Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety related disorder almost always the result of being exposed to a traumatic event or a series of events (e.g., military combat, rape, domestic violence, major accident, etc). Often, recovery is spontaneous over time. In other cases however, therapy may be necessary. The focus of therapy is on helping the patient overcome the trauma and move forward with new insight and strategies to cope more effectively through a process of reinforcing resilience and recovery.