Our family-centered, integrated approach fosters sustainable healing from mental health and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosis, eating disorders, and substance use.
Our integrated approach includes psychiatric care and medication management, utilizing clinical and experiential modalities to address the underlying trauma that catalyzes mental health and co-occurring disorders. Our modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT).
Our family-centered, integrated approach fosters sustainable healing from mental health and co-occurring disorders such as anxiety, depression, trauma, psychosis, eating disorders, and substance use.
Our integrated approach includes psychiatric care and medication management, utilizing clinical and experiential modalities to address the underlying trauma that catalyzes mental health and co-occurring disorders. Our modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT).
Bright Path Behavioral Health exists because someone said, “There has to be a better way.” Today, Bright Path provides evidence-based PHP and IOP programs for teens ages 12–18, blending clinical expertise with deep compassion and unconditional positive regard. Their team empowers adolescents to build emotional skills they can carry far beyond treatment—while partnering closely with families, schools, and community providers. With locations in Wake Forest and Hillsborough, NC, Bright Path creates safe, authentic spaces where teens can grow, heal, and discover who they’re becoming.
Bright Path Behavioral Health exists because someone said, “There has to be a better way.” Today, Bright Path provides evidence-based PHP and IOP programs for teens ages 12–18, blending clinical expertise with deep compassion and unconditional positive regard. Their team empowers adolescents to build emotional skills they can carry far beyond treatment—while partnering closely with families, schools, and community providers. With locations in Wake Forest and Hillsborough, NC, Bright Path creates safe, authentic spaces where teens can grow, heal, and discover who they’re becoming.
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We can help with detox, inpatient, outpatient, and sober living. We help individuals struggling with dependence on drugs, alcohol, and prescription medications get the healing they need to recover. With evidence-based techniques and a passionate staff, we can give you the life-changing knowledge and hope required for a successful life of sobriety!
We can help with detox, inpatient, outpatient, and sober living. We help individuals struggling with dependence on drugs, alcohol, and prescription medications get the healing they need to recover. With evidence-based techniques and a passionate staff, we can give you the life-changing knowledge and hope required for a successful life of sobriety!
Our treatment graduates will experience new daily living, full of renewed self-esteem, acceptance, reduced stress, less anxiety, and wonderful healing of trauma.
Augustine Recovery is an accredited substance abuse treatment center which specializes in a 90-day residential treatment program. Three decades of academic research has shown that residential treatment of 90 days or more, coupled with an aftercare treatment plan leads to more favorable outcomes. With a 2-to-1 staff to client ratio, each client will be assigned a Case Manager and a Masters-Level Primary Therapist to oversee their continuum of care. Clients can expect to receive evidence-based individualized treatment consisting of immersion in all 12 steps, trauma-focused therapy, comprehensive medical care, family therapy as well as activities to stimulate physical, mental, and spiritual growth as they start their journey in recovery. Our dual-diagnosis treatment services include individual counseling and therapy, group therapy, neurofeedback, adventure therapy, daily personal training, daily recovery meetings, and life skills. Lastly, Augustine Recovery is committed to providing the healthiest diet possible for optimal recovery and physical prowess by keeping processed foods to a minimum in addition to strictly limiting white flour and refined sugars.
Our treatment graduates will experience new daily living, full of renewed self-esteem, acceptance, reduced stress, less anxiety, and wonderful healing of trauma.
Augustine Recovery is an accredited substance abuse treatment center which specializes in a 90-day residential treatment program. Three decades of academic research has shown that residential treatment of 90 days or more, coupled with an aftercare treatment plan leads to more favorable outcomes. With a 2-to-1 staff to client ratio, each client will be assigned a Case Manager and a Masters-Level Primary Therapist to oversee their continuum of care. Clients can expect to receive evidence-based individualized treatment consisting of immersion in all 12 steps, trauma-focused therapy, comprehensive medical care, family therapy as well as activities to stimulate physical, mental, and spiritual growth as they start their journey in recovery. Our dual-diagnosis treatment services include individual counseling and therapy, group therapy, neurofeedback, adventure therapy, daily personal training, daily recovery meetings, and life skills. Lastly, Augustine Recovery is committed to providing the healthiest diet possible for optimal recovery and physical prowess by keeping processed foods to a minimum in addition to strictly limiting white flour and refined sugars.
We provide psychotherapy and evaluation services for kids, teens, and adults, with special expertise in neurodivergence, trauma, and the needs of the LGBTQIA community.
New River Wellness Collective is a group of inclusive and collaborative therapists. We offer psychotherapy services for adults, children, families, and couples/relationships. We also conduct comprehensive assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD (for clients 10+ years). Our goal is to provide ethical, evidence-based therapy services to our community, working from intersectional, non-judgmental, and relational frameworks. We strive to provide safe, affirming, inclusive spaces for healing the whole person, and openly welcome clients who have experienced marginalization based on race, ethnicity, ability, immigration status, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity/expression. All of our full-time clinicians are licensed throughout North Carolina and provide therapy and assessment services via telehealth and in-person in Durham, NC.
