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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental condition that can completely derail your life. It manifests with disturbing thoughts related to a traumatic event that happened a while ago. Sometimes the wounds of the trauma are so deep that you find it hard to function, and this is where therapy can help.

A licensed PTSD therapist can help you heal from traumatic events and regain a sense of calm and ease. Whether you are located in downtown Chicago, Ashburn, Austin, Belmont Craigin, or even Bucktown, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Symptoms of PTSD

PTSD presents in different ways depending on the individual. If you’re suffering from PTSD, you may experience symptoms such as:

  • Intrusive memories that manifest as nightmares, realistic flashbacks, or reactions to anything that reminds you of the traumatic event.
  • Increased reactiveness to external situations.
  • Mood changes including emotional numbness, hopelessness, and pessimism.

If you are wondering if you have PTSD, read this article for more information about PTSD symptoms.

It’s Never Too Late: Get Help for PTSD Today

A therapist who specializes in PTSD therapy can help you discover the source of your psychological stress and create a treatment plan to help you feel better. Use our free therapist matching tool to find a therapist today!

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Lakeitta Harris
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Lakeitta believes that our experiences shape our worldview and at times, these experiences can create challenges that leave us trying to cope with the stress. Lakeitta’s hope is to minimize this overwhelming feeling and shift to a place of insight.


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Lakeitta believes that our experiences shape our worldview and at times, these experiences can create challenges that leave us trying to cope with the stress. Lakeitta’s hope is to minimize this overwhelming feeling and shift to a place of insight.

Something to know about my approach is:

Her approach in therapy is non-judgemental, collaborative, and encouraging. She recognizes and affirms intersectionality, LGBTQIA+, multiculturalism, racial identity, sexual identity, and gender identity. Lakeitta values working with black and brown

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • BIPOC
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Immigrants
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Religious Trauma
  • Trauma
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Maya Chehab
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Revealing what motivates our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can unlock renewed self-awareness, leading to meaningful breakthroughs. This newly acquired knowledge can transform and enrich our perception of ourselves and of the world surrounding us.


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Revealing what motivates our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can unlock renewed self-awareness, leading to meaningful breakthroughs. This newly acquired knowledge can transform and enrich our perception of ourselves and of the world surrounding us.

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I practice psychodynamic therapy. My approach is warm, non-directive, non-judgmental, and holistic, as it welcomes you as a whole, including your history, your background, your personality, and your embodied experience.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Complicated Grief
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Identity
  • Cultural Issues
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Family Trauma
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Interfaith Relationships
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Adjustment
  • Mild Depression
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Shame
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Traumatic Loss
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Shiri Gross
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We can make sense of your current struggles and explore the deeper, underlying patterns that sustain them. We will identify recurring patterns of relating to yourself and others and support you in deepening self-awareness, connection, and agency.


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We can make sense of your current struggles and explore the deeper, underlying patterns that sustain them. We will identify recurring patterns of relating to yourself and others and support you in deepening self-awareness, connection, and agency.

Something to know about my approach is:

I do not believe one-size-fits-all, but instead offer a trusting space for you to share what is going on. I support those who are curious about the origins of their symptoms in order to create a meaningful life in the present.

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  • Attachment Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Codependency
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  • Identity
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Joana Martins
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Together, we will work to uncover the root causes of your struggles, and help you develop a stronger sense of self and purpose. I can offer you a space to freely express and explore your thoughts and emotions, to make sense of your experience.


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Together, we will work to uncover the root causes of your struggles, and help you develop a stronger sense of self and purpose. I can offer you a space to freely express and explore your thoughts and emotions, to make sense of your experience.

Something to know about my approach is:

Therapy is a collaborative and deeply personal process. In our sessions, we will take the time to understand who you are and what you have been through, working at a pace that feels comfortable for you.

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  • Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
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We will work collaboratively to focus on your personal goals in order to support you in experiencing the insight and changes you desire.

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My approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based strategies, and attachment-based perspectives help people understand themselves, their relationships, and how they interact with the world around them.

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  • Developmental Trauma
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