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537 people sought PTSD/trauma therapy help at Peachtree City in the last year

Discover how starting PTSD/trauma therapy can support your own journey toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

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Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | BCBS, Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card), +15 more
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As a man of color and having successfully worked with diverse client populations in one-on-one, family, and group settings, I would like to share my k... As a man of color and having successfully worked with diverse client populations in one-on-one, family, and group settings, I would like to share my knowledge and experiences to develop a healthy relationship, then journey through life and its difficult times with the goal of better managing its problems in living. Read more

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Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | BCBS, Carelon, +16 more
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My goal as your therapist is to support you in facing, understanding, and coping with the behaviors, thought patterns, and emotional responses that co... My goal as your therapist is to support you in facing, understanding, and coping with the behaviors, thought patterns, and emotional responses that contribute to feeling stuck in life or not becoming what you believe to be the best version of yourself. Read more

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Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | BCBS, Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card), +4 more
Medical / Health Issues, Coping Skills, Self Esteem, Stress, Women’s Issues, +7 more

Are you struggling to enjoy your life? Are things like anxiety, addiction, anger and/or marital stress keeping you from living the “good life”? Th... Are you struggling to enjoy your life? Are things like anxiety, addiction, anger and/or marital stress keeping you from living the “good life”? The path to change and personal growth is not easy, but there is nothing you can’t improve with purposeful action, and guided personal reflection. Take the first step and contact me, so we can get started improving that road you’re on. Read more

Starting PTSD/trauma therapy

What is PTSD/trauma therapy?

At Thriveworks, PTSD/trauma therapy involves dedicated efforts to address and navigate through past and/or recent traumatic events. Therapists specializing in trauma create a secure environment to process and heal from these experiences, aiming to reduce trauma-related symptoms and enhance overall quality of life.

How does PTSD/trauma therapy work?

Our Thriveworks providers use PTSD/trauma therapy treatments like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing EMDR, CBT, and exposure therapy with the goal of helping clients process the traumatic events they have experienced so that they can to start feeling safe and secure again.

Symptoms of PTSD

The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can vary but often include:

  • Flashbacks and distressing memories of the traumatic event
  • Nightmares and sleep disturbances
  • Intense anxiety and irritability
  • Avoidance of reminders of the trauma
  • Negative changes in mood and thought patterns
  • Increased arousal, like difficulty concentrating or exaggerated startle response

How do you overcome PTSD triggers?

The best way to overcome PTSD triggers is to seek the assistance of a professional therapist, such as those at Thriveworks, who can help you to understand and treat your PTSD triggers.

What type of therapist is best for PTSD?

In most cases, a therapist who specializes in PTSD/trauma therapy is the best type of mental health professional to address the symptoms of PTSD.

Is PTSD/trauma therapy conducted in person or online?

PTSD/trauma therapy at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long should you go to therapy for PTSD?

If a client is working through a single traumatic event that occurred as an adult, trauma or PTSD therapy may only take a few months, but in general, it can take a year or more to effectively treat trauma symptoms and PTSD. The duration of treatment is highly dependent on the client and the severity of their symptoms.

How successful is therapy for PTSD?

The success rate of therapy for PTSD depends entirely on the individual's symptoms, commitment to attending sessions, and personal abilities.

Need more help deciding?

Sebastian walked onto the subway car relaxed and ready for the ride home. After a few stops, the car was full, and his back was pinned against the wall. Sebastian felt the fear rise within him, and at the next stop, he took action. Sebastian hopped off the subway and ran home instead. A few months earlier, Sebastian had been in a warzone. He served his country and had returned home safely. The only problem was, Sebastian did not feel safe. He repeatedly had panic attacks in small spaces. When talking with a mental health professional, Sebastian came to understand that he was fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He sought treatment, and he told his story to Vanity Fair so that others can come to know how to recognize PTSD and seek help for it.

“Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.”
― Peter A. Levine

PTSD can develop within days of a traumatic event, or it can take months or even years to show itself. Regardless of how it forms, it is important to seek help. Just like any other illness, treating PTSD often requires professional oversight. Thriveworks Peachtree City offers PTSD counseling because we know that it is a difficult disease, but we also know that people can heal. We have helped many people with PTSD find safety.

PTSD: Risk Factors and Development

Just because someone experiences a traumatic event does not mean they will have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some do. Others do not. Mental health professionals do not know exactly what the difference is. They know that developing PTSD has nothing to do with being weak or strong, inadequate or able. No, the risk factors that raise an individual’s chances of having PTSD are largely outside of their control. For example, the risk factors of PTSD include…

  • Surviving a severe and/or on-going traumatic event.
  • Genetics: family of mental health challenges, especially anxiety and depression.
  • An individual’s brain functioning: how it regulates and releases hormones when stress, threatened, or endangered.
  • The kind, intensity, and longevity of trauma experienced.
  • Having anemic social and emotional community support.
  • Working a job where trauma exposure is possible: police officer, military personnel, first responder, ER doctor, and more.
  • Experiencing other forms of trauma throughout one’s life—especially childhood abuse.
  • Current or a history of addiction or substance abuse.

Trauma can come in a number of forms—there is no mold. The kinds of trauma that may develop into PTSD could never be listed, but may include being threatened, combat exposure, sexual violence, being bullied, physical assault, experiencing an accident (fire, car crash, et cetera), receiving a terminal diagnosis, childhood abuse (sexual, physical, or emotional), and more.

PTSD: Signs and Symptoms

“Very minor threats can be experienced, by what the signals in your body tell you, as, ‘You’re in acute danger’”
—Sandra Bloom, former president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

PTSD has four different categories of signs and symptoms:

Rearranging One’s life
When people have PTSD, they may completely rearrange their lives so as to avoid anything that could potentially remind them of the trauma, whether big or small. Instead of processing the pain and moving forward, PTSD can send people into avoidance mode. In the process, they may also avoid the good that the world has to offer. When people have PTSD, they may…

  1. Refuse to ride in a vehicle or drive a car.
  2. Avoid meeting up with friends to avoid crowds and feeling trapped.
  3. Stop watching movies, TV, and the news.

Re-living the Event
When people have PTSD, they may also re-experience the trauma over and over again. At unanticipated and inauspicious times, the feelings and images can come flooding to the forefront of an individual’s attention. These re-experiences of the trauma may look like..

  1. Having intrusive flashbacks and memories that feel as if the event is currently happening.
  2. Triggers—certain sights, sounds, or smells that conjure the trauma and its emotions.
  3. Night terrors and nightmares where people wake up in anxiety and fear.

Hyperarousal
Even though the danger may have passed, people with PTSD may still be alert to any and every potential danger. This hyperarousal is often exhausting, and people may have

  1. Challenges concentrating on the task at hand.
  2. A quick startle response to surprises or loud noises.
  3. Difficulty sleeping.

New, Negative Feeling and Beliefs
Trauma has a way of changing the way that people see themselves and the world. People often learn false and negative thinking patterns from trauma. They may begin to tell themselves that…

  1. The world is always and forever unsafe.
  2. No one can be trusted, and every relationship is dangerous.
  3. They have to forget about the trauma to move forward.

PTSD Treatment at Thriveworks Peachtree City

As you read through the signs and symptoms of PTSD, was there anything you recognized? If so, you are not alone. Thriveworks Peachtree City has therapists and psychologists who understand what PTSD is, how it functions, and the treatment options available. We have worked with many survivors and helped them heal. If you are ready to work with a mental health professional, consider reaching out to Thriveworks Peachtree City. When you contact our office, you will not reach a voicemail, but a scheduling specialist will help you make an appointment. Call today.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Peachtree City therapists and counselors accept 20 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | BCBS

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • First Health Network

  • Humana Exchange

  • Humana HMO/POS

  • Humana PPO | EPO | HDHP

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Self-pay costs at Peachtree City
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