We provide psychotherapy and evaluation services for kids, teens, and adults, with special expertise in neurodivergence, trauma, and the needs of the LGBTQIA community.
New River Wellness Collective is a group of inclusive and collaborative therapists. We offer psychotherapy services for adults, children, families, and couples/relationships. We also conduct comprehensive assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD (for clients 10+ years). Our goal is to provide ethical, evidence-based therapy services to our community, working from intersectional, non-judgmental, and relational frameworks. We strive to provide safe, affirming, inclusive spaces for healing the whole person, and openly welcome clients who have experienced marginalization based on race, ethnicity, ability, immigration status, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity/expression. All of our full-time clinicians are licensed throughout North Carolina and provide therapy and assessment services via telehealth and in-person in Durham, NC.
The Ranch Pennsylvania is a primary substance use disorder and primary mental health treatment center. Situated on a secluded hill with rolling vistas, this tranquil landscape
becomes the backdrop to personal growth and healing.
We are a trauma-informed, skills-driven, and family-focused organization that utilizes measured-based care to enhance our treatment and improve our patients' outcomes.
The Ranch Pennsylvania is a primary substance use disorder and primary mental health treatment center. Situated on a secluded hill with rolling vistas, this tranquil landscape
becomes the backdrop to personal growth and healing.
We are a trauma-informed, skills-driven, and family-focused organization that utilizes measured-based care to enhance our treatment and improve our patients' outcomes.
I provide treatment for concerns such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, stress management, self-esteem, and relationship issues, among others.
My approach is strengths-based, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I am trained in EMDR and Trauma-Focused CBT and tailor treatment to each client’s unique goals and experiences. Together, we work to reduce distress, increase self-awareness, and build practical skills for lasting change.
I provide treatment for concerns such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, stress management, self-esteem, and relationship issues, among others.
My approach is strengths-based, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I am trained in EMDR and Trauma-Focused CBT and tailor treatment to each client’s unique goals and experiences. Together, we work to reduce distress, increase self-awareness, and build practical skills for lasting change.
We help with eating disorders, trauma/ PTSD, and perinatal mental health, along with anxiety, depression, addiction, and more.
You don’t need to have it all figured out to start. We’re real people who meet you where you are, no judgment, no pressure. Our practice welcomes individuals, couples, teens, and families navigating eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, postpartum challenges, life transitions, identity questions, and more. Whatever you’re carrying, you don’t have to carry it alone. We’re here to help you move forward at your own pace.
We help with eating disorders, trauma/ PTSD, and perinatal mental health, along with anxiety, depression, addiction, and more.
You don’t need to have it all figured out to start. We’re real people who meet you where you are, no judgment, no pressure. Our practice welcomes individuals, couples, teens, and families navigating eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, postpartum challenges, life transitions, identity questions, and more. Whatever you’re carrying, you don’t have to carry it alone. We’re here to help you move forward at your own pace.
The Refuge, A Healing Place is pleased to offer an eating disorder program for adults age 18 and older who are struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and orthorexia. This stand-alone treatment program in Ocklawaha, Florida, is designed to help clients address the underlying concerns that are affecting their health, well-being, and ability to pursue recovery. At The Refuge, we provide care for a diverse range of clients, including individuals who may not be accepted into other eating disorder programs due to their complex needs. We are proud to serve members of the LGBTQ+ community, pregnant clients, individuals who need detox, people who have special dietary requirements, and those who have co-occurring mental health concerns. Having an untreated eating disorder can negatively impact every area of someone’s life, and we are committed to helping our clients find lasting healing.
The Refuge, A Healing Place is pleased to offer an eating disorder program for adults age 18 and older who are struggling with anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and orthorexia. This stand-alone treatment program in Ocklawaha, Florida, is designed to help clients address the underlying concerns that are affecting their health, well-being, and ability to pursue recovery. At The Refuge, we provide care for a diverse range of clients, including individuals who may not be accepted into other eating disorder programs due to their complex needs. We are proud to serve members of the LGBTQ+ community, pregnant clients, individuals who need detox, people who have special dietary requirements, and those who have co-occurring mental health concerns. Having an untreated eating disorder can negatively impact every area of someone’s life, and we are committed to helping our clients find lasting healing.
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.
