Combat PTSD Treatment in Spokane
Combat Trauma Therapy in Spokane, Washington
Ever since you returned from deployment, things have felt like they’re falling apart. You think you might lose your family; they say you aren’t the same person anymore. You and your partner are so disconnected, you are frustrated with your kids, and you yell when you don’t mean to. You wonder if your family would be better off without you.
Your fuse is short and you snap.
It’s been hard figuring out work as a civilian and things felt so much simpler in the military. Nobody understands. They don’t see the world the way you do, for the dangerous place that it is. Things you used to do all the time - grocery shopping, restaurants, movie theaters - feel overwhelming. You’ve stopped going anywhere unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Terrible memories from your deployment randomly pop up while you are awake or terrorize you at night in your sleep. The weight of responsibility from that time plagues you with guilt. Maybe bad things wouldn’t have happened if you had just done something different.
Therapy for combat PTSD can help.
My name is Lauren Koch. I’m a licensed psychologist and a certified prolonged exposure therapist in Spokane, WA. I help military veterans learn how to confront and tolerate unwanted emotions from the past so they can turn on more positive emotions. Together we will dig below the anger and discover what it means to live a valued life instead of a life shrunk by PTSD.
Even in the midst of hard emotions, I use a lot of humor and levity. I am a collaborator. I don’t have all the answers, but I can guide you through retraining your brain to live in the now instead of being stuck in memories of the past. Life doesn’t have to continue to feel like you are still in combat.
I’ve been privileged to see many of my patients get better. They say they have gone from feeling like losing themselves to feeling excited about life. They stop living with restrictions and start enjoying the things they love as the weight of PTSD is lifted.
Contact me for a free therapy consultation.
If you are ready to take back control of your life, contact me for a free 15-minute phone consultation to learn how trauma therapy in Spokane, WA can help you start living life on your terms.