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I had a fantastic experience with Thomas from Thriveworks. He was exactly what I needed! Guiding me at just the right pace with encouragement and confidence! I cant speak highly enough about him!!!!
Read more I had a fantastic experience with Thomas from Thriveworks. He was exactly what I needed! Guiding me at just the right pace with encouragement and confidence! I cant speak highly enough about him!!!!
Craig Jan 2024
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★★★★★
I have known Kathy for several years both professionally and personally and I can honestly say I have never known anyone more dedicated. She is warm, caring and compassionate. Her friendly smile alone will brighten your day!!
Read more I have known Kathy for several years both professionally and personally and I can honestly say I have never known anyone more dedicated. She is warm, caring and compassionate. Her friendly smile alone will brighten your day!!
Peachtree City Dec 2021
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Theresa is one of the most caring, empathetic, good listener, compassionate, and nonjudgmental to name a few. She is over all a wonderful person and to have as an counselor. I have seen her work and the many lives she has changed for better. I recommend Teressa highly for sessions.
Read more Theresa is one of the most caring, empathetic, good listener, compassionate, and nonjudgmental to name a few. She is over all a wonderful person and to have as an counselor. I have seen her work and the many lives she has changed for better. I recommend Teressa highly for sessions.
Peachtree Jul 2020
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Teressa Mathurin is awesome! She knows how to get to the core of the matter. She listens, validates, challenges, and motivates. She is everything that you want in a clinician.
Read more Teressa Mathurin is awesome! She knows how to get to the core of the matter. She listens, validates, challenges, and motivates. She is everything that you want in a clinician.
Peachtree Jul 2020
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★★★★★
I have known Naomi for over 10 years. I admire her strength and determination. She is very passionate about helping others. I would definitely recommend her to my friends and family.
Read more I have known Naomi for over 10 years. I admire her strength and determination. She is very passionate about helping others. I would definitely recommend her to my friends and family.
Peachtree Jun 2020
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★★★★★
I have known Naomi for over 10 years. I admire her strength and determination. She is very passionate about helping others. I would definitely recommend her to my friends and family.
Read more I have known Naomi for over 10 years. I admire her strength and determination. She is very passionate about helping others. I would definitely recommend her to my friends and family.
Peachtree Jun 2020
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★★★★★
I have known Naomi for over 10 years. I admire her strength and determination. She is very passionate about helping others. I would definitely recommend her to my friends and family.
Read more I have known Naomi for over 10 years. I admire her strength and determination. She is very passionate about helping others. I would definitely recommend her to my friends and family.
Peachtree Jun 2020
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I have known Stephanie for over six years and worked side by side with her in a mental health center for part of that time. What comes across first and foremost is her caring and concern for her clients and her determination to see that their needs are met. She brings to her work a wide range of experience and training along with confidence that is reassuring and a comfort to those in distress. She can deal calmly with the most severe issues as well as with problems of daily living. In the time that I've known her, she has been licensed in three different states to practice in a variety of settings. If you come to her in a time of need, in a time of emotional upheaval or difficult questions, I don't think you will find a more competent or more caring therapist.
Read more I have known Stephanie for over six years and worked side by side with her in a mental health center for part of that time. What comes across first and foremost is her caring and concern for her clients and her determination to see that their needs are met. She brings to her work a wide range of experience and training along with confidence that is reassuring and a comfort to those in distress. She can deal calmly with the most severe issues as well as with problems of daily living. In the time that I've known her, she has been licensed in three different states to practice in a variety of settings. If you come to her in a time of need, in a time of emotional upheaval or difficult questions, I don't think you will find a more competent or more caring therapist.
Peachtree Mar 2020
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Peachtree City is located off Westpark Drive, behind Westpark Walk Shopping Centre. We currently share the building with Renaissance Skin Care and Homebridge mortgage lender, among other businesses. Within 1 mile of Hwy 54/ Floy Farr Pkwy and Northlake Dr intersection.

Phone number

(678) 679-9796

Languages spoken by GA providers

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