PTSD Therapy for Combat Veterans
In-person in
Colorado Springs, CO
Telehealth in 42 states
Do you feel like you must bottle everything up because no one truly gets it?
Whether it’s been days or decades since your military service, you may find yourself struggling to connect with other people. Maybe you are in frequent conflict with your spouse and children, tired of hearing that you are always grumpy or not present, feeling like a burden and outsider in your own home. Nothing seems to be good enough.
Nobody appreciates how much you are really holding back. If they only knew what you are actually picturing in your head, what you really did on deployment, or how dangerous you can be, they might appreciate how hard you’re really trying.
You are not sure if something is actually wrong with you,
or if this is just how you are now.
You may be thinking:
You can’t ask for help. People will think you are weak. You want to protect your loved ones from what you experienced.
You are scared to lose it all. You have people you love, maybe you are actually in a good place, but you can’t seem to feel joy or do anything right. Maybe you didn’t even think you’d make it this far.
You miss deployments. Deployments were difficult but they were also simpler. You have more demands now, feel less valued, and miss the camaraderie, maybe the adrenaline.
Therapy can help.
We explore your service, struggles, background, and goals. We connect past traumas to present problems, no matter how long ago they occurred, and incorporate new skills to improve relationship dynamics and regulate mood. You will learn how to:
Recognize and articulate how you got here.
Reduce conflict and rebuild communication with your spouse, children, and other family members.
Rediscover joy and connection in the moments that matter.
Remain emotionally engaged, without lashing out or shutting down.
Restore trust in self and others.
Reconnect with friends and civilian society.
Recalibrate your nervous system, better balancing your vigilance with intuition.
PTSD is insidious - it steals from you, your loved ones, and even your service. You are not the problem, but it is creating problems for you.
With me, you get a therapist who not only specializes in treating PTSD, but also a combat veteran spouse who personally understands PTSD in the home.
Become the partner, parent, and person you want to be.
It is possible to live a life without anger and overwhelm, to feel respected and understood in your relationships, and to trust yourself and others again.
You want a therapist who understands the unique demands of PTSD and military relationships. I have been an active member in Team Rubicon, leading strike teams and C&G teams in disaster zones alongside Veterans. I am married to a Purple Heart combat veteran, and have let my Special Forces Green Beret stepfather talk me into dumb shit like climbing Mt. Rainier and biking 200-mile races. “Embrace the Suck” and “Fuck Around Find Out” are family mottos.
I have built my career around understanding and treating service members with PTSD. In my office, you do not need to worry about dark humor, sailor language, or shielding me from graphic trauma. You are in good hands.