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The impact of trauma can feel isolating, leaving you stuck in a cycle of anxiety, flashbacks, and hypervigilance. If you are living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), you should know that your reactions are normal responses to abnormal events, and, most importantly, that recovery is possible. Seeking help is a courageous step, and the path…

The landscape of mental health treatment is on the cusp of a potential revolution. For decades, the standard of care for conditions like PTSD, depression, and anxiety has relied primarily on a combination of psychotherapy and conventional antidepressant or anti-anxiety medications. While these approaches have helped millions, they don’t work for everyone, and many patients…

Tossing and turning night after night is more than just frustrating—it’s a signal from your body. If you’re struggling with insomnia, you’re not alone, and you may have noticed that your mood and anxiety levels are also suffering. This is not a coincidence. The relationship between sleep and mental health is profound and bidirectional: poor…

Living with depression can feel like carrying a heavy weight. It drains your energy, dims your joy, and makes even daily tasks feel overwhelming. If you’re in Texas and seeking help, you might also face practical barriers like long drive times to a specialist, limited local providers, or a packed schedule. Fortunately, modern medicine has…

If you provide telemental health services, you’ve lived through a rollercoaster of regulatory changes over the past few years. The pandemic-era flexibilities were a lifeline, but their temporary nature created a cloud of uncertainty. Could you plan your practice’s future around telehealth? Would your Medicare patients retain access to the virtual care that had become…

For decades, the gold-standard treatment for conditions like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and specific phobias has been exposure therapy. The concept is straightforward: gradually and systematically confront feared thoughts, memories, and situations in a safe context to reduce their power. But how do you create a “safe context” for a veteran to process a traumatic…