Trauma and PTSD Treatment Centers in Littleton, CO

New Path Psychiatry
Treatment Center
Littleton, CO 80120
Many of our clients are successful at work, school, or caring for others while silently struggling with anxiety, burnout, ADHD, depression, mood swings, trauma, or emotional overwhelm behind the scenes.
We take the time to understand your history, goals, and needs because we know that effective care is never one-size-fits-all. We treat a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, mood disorders, and more.
Many of our clients are successful at work, school, or caring for others while silently struggling with anxiety, burnout, ADHD, depression, mood swings, trauma, or emotional overwhelm behind the scenes.
We take the time to understand your history, goals, and needs because we know that effective care is never one-size-fits-all. We treat a wide range of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, mood disorders, and more.
(720) 896-7265 View (720) 896-7265
Zuma's Equine Assisted Learning
Treatment Center
Littleton, CO 80125
We offer various forms of therapeutic modalities including but not limited to Animals assisted, EMDR and Trauma Informed.
The vision behind Zuma's Equine Assisted Learning Center is to provide people from all backgrounds with unique, equine assisted learning coaching and therapy, using evidence and strengths based approaches. Our unique programs aim to promote the development of healthy relationships, personal empowerment, leadership and creative expression.
We offer various forms of therapeutic modalities including but not limited to Animals assisted, EMDR and Trauma Informed.
The vision behind Zuma's Equine Assisted Learning Center is to provide people from all backgrounds with unique, equine assisted learning coaching and therapy, using evidence and strengths based approaches. Our unique programs aim to promote the development of healthy relationships, personal empowerment, leadership and creative expression.
(720) 600-2487 View (720) 600-2487
Rocky Mountain Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
Treatment Center
Serves Area
RMEAP’s unique therapeutic approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relational Therapy and Natural Lifemanship's model of Trauma Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (TF-EAP).
Why Horses? Horses provide clients with a frequency and consistency of responses that are immediate and authentic. They offer honest feedback, which helps clients understand how they influence, create, and maintain relationships. Therapeutic work with horses allows for a safe and unique learning opportunity, where clients can explore their boundaries, personal awareness, safety, and relationship patterns.
RMEAP’s unique therapeutic approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relational Therapy and Natural Lifemanship's model of Trauma Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (TF-EAP).
Why Horses? Horses provide clients with a frequency and consistency of responses that are immediate and authentic. They offer honest feedback, which helps clients understand how they influence, create, and maintain relationships. Therapeutic work with horses allows for a safe and unique learning opportunity, where clients can explore their boundaries, personal awareness, safety, and relationship patterns.
(720) 753-4343 View (720) 753-4343
Denver Women's Recovery
Treatment Center
Serves Area
We specialize in treating women navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and co-occurring mental health conditions.
If you're ready for real support, you've found the right place. Denver Women's Recovery is a women's-only mental health program offering Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) in Denver. Our PHP provides 25 hours of structured weekly care — process groups, evidence-based therapy, and a 13-week curriculum designed to help you understand yourself and build a life that holds. We also offer Reiki, fascia, Acudetox, nutrition, yoga, and holistic wellness because healing isn't only cognitive — it's physical and nervous-system deep. CARF accredited. Most insurance accepted.
We specialize in treating women navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and co-occurring mental health conditions.
If you're ready for real support, you've found the right place. Denver Women's Recovery is a women's-only mental health program offering Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) in Denver. Our PHP provides 25 hours of structured weekly care — process groups, evidence-based therapy, and a 13-week curriculum designed to help you understand yourself and build a life that holds. We also offer Reiki, fascia, Acudetox, nutrition, yoga, and holistic wellness because healing isn't only cognitive — it's physical and nervous-system deep. CARF accredited. Most insurance accepted.
(844) 432-0510 View (844) 432-0510
Creekside Collaborative Therapy
Treatment Center
Serves Area
We share a common vision of providing quality multidisciplinary mental health services that are trauma-informed and based on interventions that have been proven to be effective.
Creekside Collaborative Therapy offers a variety of therapeutic services. We provide individual, family and group therapy along with medication management. We have therapists who specialize in EMDR, Brainspotting, Play therapy, DBT, Yoga and other trauma-focused interventions. In addition, we provide community trainings, therapeutic mentoring and supervision/consultation for other mental health professionals. We have Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioners (PMHNP) who can provide medication management for clients of all ages.
