Holly Hill Inpatient and Outpatient Services
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
In-person and virtual programming offered! The Pines at Holly Hill Adult (18+) and Adolescent (13-17 years old) Outpatient offers two programs: Partial Hospitalization (Mon-Fri from 8:45am-2:00pm) and Intensive Outpatient: (Mon-Wed-Fri from 8:45am-12:00pm). Led by our Director of Outpatient and staffed with a team of medical professionals (Psychiatrists, Therapists and Registered Nurse), each program uses elements of evidence-based practice such as Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help patients in need of more supportive treatment. The Pines patients receive medication management while participating in skills-based groups, mindfulness and meditation and expressive arts therapy. Contact us today to speak to a clinician. We are here to help!
In-person and virtual programming offered! The Pines at Holly Hill Adult (18+) and Adolescent (13-17 years old) Outpatient offers two programs: Partial Hospitalization (Mon-Fri from 8:45am-2:00pm) and Intensive Outpatient: (Mon-Wed-Fri from 8:45am-12:00pm). Led by our Director of Outpatient and staffed with a team of medical professionals (Psychiatrists, Therapists and Registered Nurse), each program uses elements of evidence-based practice such as Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help patients in need of more supportive treatment. The Pines patients receive medication management while participating in skills-based groups, mindfulness and meditation and expressive arts therapy. Contact us today to speak to a clinician. We are here to help!
Carolina Psychological Associates, PA
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Since 1987, Carolina Psychological Services has been providing professional, compassionate, and supportive therapy and evaluation services to its community. We have recently moved to a larger, more modern space and have also opened a Chapel Hill location. Our fully licensed providers are able to offer support in the areas of life transitions, relationships, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, grief and loss, ADHD, learning differences, parenting, Autism Spectrum Disorders, LGBTQ+, and cultural and ethnic identify issues to name just a few. We provide comprehensive evaluations for ADHD, learning disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, giftedness, early Kindergarten entry, and mood disorders. We accept most insurances and are also able to offer both safe in-office visits and telehealth appointments.
Since 1987, Carolina Psychological Services has been providing professional, compassionate, and supportive therapy and evaluation services to its community. We have recently moved to a larger, more modern space and have also opened a Chapel Hill location. Our fully licensed providers are able to offer support in the areas of life transitions, relationships, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, grief and loss, ADHD, learning differences, parenting, Autism Spectrum Disorders, LGBTQ+, and cultural and ethnic identify issues to name just a few. We provide comprehensive evaluations for ADHD, learning disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, giftedness, early Kindergarten entry, and mood disorders. We accept most insurances and are also able to offer both safe in-office visits and telehealth appointments.
Smoky Mountain Lodge
Treatment Center, MSW, LC
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27513
Located just outside of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Pasadena Villa’s Smoky Mountain Lodge offers a serene mountain environment that’s perfect for a peaceful road to recovery. Our dedicated staff, top-notch amenities, and serene location allow for an ideal venue of healing and assimilation back into society, at whatever pace is best for a person’s needs. Pasadena Villa is one of America's premier residential psychiatric treatment providers for adults with complex psychiatric disorders. We offer compassionate, comprehensive, individualized psychiatric and psycho therapeutic care.
Located just outside of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Pasadena Villa’s Smoky Mountain Lodge offers a serene mountain environment that’s perfect for a peaceful road to recovery. Our dedicated staff, top-notch amenities, and serene location allow for an ideal venue of healing and assimilation back into society, at whatever pace is best for a person’s needs. Pasadena Villa is one of America's premier residential psychiatric treatment providers for adults with complex psychiatric disorders. We offer compassionate, comprehensive, individualized psychiatric and psycho therapeutic care.
Blue Ridge Therapeutic Wilderness
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Cary, NC 27511
Since 2002, our wilderness therapy program has helped young people and their families to thrive. We strive to provide a superior, integrated wilderness experience to help all individuals and families define their values and overcome their struggles. Our techniques combine the healing wilderness environment with evidence-based therapeutic approaches that teach individuals and families the skills needed to be aware of and act on their values. Removed from the distractions of daily home life, students experience the abundance of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, where they live 24/7 in nature with other students and our supportive field staff. Here, teens and young adults rediscover their resilience, unearth ways to align with their values, and explore practices that lead to health. Located in the North Georgia and Western North Carolina mountains, Blue Ridge’s licensed outdoor program provides sophisticated clinical treatment in an immersive nomadic wilderness model. Foundational transformation for families occurs through utilizing individualized clinical treatment, together with intensive family-focused support, and whole-body health and wellness.
Since 2002, our wilderness therapy program has helped young people and their families to thrive. We strive to provide a superior, integrated wilderness experience to help all individuals and families define their values and overcome their struggles. Our techniques combine the healing wilderness environment with evidence-based therapeutic approaches that teach individuals and families the skills needed to be aware of and act on their values. Removed from the distractions of daily home life, students experience the abundance of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, where they live 24/7 in nature with other students and our supportive field staff. Here, teens and young adults rediscover their resilience, unearth ways to align with their values, and explore practices that lead to health. Located in the North Georgia and Western North Carolina mountains, Blue Ridge’s licensed outdoor program provides sophisticated clinical treatment in an immersive nomadic wilderness model. Foundational transformation for families occurs through utilizing individualized clinical treatment, together with intensive family-focused support, and whole-body health and wellness.
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When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.