Mental Health Information

PTSD is a disorder. That means that it manifests in different ways for different individuals. To lump it into one category for insurance and medication purposes will miss some who are experiencing it and stigmatize others who are but may overcome some of the dysfunction but not all of it. For example, a soldier suffering from PTSD may be having violent episodes sometimes bordering on even the psychotic. Another individual like a rape victim may instead be experiencing profound depression. Two different and unique expressions that demand personalized care and healing not an umbrella diagnosis and a quick fix drug.

After all of the changes to the DSM, I no longer use it. When I restarted my practice after an illness and recovery, I consciously made the decision not to accept insurance. I work with clients to determine reasonable costs for sessions needed. I am also now not forced to diagnose and label them by the DSM rubrics and instead can focus on effective & skillful solutions for their real & unique problems.