We share a common vision of providing quality multidisciplinary mental health services that are trauma-informed and based on interventions that have been proven to be effective.
Creekside Collaborative Therapy offers a variety of therapeutic services. We provide individual, family and group therapy along with medication management. We have therapists who specialize in EMDR, Brainspotting, Play therapy, DBT, Yoga and other trauma-focused interventions. In addition, we provide community trainings, therapeutic mentoring and supervision/consultation for other mental health professionals. We have Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioners (PMHNP) who can provide medication management for clients of all ages.
(303) 872-0997 View (303) 872-0997
Highlands Behavioral Health System
Treatment Center
Littleton, CO 80130
Highlands Behavioral Health System offers a secure and nurturing environment for individuals seeking hope and healing from emotional, psychiatric and addictive behavioral health challenges. Our mission is to empower our patients as they navigate their journey from crisis to wellness.
Highlands Behavioral Health System offers a secure and nurturing environment for individuals seeking hope and healing from emotional, psychiatric and addictive behavioral health challenges. Our mission is to empower our patients as they navigate their journey from crisis to wellness.
(720) 664-8840 View (720) 664-8840
The Ranch at The Raleigh House
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our treatment philosophy encourages, motivates and supports clients in exploring their strengths and limitations to begin the healing process from addiction, trauma and other co-occurring disorders.
Our substance abuse treatment program has various levels of care to meet our clients’ individual needs. At The Ranch, we can help you get the toxins and substances out of your body in our on-site medically monitored detox. You will be surrounded by caring, professional staff who will support and encourage you along the way. After detox, you will transition into our residential treatment program. This is where you can truly start to transform your life and reawaken your spirit. You’ll learn new ways of coping with stress to prevent cravings and relapse and engage in inspiring experiential activities and physical activities that can help strengthen and heal your mind and body. After treatment at The Ranch, your recovery can continue with outpatient treatment in Denver. This is where the rubber meets the road as you deepen your practice, build sober community and continue to attend to your physical and mental well-being.
Our treatment philosophy encourages, motivates and supports clients in exploring their strengths and limitations to begin the healing process from addiction, trauma and other co-occurring disorders.
Our substance abuse treatment program has various levels of care to meet our clients’ individual needs. At The Ranch, we can help you get the toxins and substances out of your body in our on-site medically monitored detox. You will be surrounded by caring, professional staff who will support and encourage you along the way. After detox, you will transition into our residential treatment program. This is where you can truly start to transform your life and reawaken your spirit. You’ll learn new ways of coping with stress to prevent cravings and relapse and engage in inspiring experiential activities and physical activities that can help strengthen and heal your mind and body. After treatment at The Ranch, your recovery can continue with outpatient treatment in Denver. This is where the rubber meets the road as you deepen your practice, build sober community and continue to attend to your physical and mental well-being.
(855) 910-5822 View (855) 910-5822
Revive Health and Recovery
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Medicaid Accepted! Easy Access to Public Transport! Revive Health and Recovery is here to support you during your toughest times. We are an accredited intensive mental health, alcohol, and drug outpatient facility offering individualized counseling and intensive outpatient programs. Our services cover primary mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. At Revive Health and Recovery, we know that everyone's journey to recovery is unique. That's why we create customized treatment programs tailored to your specific needs, ensuring you get the best possible care. We are conveniently located in the Denver Metro area, just 100 feet from public RTD transport, making it easy for you to reach us. For those in remote areas of Colorado, we also offer virtual care options, so help is always within reach. Whether you need in-person or online support, Revive Health and Recovery is committed to helping you heal and recover.
Medicaid Accepted! Easy Access to Public Transport! Revive Health and Recovery is here to support you during your toughest times. We are an accredited intensive mental health, alcohol, and drug outpatient facility offering individualized counseling and intensive outpatient programs. Our services cover primary mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. At Revive Health and Recovery, we know that everyone's journey to recovery is unique. That's why we create customized treatment programs tailored to your specific needs, ensuring you get the best possible care. We are conveniently located in the Denver Metro area, just 100 feet from public RTD transport, making it easy for you to reach us. For those in remote areas of Colorado, we also offer virtual care options, so help is always within reach. Whether you need in-person or online support, Revive Health and Recovery is committed to helping you heal and recover.
