PTSD Treatment Boca Raton | Trauma Therapy by Secure Video

Anxiety after trauma, or PTSD?

In the first days and weeks after a crash, assault, medical emergency or loss, intense fear, poor sleep and replaying the event are common, and for many people they ease. The National Institute of Mental Health (opens in a new tab) notes that PTSD involves symptoms lasting more than a month that are severe enough to interfere with relationships or work. Symptoms can also appear months or years later.

Signs that point beyond everyday anxiety include flashbacks or nightmares about the event, working hard to avoid reminders, feeling constantly on guard, and a changed view of yourself or the world, such as “nowhere is safe” or “it was my fault”.

Treatments with good evidence

Guidelines including NICE NG116 (opens in a new tab) put trauma-focused psychological therapy first. Three of the best known:

Cognitive processing therapy (opens in a new tab): works on the beliefs that formed after the trauma.
Prolonged exposure (opens in a new tab): gradually approaches avoided memories and situations.
EMDR (opens in a new tab): processes the memory while following eye movements or taps.

EMDR with Artie, step by step

Artie Gately, LMHC, is EMDR-trained and uses it for trauma and PTSD, including single-incident and complex or childhood trauma. He also offers CBT. A typical course starts with history and goals, then several sessions on grounding skills, then processing chosen memories, with progress reviewed along the way. How long it takes varies; no one can promise a result in a set number of sessions.

Because this site focuses on anxiety, it is worth saying plainly: if your anxiety started with a specific event, mention that event in the consultation. It shapes which therapy is suggested.

When to look for more support

Online weekly therapy may not be enough if you are not safe, are thinking of suicide, are still living with the threat, or are depending on alcohol or drugs to cope. Ask about higher levels of care in that case.

In crisis or thinking about suicide? Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org (opens in a new tab). In an emergency, call 911. Therapy referrals are not an emergency service.

Starting from Boca Raton

Sessions are by secure video while you are in Florida; the practice’s office is in Orlando. Artie works with children, teens and adults and is accepting new clients. Self-pay is $150 per hour, with several insurance plans accepted. Related: how anxiety therapy works.

Talk it through in a free 15-minute consult

Accepting new clients. Book a free 15-minute consultation through Achieve Growth Therapy's own contact page. You'll talk about your anxiety, whether telehealth is a good fit, and what next steps could look like.

Request a free 15-minute consult

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PTSD treatment for Boca Raton residents