Treatments for PTSD
For when you need to get well and stay well.
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based approach commonly used to treat PTSD and other trauma-related conditions. This therapy focuses on helping individuals understand and reframe unhelpful or distorted beliefs about their trauma. Through structured sessions, individuals learn to identify patterns of "stuck points"—thoughts like self-blame, guilt, or overgeneralization—that perpetuate emotional distress.
By challenging these cognitive distortions and replacing them with healthier, balanced perspectives, CPT empowers individuals to reduce the impact of their trauma and regain emotional well-being. It is a highly effective and transformative treatment that promotes long-term healing and recovery.
We recommend weekly sessions for 12 weeks, with each session lasting 50 minutes.
Written Exposure Therapy
Written Exposure Therapy (WET) is a brief, evidence-based treatment for PTSD that focuses on reducing trauma-related symptoms through structured writing exercises. During therapy sessions, individuals are guided to write about their traumatic experiences in detail, focusing on their thoughts, feelings, and reactions to the event. This process helps them confront and process the trauma in a safe, controlled environment, leading to reduced avoidance, emotional distress, and intrusive memories.
WET is particularly effective for individuals seeking a time-efficient approach, as it typically involves fewer sessions compared to other therapies while still delivering significant improvements in PTSD symptoms. It empowers individuals to gain emotional clarity and foster recovery through the therapeutic power of expressive writing.
We recommend weekly sessions for 5 weeks, with each session lasting 80 minutes.
For patients wanting a rapid course of treatment, we can meet once daily, Monday-Friday, with each session lasting 80 minutes.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) is an evidence-based treatment specifically designed to help individuals confront and process traumatic memories associated with PTSD. The therapy involves a structured approach where individuals are gradually and repeatedly exposed to trauma-related thoughts, memories, or situations they have been avoiding. This can occur through imaginal exposure (revisiting and recounting the traumatic event in a safe therapeutic setting) or in vivo exposure (engaging with real-life situations that evoke distress but are not inherently dangerous). By facing these triggers in a controlled and supportive environment, PE helps to reduce the power and emotional grip of the trauma, allowing individuals to make sense of their experience and lessen symptoms like hyperarousal, avoidance, and intrusive thoughts.
Conducted over a series of sessions, PE therapy also includes psychoeducation about PTSD and breathing retraining to manage anxiety. Patients work closely with therapists to identify feared situations or memories and systematically confront them, gradually desensitizing their anxiety responses.
We recommend weekly sessions for 12 weeks, with each session lasting 80 minutes.