Trauma and PTSD Treatment Centers in Vance County, NC

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Mindpath Health - Shannon Road, Durham
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Henderson, NC 27536
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.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551

Online Treatment Centers

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Creasman Counseling, PLLC
Treatment Center, PhD, LCMHCS
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27603
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?
(919) 977-0087 View (919) 977-0087
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Mindpath Health - Wilson
Treatment Center
Not Verified Not Verified
Wilson, NC 27896
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.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551
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Mindpath Health - Raleigh
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27609
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.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551
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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.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551
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Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27403
Our intensive trauma-focused therapy is proven-effective and focuses on deep healing.
Do you want to transform your life? Do you find that you just can’t let go of your thoughts, feelings, or behaviors? Wouldn’t you like to just put it all behind you and move on to living a happier and fuller life? We work with adults, children, and adolescents who are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, grief and loss, PTSD, trauma, behavioral challenges, stress, and much more. We have the clinical expertise to help you heal from trauma. Trauma can be caused by bullying, all forms of discrimination, relationship issues, betrayal, divorce, death, illness, childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, military combat, violent crime, motor vehicle accident, LGBTQ struggles, and so much more. We can help you figure out what would be the best path towards healing.
Our intensive trauma-focused therapy is proven-effective and focuses on deep healing.
Do you want to transform your life? Do you find that you just can’t let go of your thoughts, feelings, or behaviors? Wouldn’t you like to just put it all behind you and move on to living a happier and fuller life? We work with adults, children, and adolescents who are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, grief and loss, PTSD, trauma, behavioral challenges, stress, and much more. We have the clinical expertise to help you heal from trauma. Trauma can be caused by bullying, all forms of discrimination, relationship issues, betrayal, divorce, death, illness, childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, military combat, violent crime, motor vehicle accident, LGBTQ struggles, and so much more. We can help you figure out what would be the best path towards healing.
(336) 203-9543 View (336) 203-9543
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Mindpath Health - Clayton
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Clayton, NC 27520
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.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551
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Mindpath Health - Chapel Hill
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551
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North Carolina Therapy Professionals, PLLC
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Durham, NC 27707
Our Child and Adolescent Therapy Program offers individual and family therapy services including play therapy by practitioners trained in Sand Tray, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, and Trauma Focused-CBT.
We provide inclusive and affirming in-person psychotherapy and counseling services to children, adults, couples and families in our locations in Durham & Raleigh, and telehealth therapy services to anyone in North Carolina who wish to heal and grow into their best life. We treat a wide range of conditions including depression, post traumatic stress disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, prolonged grief, eating disorders, interpersonal and relationship distress, anger problems, non-suicidal self injury, adjustment problems, and addictive disorders in individual, couple, family and group formats. Our providers are supported to focus on what matters most in therapy and counseling: a trusting, empathetic, collaborative relationship that delivers scientifically supported treatments tailored to client goals and needs.
Our Child and Adolescent Therapy Program offers individual and family therapy services including play therapy by practitioners trained in Sand Tray, Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, and Trauma Focused-CBT.
We provide inclusive and affirming in-person psychotherapy and counseling services to children, adults, couples and families in our locations in Durham & Raleigh, and telehealth therapy services to anyone in North Carolina who wish to heal and grow into their best life. We treat a wide range of conditions including depression, post traumatic stress disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, prolonged grief, eating disorders, interpersonal and relationship distress, anger problems, non-suicidal self injury, adjustment problems, and addictive disorders in individual, couple, family and group formats. Our providers are supported to focus on what matters most in therapy and counseling: a trusting, empathetic, collaborative relationship that delivers scientifically supported treatments tailored to client goals and needs.
(919) 769-6011 View (919) 769-6011
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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.
(919) 289-8042 View (919) 289-8042
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Mindpath Health - Greenville, NC
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Greenville, NC 27858  (Online Only)
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.
(855) 698-1551 View (855) 698-1551
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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.
(919) 296-4804 View (919) 296-4804
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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.
(919) 297-8967 View (919) 297-8967
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Holly Hill Inpatient and Outpatient Services
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27610
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!
(919) 587-8157 View (919) 587-8157
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Assured Community Services LLC
Treatment Center, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS
Verified Verified
Graham, NC 27253
We are a locally owned company with a vision of providing quality services to those in need. We have provided services in local communities since 2019. We are a community based agency that specializes in working with individuals who are ready to be empowered and make positive life changes. We believe each of us deserves to live a more awake, happy, and beautiful life. We create professional counseling relationships that empower diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals. Counselors work with clients on strategies to overcome obstacles and personal challenges that they are facing.
