Trauma & PTSD Therapy in North Carolina
Trauma and PTSD therapy in North Carolina for children, teens, and adults living with the lasting effects of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, military trauma, car accidents, and other life-threatening events. Evidence-based treatment including Cognitive Processing Therapy helps clients safely process traumatic memories, reduce avoidance, and integrate their experiences so they can return to everyday life with greater ease.
Trauma & PTSD Therapy in North Carolina
Quick Facts
- Who this is for: Children, teens, and adults who have experienced trauma at any stage of life, including survivors of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, car accidents, military-related trauma, and other life-threatening events
- Conditions treated: PTSD, complex trauma, childhood trauma, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, military trauma, accident-related trauma, and trauma from acts of violence
- Modalities offered: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- Session types and lengths: Individual therapy sessions; first appointment is 60 minutes; ongoing session frequency is flexible based on your needs
- Telehealth: Available statewide across all of North Carolina
- Locations: Durham, NC and Cary, NC
- Insurance: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, NC State Health Plan, Healthy Blue, Carolina Complete, and Wellcare (Medicaid); out-of-network superbills and private pay also accepted
Trauma Counseling for All Ages and Experiences
Our expertise in helping those with trauma include events occurring in both childhood and in adulthood, involving emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, as well as other life-threatening events like car accidents, military-related trauma, and other acts of violence. We are trained in research-based trauma and cognitive processing therapies. If you are seeking to process trauma, reach out to Acacia to start PTSD therapy in North Carolina.
What is trauma therapy?
Trauma therapy is a structured, evidence-based approach to treating the lasting emotional and psychological effects of distressing events. At Acacia Collaborative, trauma therapy is tailored to each client’s history and pace, helping children, teens, and adults move from survival mode to a more grounded, manageable daily life.
Progress At Your Own Pace In A Safe Place
We understand you are unknowingly trying to fit your ideas about the trauma you experienced with your pre-existing ideas about yourself, others, and the world. Many times these ideas do not fit together and the tension from that causes the brain to continue to re-experience the trauma. Once you are feeling safe, both in therapy and outside of therapy, we will explore your experience of trauma and find a way to successfully integrate the events into your history, as you will no longer need to rely on avoidance of reminders of the events to cope with your everyday life.
How does Cognitive Processing Therapy help with PTSD?
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful beliefs that formed as a result of trauma, such as feelings of self-blame or a sense that the world is entirely unsafe. By examining how a traumatic event has shaped your thinking about yourself and others, CPT creates space for those beliefs to be processed and updated in a healthier direction.
How Trauma Therapy Works
1. Reach Out: Call or email to ask questions and find the right therapist fit before committing.
2. Intake: Complete electronic forms before your first session. Insurance is confirmed at this stage.
3. First Session (60 minutes): Share what brought you in, review your history, and build a treatment plan together.
4. Stabilization: Develop grounding skills and a sense of safety before deeper trauma processing begins.
5. Trauma Processing: Work through traumatic memories and beliefs using CPT, EMDR, or other evidence-based approaches at your own pace.
6. Integration: Learn to acknowledge what happened without being pulled back into it, so everyday life becomes more manageable.
7. Ongoing Support: Adjust session frequency as you progress, with flexible scheduling available throughout.
How Do You Get Started?
STEP ONE: CONTACT US
At any point in your decision to pursue therapy or assessment, feel free to contact us with questions. We will gladly talk with you over the phone to determine if one of us will be a good fit. Visit our Contact Page.
STEP TWO: INTAKE
Once you have scheduled an appointment, you will be emailed forms to complete electronically prior to your first appointment. If we are in-network with your Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, or State Health Plan insurance benefits will be processed.
STEP THREE: FIRST SESSION
Your first appointment will be 60 minutes. In this first appointment, we will discuss what brought you in, your history, and will develop a “game plan” with you to work toward your goals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is trauma therapy safe?
Yes. Trauma therapy at Acacia Collaborative is paced around your comfort level. You will never be pushed to discuss more than you are ready to, and stabilization work happens before any deeper processing begins.
How many sessions will I need?
This varies by person and the nature of the trauma. Many clients begin with weekly sessions for the first few months, then adjust frequency as they progress. Your therapist will discuss realistic expectations with you during the first session.
Is trauma therapy available online?
Yes. Acacia offers telehealth sessions across all of North Carolina, using the same evidence-based methods as in-person care at the Durham and Cary offices.
What conditions does trauma therapy address?
Trauma therapy at Acacia treats PTSD, complex trauma, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, military-related trauma, accident trauma, and trauma from violence. It also supports co-occurring conditions like anxiety, depression, and grief that often accompany trauma.
Contact Acacia Collaborative
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Hours
Monday through Friday
9AM-8PM
Saturday: 9AM-3PM
Durham Office:
3710 University Drive #302, Durham, NC 27707
Cary Office:
570 New Waverly Pl #210, Cary, NC 27518
Online Therapy
All of North Carolina
Insurance
Accepting Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance, State Health Plan, Out-of-Network Superbills & Private Pay. We are credentialed with the following Medicaid plans: Healthy Blue, Carolina Complete, and Wellcare.
Services
Mental Health Therapy & Psychological Assessments