Specialties · PTSD & Trauma
Trauma has a different shape. Our care meets it where it is.
PTSD — and complex PTSD from repeated or developmental trauma — deserves trauma-informed care. We focus on the psychiatric piece: accurate diagnosis, medication when it helps, and close coordination with a trauma-focused therapist when dedicated trauma therapy is part of the plan.
How we approach trauma
Trauma work isn't about re-experiencing the worst thing; it's about integrating what happened so it stops organizing the present. We approach it with a combination of:
- Medication — SSRIs (paroxetine, sertraline) and prazosin for nightmares have specific PTSD evidence
- Trauma-informed framing — every visit built around safety, pacing, and consent
- Coordination with trauma therapists — we work closely with outside EMDR, somatic, and IFS therapists when dedicated trauma therapy is part of your plan
- Pacing — we don't rush. The goal is integration, not catharsis.
Complex PTSD and developmental trauma
For patients with C-PTSD from childhood or long-term relational trauma, the work is usually slower and more relational. Stabilization first, deeper work later. We coordinate with trauma therapists when that's the best fit.
Who we can't help
Acute trauma (within 30 days of the event) and patients requiring IOP or residential trauma programs. We refer for those.
Begin
Start with a 2-minute application.
No commitment — we verify insurance first.
Most patients apply online — it’s the fastest way in. Prefer to talk first? A free 15-minute call works too. We verify insurance, send you next steps, and never bill you until you've said yes.