All of our highly-trained therapists are culturally-affirming, as well as strengths and relationship-focused. We have a variety of therapists on staff whose approaches range from experiential and exploratory, to cognitive and behavioral, to insight-oriented. All are guided by Attachment Theory and Self Determination Theory, two theories of development and change with scientific support for healthy individuals and relationships. 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. Our Adult Therapy Program offers individual and family therapy by practitioners trained in CPT, PE, EMDR, DBT, Exposure and Response Prevention, AEDP, ACT, EFT, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, IFS, CRAFT, and CBT. Our Couple Therapy Program offers couple-focused services by practitioners trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, Discernment Counseling, and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy. We aim to serve North Carolina with flexibility and expertise.
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.
All of our highly-trained therapists are culturally-affirming, as well as strengths and relationship-focused. We have a variety of therapists on staff whose approaches range from experiential and exploratory, to cognitive and behavioral, to insight-oriented. All are guided by Attachment Theory and Self Determination Theory, two theories of development and change with scientific support for healthy individuals and relationships. 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. Our Adult Therapy Program offers individual and family therapy by practitioners trained in CPT, PE, EMDR, DBT, Exposure and Response Prevention, AEDP, ACT, EFT, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, IFS, CRAFT, and CBT. Our Couple Therapy Program offers couple-focused services by practitioners trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, Discernment Counseling, and Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy. We aim to serve North Carolina with flexibility and expertise.
Our programs support teens with emotional dysregulation, trauma, ADHD, substance use, behavioral issues, and impulsive or high-risk behavior.
At Evolve, we specialize in compassionate, individualized care for teens struggling with mental health, substance use, and behavioral challenges. Our short-term Residential Treatment Center (RTC) offers a safe, structured, and supportive environment where healing can begin. With only six teens in each home, we provide 24/7 supervision, personalized attention, and evidence-based therapies tailored to each adolescent’s unique needs. Rooted in empathy, connection, and clinical excellence, our RTC helps teens rediscover hope, build resilience, and take meaningful steps toward lasting wellness.
Our programs support teens with emotional dysregulation, trauma, ADHD, substance use, behavioral issues, and impulsive or high-risk behavior.
At Evolve, we specialize in compassionate, individualized care for teens struggling with mental health, substance use, and behavioral challenges. Our short-term Residential Treatment Center (RTC) offers a safe, structured, and supportive environment where healing can begin. With only six teens in each home, we provide 24/7 supervision, personalized attention, and evidence-based therapies tailored to each adolescent’s unique needs. Rooted in empathy, connection, and clinical excellence, our RTC helps teens rediscover hope, build resilience, and take meaningful steps toward lasting wellness.
Trauma informed therapy is a talk therapy that casts light and understanding on how trauma affects the lives of those it touches.
At BriteLife South Carolina, we provide innovative, client-focused and evidence-based addiction treatment in residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient settings. Our world-renowned clinical leaders are committed to providing you with an inspiring healing experience that focuses on your total health and wellness in recovery from addiction and related conditions. In addition to addiction recovery programs, we offer comprehensive co-occurring mental health disorder treatment. Combining data-driven, evidence-based treatment with a fresh, compassionate approach, BriteLife Recovery provides superior and committed care to help those on their journey toward a healthy and successful recovery. We also place great emphasis on empowering our team members by giving them the training and flexibility needed to truly care for and support our clients. Our culture creates a foundation that is built upon communication, collaboration, compassion, and integrity—all of which are necessary to craft unique and effective treatment plans that cater to each client’s needs and goals.
Trauma informed therapy is a talk therapy that casts light and understanding on how trauma affects the lives of those it touches.
At BriteLife South Carolina, we provide innovative, client-focused and evidence-based addiction treatment in residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient settings. Our world-renowned clinical leaders are committed to providing you with an inspiring healing experience that focuses on your total health and wellness in recovery from addiction and related conditions. In addition to addiction recovery programs, we offer comprehensive co-occurring mental health disorder treatment. Combining data-driven, evidence-based treatment with a fresh, compassionate approach, BriteLife Recovery provides superior and committed care to help those on their journey toward a healthy and successful recovery. We also place great emphasis on empowering our team members by giving them the training and flexibility needed to truly care for and support our clients. Our culture creates a foundation that is built upon communication, collaboration, compassion, and integrity—all of which are necessary to craft unique and effective treatment plans that cater to each client’s needs and goals.
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.
Our programs support teens with emotional dysregulation, trauma, ADHD, substance use, behavioral issues, and impulsive or high-risk behavior.
Evolve’s caring, customized approach helps teens break free from addiction and rebuild hope for a better future We offer therapeutic programs for teens, including short-term residential treatment. Our RTC for teens serves only six clients at a time, allowing for truly individualized care, 24/7 support and supervision, and evidence-based therapies. In addition, Evolve provides structured outpatient therapy for teens through our full-day teen Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school teen Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Rooted in compassion and connection, our teen treatment programs help adolescents heal and grow
Our programs support teens with emotional dysregulation, trauma, ADHD, substance use, behavioral issues, and impulsive or high-risk behavior.