We are a locally owned company with a vision of providing quality services to those in need. We have provided services in local communities since 2019. We are a community based agency that specializes in working with individuals who are ready to be empowered and make positive life changes. We believe each of us deserves to live a more awake, happy, and beautiful life. We create professional counseling relationships that empower diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals. Counselors work with clients on strategies to overcome obstacles and personal challenges that they are facing.
(336) 283-2699 View (336) 283-2699
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Pasadena Villa Outpatient-Triad
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27409
Located near the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, Pasadena Villa Outpatient – Triad is here to serve our community with high-quality individualized mental health services to adults 18 and older. We are conveniently located on Highway 68 which makes our center easily accessible to High Point, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.
Located near the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, Pasadena Villa Outpatient – Triad is here to serve our community with high-quality individualized mental health services to adults 18 and older. We are conveniently located on Highway 68 which makes our center easily accessible to High Point, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.
(336) 360-6483 View (336) 360-6483
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Certus Psychiatry and Integrated Care
Treatment Center, MD
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27607
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.
(984) 223-9185 View (984) 223-9185
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New Vision Therapy
Treatment Center, LCSW, LCAS, CSI
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27403
New Vision Therapy, PLLC is made up of a variety of therapists using numerous therapeutic approaches. We work with adolescents and adults in individual, group, and family therapeutic sessions. If you are struggling with substance abuse, alcohol use, relationship or family difficulties or difficulties living the life you want please contact New Vision Therapy, PLLC. We offer cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems therapy, medicated assistance recovery (MAR), life coaching, couples therapy, family therapy and complementary therapeutic services such as yoga. Feel free to contact us and we will be glad to help you determine what care you need. At New Vision Therapy, PLLC we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where you can discover your sustainable and empowering solutions. We will not refer to you as a client or patient but see those we are helping as guests. Guests are treated respectfully, courteously, and equitably. That is the care you will receive at New Vision Therapy, PLLC. We understand that it is difficult to ask for help, and we respect your courage to step forward pursuing your goals and working toward the life you want.
New Vision Therapy, PLLC is made up of a variety of therapists using numerous therapeutic approaches. We work with adolescents and adults in individual, group, and family therapeutic sessions. If you are struggling with substance abuse, alcohol use, relationship or family difficulties or difficulties living the life you want please contact New Vision Therapy, PLLC. We offer cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems therapy, medicated assistance recovery (MAR), life coaching, couples therapy, family therapy and complementary therapeutic services such as yoga. Feel free to contact us and we will be glad to help you determine what care you need. At New Vision Therapy, PLLC we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where you can discover your sustainable and empowering solutions. We will not refer to you as a client or patient but see those we are helping as guests. Guests are treated respectfully, courteously, and equitably. That is the care you will receive at New Vision Therapy, PLLC. We understand that it is difficult to ask for help, and we respect your courage to step forward pursuing your goals and working toward the life you want.
(336) 818-5263 View (336) 818-5263
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Welwynn Outpatient Center
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27615
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.
(984) 244-0534 View (984) 244-0534
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Carolina House - Support Services
Treatment Center
Verified Verified
Durham, NC 27713
At Carolina House, we recognize that our eating disorder treatment program is only one part of a client’s journey toward healing. When someone participates in our intensive outpatient program, partial hospitalization program, or residential treatment program, they will receive a comprehensive discharge plan that includes recommendations for various continuing care services to support long-term recovery. These services may consist of outpatient primary care, sessions with a therapist or psychiatrist, consultations with a dietitian, support groups, and educational resources. Our clinical team works closely with each client and their loved ones throughout the treatment process to create and modify the client’s discharge plan based on their specific needs. We want every person to know that they do not stop receiving comprehensive support and encouragement when they finish treatment. Our dedication to providing continuing care is rooted in our belief that healing is a lifelong journey. At Carolina House, we value the trust our clients place in us and strive to provide the highest-quality care.
At Carolina House, we recognize that our eating disorder treatment program is only one part of a client’s journey toward healing. When someone participates in our intensive outpatient program, partial hospitalization program, or residential treatment program, they will receive a comprehensive discharge plan that includes recommendations for various continuing care services to support long-term recovery. These services may consist of outpatient primary care, sessions with a therapist or psychiatrist, consultations with a dietitian, support groups, and educational resources. Our clinical team works closely with each client and their loved ones throughout the treatment process to create and modify the client’s discharge plan based on their specific needs. We want every person to know that they do not stop receiving comprehensive support and encouragement when they finish treatment. Our dedication to providing continuing care is rooted in our belief that healing is a lifelong journey. At Carolina House, we value the trust our clients place in us and strive to provide the highest-quality care.
(984) 230-4664 View (984) 230-4664

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Trauma and PTSD Treatment Centers

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.