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PTSD

Trauma can change how your brain and body respond to the world. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related conditions can show up as intrusive memories, avoidance, feeling constantly on guard, or sudden emotional shifts that are hard to explain.

What PTSD can feel like

Common symptoms include:

  • Intrusive memories, flashbacks, or nightmares

  • Avoiding reminders of the trauma (places, people, conversations)

  • Feeling detached, numb, or disconnected from others

  • Feeling constantly on edge or easily startled

  • Irritability, anger outbursts, or difficulty relaxing

  • Trouble sleeping or concentrating

  • Guilt, shame, or self-blame related to what happened

PTSD can arise from combat, accidents, assaults, medical events, childhood trauma, and more. The impact is real, regardless of the cause.

How treatment can help

Treatment often includes:

  • Trauma-informed assessment and stabilization

  • Medications targeted toward mood, sleep, and anxiety symptoms

  • Support for trauma-focused therapy (e.g., EMDR, CPT, PE)

  • Building skills for grounding, emotion regulation, and sleep

  • Reducing avoidance so life becomes larger again, not smaller

Medication alone is usually not the whole answer, but it can be an important part of your toolkit.

How BLT Tele Psychiatry supports PTSD

At BLT Tele Psychiatry:

  • We take a respectful, non-pressured approach to trauma—you share at your pace

  • We focus on making treatment feel safe and predictable

  • We consider medications for nightmares, hyperarousal, depression, and anxiety as appropriate

  • We encourage pairing medication with trauma-focused therapy and can coordinate with therapists you work with

Your psychiatrist also has experience in hospital and consult settings, and serves in the U.S. Army Reserve, bringing additional familiarity with trauma and resilience in both military and civilian contexts.

All care is virtual and available to adults located in New York State.

If trauma is still echoing in your day-to-day life, you deserve support that takes it seriously without rushing you.