Life has the potential to be filled with joy. It also has the potential for trauma. Those that experience severe, traumatic events may end up with what’s known as “post-traumatic stress disorder,” typically shortened to “PTSD.”
Friendly Psychology offered PTSD treatment in Kansas City, MO, and has since been able to expand its services to the entirety of MO, AZ, and KS by utilizing remote therapy. Friendly Psychology is the office of Dr. Leigh Anne Randa, a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Randa’s experience, training, and person-centered approach to therapy may be a good therapeutic choice for your PTSD treatment. Call today to get started.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
PTSD is a type of mental health disorder, related to anxiety, caused by either experiencing trauma or witnessing it in others. Symptoms of PTSD may include:
- Feeling on high alert and quick to react to anxiety or stressful events.
- Dreams, daydreams, thoughts, or reliving the event.
- Panic attacks when feeling overwhelmed or scared.
- Experiencing bursts of stress and anxiety as severe as when the event(s) occurred.
- Changing lifestyle or behaviors to avoid anything related to the event(s).
- Negative patterns of thinking and mood associated with the trauma
Many people describe living with PTSD as living constantly on edge. There may be periods of calmness, where life feels normal. But different experiences, sounds, thoughts, and situations may trigger severe, often difficult-to-control levels of stress and anxiety.
What Causes PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder typically comes from living through trauma. It may be one single, traumatic event, like a violent assault. It may also be caused by living in a stressful situation for an extended period of time, such as being deployed in a war or being in an abusive relationship.
PTSD can also be caused by witnessing a traumatic event or living through one. The changes of the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, has caused some symptoms of PTSD in people, even in situations where they did not experience any significant life change.
Treatment for PTSD at Friendly Psychology
At Friendly Psychology, our approach to PTSD treatment and therapy depends on you. Different situations and different symptoms may benefit from their own, specific therapy modalities and treatments. Examples may include:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (CPT)
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
- Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation Therapy for Complex PTSD (STAIR)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Our goal is your recovery, and we use a process known as feedback-informed therapy to make sure that your PTSD treatment is working for you.
Where We Service – Service Area for PTSD Treatment
Dr. Leigh Anne Randa of Friendly Psychology has been providing PTSD treatment in Kansas City, MO. But Dr. Randa is also licensed to provide therapy in several states – Missouri, Kansas, and Arizona. She is also currently located in Tempe, AZ, but has moved to full-remote therapy, which opens the door for treatment anywhere throughout these multiple states.
Call for An Intake Appointment
If you’ve been struggling as a result of trauma, or you feel like you may have the symptoms of PTSD and would like to learn more about treatment, contact Friendly Psychology today. We’re here to talk to you about your challenges and struggles, and make sure that you have solutions that are ready to give you the support you need.