What is PTSD?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.

PTSD symptoms

• Reliving – flashbacks, hallucinations, nightmares of the incident
• Avoiding – avoiding people, places, things, or memories that remind the trauma
• Excessive arousal – increased alertness, anger, fits of rage, irritability, or hatred, difficulty sleeping or concentrating
• Intrusive negative distressing thoughts or feelings such as guilt
• Flat affect
• Young children may show delays in toilet training, motor skills, or language

Treatment for PTSD

Treatment for PTSD is centered on three pillars

Psychotherapy We use a range of cutting-edge psychotherapeutic techniques, such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to improve symptoms and to help you process the traumatic event(s). Alongside these one-on-one sessions

The mind-body relationship Just as stress and trauma can live in the body, they can make a person feel ‘detached’ from their body. Our PTSD treatment programs destress the body on an emotional, physical, and cellular level by incorporating relaxation techniques such as yoga.