(720) 902-7395 View (720) 902-7395
Sandstone Care Denver Outpatient Center
Treatment Center
Serves Area
When you and your family are facing addiction, it can feel impossible to know what treatment will actually make a difference. That’s why at Sandstone Care Denver, we are built on what is proven to work; treatments backed by research, and tested in real life. We provide age-specific care for teens (13-18) and young adults 18-35 struggling with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. We have a full range of evidence-based outpatient programs, including Day Treatment (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) while tracking outcomes to make sure that treatment is the right fit, and stays the right fit as needs change.
When you and your family are facing addiction, it can feel impossible to know what treatment will actually make a difference. That’s why at Sandstone Care Denver, we are built on what is proven to work; treatments backed by research, and tested in real life. We provide age-specific care for teens (13-18) and young adults 18-35 struggling with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. We have a full range of evidence-based outpatient programs, including Day Treatment (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) while tracking outcomes to make sure that treatment is the right fit, and stays the right fit as needs change.
(720) 410-6246 View (720) 410-6246
St Raphael Counseling
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our large clinical staff works with many concerns including depression, anxiety, OCD, trauma, couples issues, family struggles, ADHD, autism, and many other struggles.
We strive to provide the very best clinical care with the goal of promoting personal, spiritual, and familial health. Our clinic holds a Catholic and Christian view of people, which means that we do our best to understand people from not only a psychological perspective, but also a spiritual one. We use the best evidence-based clinical practices, along with this perspective on people, to help each person who seeks our services.
Our large clinical staff works with many concerns including depression, anxiety, OCD, trauma, couples issues, family struggles, ADHD, autism, and many other struggles.
We strive to provide the very best clinical care with the goal of promoting personal, spiritual, and familial health. Our clinic holds a Catholic and Christian view of people, which means that we do our best to understand people from not only a psychological perspective, but also a spiritual one. We use the best evidence-based clinical practices, along with this perspective on people, to help each person who seeks our services.
(720) 902-7319 View (720) 902-7319
Sandstone Care Broomfield Outpatient Center
Treatment Center
Serves Area
When you and your family are facing addiction, it can feel impossible to know what treatment will actually make a difference. That’s why at Sandstone Care Boulder, we are built on what is proven to work; treatments backed by research, and tested in real life. We provide age-specific care for teens 13-18 and young adults 18-35 struggling with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. We have a full range of evidence-based outpatient programs, including Day Treatment (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) while tracking outcomes to make sure that treatment is the right fit, and stays the right fit as needs change.
When you and your family are facing addiction, it can feel impossible to know what treatment will actually make a difference. That’s why at Sandstone Care Boulder, we are built on what is proven to work; treatments backed by research, and tested in real life. We provide age-specific care for teens 13-18 and young adults 18-35 struggling with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. We have a full range of evidence-based outpatient programs, including Day Treatment (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) while tracking outcomes to make sure that treatment is the right fit, and stays the right fit as needs change.
(720) 619-3042 View (720) 619-3042
AspenRidge Recovery Lakewood
Treatment Center
Serves Area
AspenRidge Recovery serves adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
AspenRidge Recovery offers evidence-based treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs include PHP Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. We focus on healing the whole person by addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression with therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention.
AspenRidge Recovery serves adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and trauma.
AspenRidge Recovery offers evidence-based treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Our programs include PHP Day Treatment, Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Outpatient care, available in-person and online. We focus on healing the whole person by addressing trauma, anxiety, and depression with therapy, peer support, and relapse prevention.
(720) 408-7748 View (720) 408-7748
Denver Springs
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Through Help for Heroes, we offer many paths to recovery including post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) treatment, substance use treatment, and medication management.
Denver Springs is a leading provider of high-quality behavioral healthcare services. Our engaged and mission-driven team is dedicated to Changing People's Lives through a patient-centric approach to delivering superior outcomes. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide compassionate treatment of mental illness and addiction, offering a broad scope of inpatient services for our diverse patient population. We also offer high-quality outpatient treatment programs at our Englewood, Parker, and Westminster locations.
Through Help for Heroes, we offer many paths to recovery including post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) treatment, substance use treatment, and medication management.
Denver Springs is a leading provider of high-quality behavioral healthcare services. Our engaged and mission-driven team is dedicated to Changing People's Lives through a patient-centric approach to delivering superior outcomes. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide compassionate treatment of mental illness and addiction, offering a broad scope of inpatient services for our diverse patient population. We also offer high-quality outpatient treatment programs at our Englewood, Parker, and Westminster locations.
