Has a painful experience from the past left you with emotional scars that still haven’t fully healed? Do you often feel:
Maybe you experienced an accident, sexual assault, sudden loss, or another life-changing event that was too overwhelming to fully process. Perhaps you find yourself avoiding any and all reminders of what happened. Ordinary people, places, and conversations seem to trigger you, bringing back a flood of memories that deeply affect your sense of safety and trust.
You want nothing more than to put the past behind you once and for all, but you’re not sure how.
When you experience a traumatic event, your nervous system is left on high alert afterward. Even when you’re safe, you still feel scared, vulnerable, and unable to let your guard down. This could negatively impact your work, sleep, daily routines, and every other area of your life.
Even your relationships can suffer. You might withdraw from social gatherings and sabotage new relationships before they can fully blossom, leading to profound loneliness. Although living in a state of avoidance makes you feel safe, you end up trading thriving and living your best life for merely surviving and getting by.
Thankfully, there is another way to live. At Skypiatrist in Brooklyn, New York, we have a team of experienced and licensed psychiatrists who can help you reduce your PTSD symptoms through a combination of therapy and medication management. No matter what the past looked like for you, a healthier and happier future awaits with the power of PTSD treatment.
Roughly half of all Americans experience a traumatic event in their lifetime. Although we tend to associate PTSD with military combat, the truth is that the disorder can develop from many different experiences, including:
Ongoing stressors in our society—such as financial instability, workplace burnout, and chronic exposure to violence in the media—can all worsen PTSD symptoms and make recovery more difficult. So can growing up in an environment where emotions are minimized, ignored, or stigmatized.
To truly heal, what’s needed is a space where difficult emotions can be shared without fear of shame or judgment and safety and support are prioritized above all else.
In American culture, we worship individualism and hard work. While this can certainly have positive effects, it can also create emotional challenges for people trying to heal from PTSD. Many trauma survivors end up burying their pain by being productive and constantly staying busy. They often tell themselves that they can just “move on” and push through their pain alone, but this is always easier said than done.
The truth is that trauma doesn’t heal in isolation, and it doesn’t go away if you simply try to ignore it. Because of how it completely overwhelms the nervous system, trauma is best treated with professional guidance and support, as well as medications for stabilizing your mood and reducing your stress.
As debilitating as it can be to live with, PTSD is highly treatable. As a practice, we’ve seen so many clients come in feeling distraught and vulnerable and leave treatment feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to take life by the reins again.
Whether your trauma took place in early childhood or just recently, we believe that our unique combination of therapy and psychiatry can help you:
We approach PTSD treatment with a mix of trauma-informed therapeutic techniques and targeted medication management. Although some of our clients get the relief they need from medication alone, the best means of treating PTSD usually involves both therapy and psychiatry, as trauma is a mind-body experience that requires addressing all your needs—mental, physical, emotional, and relational.
Getting started with Skypiatrist is very simple and straightforward. There’s no complicated system to navigate and no massive waitlist to get on, as most clients are able to meet with their psychiatrist within a week of calling. We accept most forms of insurance and pride ourselves on our accessibility.
When you first meet with your psychiatrist, they will help you get right down to business by:
Additionally, our team of therapists would be happy to help you manage the emotional challenges of living with PTSD. We take a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to counseling, looking at ways that we can bolster your confidence, strengthen your social supports, and empower you with real-life tools for managing your PTSD symptoms.
Ultimately, we believe that you are incredibly resilient for coming this far, and we would love the opportunity to partner with you on your journey toward healing and recovery.
A good treatment plan should be collaborative, not forced. Medication is not the right choice for everyone, and when it is used, the goal is to reduce symptoms enough that clients can better engage in therapy, sleep more consistently, and feel less stuck in survival mode. If you have any hesitations about taking medication for PTSD, our psychiatrists would be happy to talk about your options and help you dispel any myths surrounding pharmaceutical treatment.
Psychiatric medication does not need to be taken permanently. The length of treatment ultimately depends on the severity of your symptoms, how you respond to therapy, and other factors that are unique to you. The medications we prescribe are generally non-addictive and have minimal side effects. Our psychiatrists can help you taper and adjust your dosage as needed, ensuring you always stay within your comfort zone during treatment.
No, you won’t have to. For psychiatric medication management, it is not necessary to recount your traumatic experience if it makes you uncomfortable. The medications we use are equally powerful whether you share your story or not, so how much you disclose is entirely up to you.
In therapy, some preliminary information about your trauma may be needed, but talking about it isn’t essential to the healing process. We always strive to be a safe haven, and this means going at a pace that’s comfortable for you.
Trauma disrupts the nervous system—treatment restabilizes it. To learn more about how we can help you manage your PTSD and live a more vibrant and fulfilling life, you can book an evaluation through our contact page. We look forward to hearing from you!
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