PTSD Treatment West Palm Beach | Online EMDR for Trauma

What PTSD can look like

The National Institute of Mental Health (opens in a new tab) groups PTSD symptoms into four kinds: re-experiencing (flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive memories), avoidance of reminders, feeling on edge or easily startled, and lasting changes in mood and beliefs such as guilt, blame or detachment. A diagnosis involves symptoms that last more than a month and get in the way of daily life. Only a qualified professional can make that diagnosis.

Plenty of people have some of these reactions after a frightening event and never develop PTSD. Others notice them months or years later. Either way, it is reasonable to ask for an assessment when the reactions are shaping how you live.

Therapies with the strongest evidence

Trauma-focused psychotherapy is the center of PTSD care in the major guidelines. The American Psychological Association’s guideline recommends cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure, cognitive therapy and CBT, and conditionally recommends EMDR. The VA’s National Center for PTSD describes EMDR as one of the most effective treatments for PTSD. The VA’s decision aid (opens in a new tab) is a good way to compare them side by side.

How Artie approaches PTSD

Artie Gately, LMHC, is EMDR-trained and uses EMDR for trauma and PTSD, including single-incident and complex or childhood trauma. He works with children, teens and adults. The practice also lists CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy and Schema Therapy among its approaches.

History and goals. The first sessions map what happened, what is hardest now and what you want to be different.
Preparation. You build grounding skills so you can stay steady before any memory processing begins.
Processing. Target memories are worked through in sessions, at a pace agreed with you.
Review. Progress is checked regularly, and the plan changes if something isn’t helping.

No therapy can promise a particular result, and the number of sessions varies from person to person.

When outpatient video therapy isn’t enough

Weekly online sessions work best when you are reasonably safe between appointments. A higher level of care, or a different first step, usually makes more sense if you are thinking about suicide or self-harm, still living with the danger, withdrawing from alcohol or drugs, or regularly losing track of time. The consultation is a good place to ask which level of care fits.

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.

Practical details for Palm Beach County

Sessions are by secure video while you are in Florida. The practice’s office is in Orlando; there is no West Palm Beach office.
Self-pay is $150 per hour, and the practice accepts several insurance plans. See fees and insurance.
Artie is accepting new clients, and the first step is a free 15-minute consultation.

Related reading: how EMDR works and whether EMDR fits you.

Ask whether EMDR fits what you're carrying

Accepting new clients. Book a free 15-minute consultation through Achieve Growth Therapy's own contact page. You'll talk about what's going on, whether EMDR by 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 West Palm Beach, by secure video