(720) 643-4300 View (720) 643-4300
Embark Behavioral Health
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our IOPs and PHPs provide focused, healing care for teens and young adults facing serious mental health crises like severe anxiety, OCD, depression or trauma, with PHPs offering the extra support needed for those dealing with self-harm or suicidal thoughts.
We know how difficult it can be to see your son or daughter struggling with severe mental health issues like anxiety, depression or suicidal ideation. Our partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) in Greenwood Village, Colorado are designed to support teens and young adults of all genders ages 12-29 facing these challenges. Our IOPs and PHPs provide flexible treatment that fits into your family’s life, offering the intensive support they need while staying connected to home, school and family.
Our IOPs and PHPs provide focused, healing care for teens and young adults facing serious mental health crises like severe anxiety, OCD, depression or trauma, with PHPs offering the extra support needed for those dealing with self-harm or suicidal thoughts.
We know how difficult it can be to see your son or daughter struggling with severe mental health issues like anxiety, depression or suicidal ideation. Our partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP) in Greenwood Village, Colorado are designed to support teens and young adults of all genders ages 12-29 facing these challenges. Our IOPs and PHPs provide flexible treatment that fits into your family’s life, offering the intensive support they need while staying connected to home, school and family.
(720) 817-4883 View (720) 817-4883
EDCare Denver
Treatment Center
Serves Area
These services include: Athlete EDGE Program, Binge Eating Disorder Track, Substance Use Disorder Track, and Trauma Track.
With over 23 years of experience, EDCare has become one of the nation's foremost centers for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. We understand how difficult and scary the journey to recovery can be and believe the more support an individual has, the better. EDCare is committed to empowering individuals, ages 13 and older, to let go of their eating disorder identity by teaching the necessary tools to make healthy, long-lasting changes. By matching the skills, passion, and excellence of our interdisciplinary team with the specific needs of each patient, we strive to create an environment where both patients and staff are able to celebrate successful eating disorder recovery.
These services include: Athlete EDGE Program, Binge Eating Disorder Track, Substance Use Disorder Track, and Trauma Track.
With over 23 years of experience, EDCare has become one of the nation's foremost centers for the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders. We understand how difficult and scary the journey to recovery can be and believe the more support an individual has, the better. EDCare is committed to empowering individuals, ages 13 and older, to let go of their eating disorder identity by teaching the necessary tools to make healthy, long-lasting changes. By matching the skills, passion, and excellence of our interdisciplinary team with the specific needs of each patient, we strive to create an environment where both patients and staff are able to celebrate successful eating disorder recovery.
(720) 575-2259 View (720) 575-2259

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Summit Women's Recovery
Treatment Center
Denver, CO 80210
Summit Women's Recovery (SWR) provides a quality, clinically savvy, trauma-integrated Intensive Outpatient Program.
SWR provides group and individual therapy sessions with master's level therapists, experienced in the field of addition and trauma. It is often in this work that the deeper "layers of the onion" can be safely uncovered, explored and understood. Family Sessions are also available to include your loved ones in your healing. Family sessions can help a family learn better ways to communicate and support one another.
Summit Women's Recovery (SWR) provides a quality, clinically savvy, trauma-integrated Intensive Outpatient Program.
SWR provides group and individual therapy sessions with master's level therapists, experienced in the field of addition and trauma. It is often in this work that the deeper "layers of the onion" can be safely uncovered, explored and understood. Family Sessions are also available to include your loved ones in your healing. Family sessions can help a family learn better ways to communicate and support one another.
(970) 409-1516 View (970) 409-1516
Boulder Neuropsychological Services
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Our clinicians offer evidence-based therapies including EMDR, CBT, ACT, mindfulness, somatic practices, and trauma-informed treatment, tailored to help you build insight, resilience, and meaningful progress.
We believe in a collaborative approach, recognizing you as the expert in your own experience while guiding you with care. Together, we build on your strengths, develop coping strategies, and foster resilience. We offer individual, couples, and family therapy, testing, and psychiatric support tailored to your needs.
Our clinicians offer evidence-based therapies including EMDR, CBT, ACT, mindfulness, somatic practices, and trauma-informed treatment, tailored to help you build insight, resilience, and meaningful progress.
We believe in a collaborative approach, recognizing you as the expert in your own experience while guiding you with care. Together, we build on your strengths, develop coping strategies, and foster resilience. We offer individual, couples, and family therapy, testing, and psychiatric support tailored to your needs.