Evolve’s caring, customized approach helps teens break free from addiction and rebuild hope for a better future We offer therapeutic programs for teens, including short-term residential treatment. Our RTC for teens serves only six clients at a time, allowing for truly individualized care, 24/7 support and supervision, and evidence-based therapies. In addition, Evolve provides structured outpatient therapy for teens through our full-day teen Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and after-school teen Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). Rooted in compassion and connection, our teen treatment programs help adolescents heal and grow
Sober Escorts, Inc. is one of the most experienced, ethical, and respected Sober Escort (Safe Transport), Recovery Companion, and Sober Coaching Organization in the Addiction Recovery Services Industry. We've been successfully helping individuals and their families across the U.S. and abroad in their recovery journeys since 2004. Call us for a no-cost consultation. We are here to help, and if our services are not a fit, we will refer you to reputable professionals who can help you or your loved one immediately. With a compliment of hundreds of recovery professionals available in every city in the US, and abroad. We are also known to work very quickly -- helping individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues safely get to treatment as quickly as possible. Please note: We do not accept Medicaid. If you are in need of free or low-cost treatment we highly recommend that you contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Sober Escorts, Inc. is one of the most experienced, ethical, and respected Sober Escort (Safe Transport), Recovery Companion, and Sober Coaching Organization in the Addiction Recovery Services Industry. We've been successfully helping individuals and their families across the U.S. and abroad in their recovery journeys since 2004. Call us for a no-cost consultation. We are here to help, and if our services are not a fit, we will refer you to reputable professionals who can help you or your loved one immediately. With a compliment of hundreds of recovery professionals available in every city in the US, and abroad. We are also known to work very quickly -- helping individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues safely get to treatment as quickly as possible. Please note: We do not accept Medicaid. If you are in need of free or low-cost treatment we highly recommend that you contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
Our clinician-founded and operated recovery center offers a mindfulness-based, comprehensive, evidence based, and integrative approach to recovery. We give you the individual attention you deserve; you are truly seen and heard on an individual level. When it comes to addiction treatment we strongly believe in the value of quality over quantity. Therefore we have intentionally created our program to be a small, client focused program treating only 16 individuals at a time. We offer Primary Partial HospitTreatment and Intensive Outpatient levels of care with 24 hour care. Insurance is accepted, financing and payment plans available.
Our clinician-founded and operated recovery center offers a mindfulness-based, comprehensive, evidence based, and integrative approach to recovery. We give you the individual attention you deserve; you are truly seen and heard on an individual level. When it comes to addiction treatment we strongly believe in the value of quality over quantity. Therefore we have intentionally created our program to be a small, client focused program treating only 16 individuals at a time. We offer Primary Partial HospitTreatment and Intensive Outpatient levels of care with 24 hour care. Insurance is accepted, financing and payment plans available.
Many of our clients face challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, or stress that contribute to addiction.
Focused Addiction Recovery provides structured PHP with housing and flexible outpatient care for adults in North Carolina. We use evidence-based therapy, trauma-informed care, and personalized treatment plans to address substance use and mental health needs. We accept Medicaid and focus on compassionate, accessible, long-term recovery support.
Many of our clients face challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, or stress that contribute to addiction.
Focused Addiction Recovery provides structured PHP with housing and flexible outpatient care for adults in North Carolina. We use evidence-based therapy, trauma-informed care, and personalized treatment plans to address substance use and mental health needs. We accept Medicaid and focus on compassionate, accessible, long-term recovery support.
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.
We support adults facing complex mental health challenges, including mood disorders, thought disorders, autism spectrum and neurodivergent disorders, trauma, and co-occurring substance use concerns.
Pasadena Villa Smoky Mountain Lodge in Sevierville, Tennessee, provides residential mental health treatment and partial hospitalization (PHP) for adults with complex mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders. Nestled in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains, our program offers individualized, evidence-based care in a warm, therapeutic setting designed to support healing, reflection, and personal growth. With compassionate clinical support and research-informed treatment, we help clients reconnect with themselves and begin building a healthier, more grounded path forward.
We support adults facing complex mental health challenges, including mood disorders, thought disorders, autism spectrum and neurodivergent disorders, trauma, and co-occurring substance use concerns.
Pasadena Villa Smoky Mountain Lodge in Sevierville, Tennessee, provides residential mental health treatment and partial hospitalization (PHP) for adults with complex mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders. Nestled in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains, our program offers individualized, evidence-based care in a warm, therapeutic setting designed to support healing, reflection, and personal growth. With compassionate clinical support and research-informed treatment, we help clients reconnect with themselves and begin building a healthier, more grounded path forward.
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.
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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.