(970) 684-6367 View (970) 684-6367
Fountain Wellness Therapy
Treatment Center
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Fountain Wellness is a private group outpatient practice specializing in addiction and substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, trauma, and borderline personality disorder.
At Fountain Wellness, we treat the whole person. With both personal and professional experience, our specialists recognize that what might work for some doesn't always work for others. Here, you'll find a dedicated, experienced, and compassionate team that goes above and beyond to help our clients overcome their struggles.
Fountain Wellness is a private group outpatient practice specializing in addiction and substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, trauma, and borderline personality disorder.
At Fountain Wellness, we treat the whole person. With both personal and professional experience, our specialists recognize that what might work for some doesn't always work for others. Here, you'll find a dedicated, experienced, and compassionate team that goes above and beyond to help our clients overcome their struggles.
(720) 804-0087 View (720) 804-0087
Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat Springs
Treatment Center
Serves Area
Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat provides comprehensive, trauma-integrated residential and intensive outpatient treatment for adult men and their families experiencing substance use and mental health disorders.
Problematic substance use can be the expected response to unexpected events. Foundry Steamboat emphasizes the treatment of PTSD and developmental trauma as root causes and complicating factors of behavioral health conditions. Foundry Steamboat Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Michael Barnes, is a foremost trauma treatment expert and national speaker. Barnes developed the program’s Trauma-Integrated Care model using more than four decades of direct care experience to provide more comprehensive and integrated trauma-informed treatment than is typically available. Due to the prevalence of traumatic experience and adverse life events among people with behavioral health conditions, and because living with these conditions is itself a cause of trauma and suffering, Foundry Steamboat orients all of its treatment toward resolving trauma to remove barriers to sustainable recovery. Foundry Steamboat clients learn how negative experiences and unsafe environments can affect our physical, mental, and emotional health and impact daily life, relationships, and performance. They receive attentive care from highly trained professionals skilled at processing trauma, teaching effective coping skills.
Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat provides comprehensive, trauma-integrated residential and intensive outpatient treatment for adult men and their families experiencing substance use and mental health disorders.
Problematic substance use can be the expected response to unexpected events. Foundry Steamboat emphasizes the treatment of PTSD and developmental trauma as root causes and complicating factors of behavioral health conditions. Foundry Steamboat Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Michael Barnes, is a foremost trauma treatment expert and national speaker. Barnes developed the program’s Trauma-Integrated Care model using more than four decades of direct care experience to provide more comprehensive and integrated trauma-informed treatment than is typically available. Due to the prevalence of traumatic experience and adverse life events among people with behavioral health conditions, and because living with these conditions is itself a cause of trauma and suffering, Foundry Steamboat orients all of its treatment toward resolving trauma to remove barriers to sustainable recovery. Foundry Steamboat clients learn how negative experiences and unsafe environments can affect our physical, mental, and emotional health and impact daily life, relationships, and performance. They receive attentive care from highly trained professionals skilled at processing trauma, teaching effective coping skills.
(855) 695-9316 View (855) 695-9316
Chrysalis Continuing Care
Treatment Center
Denver, CO 80205
Like our renowned Foundry Steamboat residential program, Chrysalis Continuing Care uses the Trauma-Integrated Care model developed by Chief Clinical Officer Dr.
Chrysalis Continuing Care, an affiliate of Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat, is an intensive outpatient program (IOP) treating adults in and around Denver. This program is ideally suited to meeting the needs of people of all gender identities affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. Chrysalis strongly supports family participation and offers specialized family system work through its affiliated Michael Barnes Family Institute program. This IOP program is designed to make treatment convenient and comfortable for working professionals, students, parents and caregivers, and those wishing to receive comprehensive treatment while being able to manage the demands of busy lives.
Like our renowned Foundry Steamboat residential program, Chrysalis Continuing Care uses the Trauma-Integrated Care model developed by Chief Clinical Officer Dr.
Chrysalis Continuing Care, an affiliate of Foundry Treatment Center Steamboat, is an intensive outpatient program (IOP) treating adults in and around Denver. This program is ideally suited to meeting the needs of people of all gender identities affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. Chrysalis strongly supports family participation and offers specialized family system work through its affiliated Michael Barnes Family Institute program. This IOP program is designed to make treatment convenient and comfortable for working professionals, students, parents and caregivers, and those wishing to receive comprehensive treatment while being able to manage the demands of busy lives.
(720) 409-3228 View (720) 409-3228

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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.