Veterans, service members, and their families have a unique journey on the path to wellness. Cornerstone can connect you with independently contracted counselors who offer evidence-based trauma treatment among Veterans, specifically in terms on PTSD.
Approaches used by professionals include:
- Cognitive-behavioral graduated exposure
- Rational-emotive therapy to reduce delusional or irrational thinking patterns
- Defragmentation of memory
- Readjustment counseling and formal/informal group therapy involving other veterans
- Traumatic grief
- Identification and amelioration of burnout, trauma fatigue, and low interpersonal tolerance
- Trauma-focused exploration as able to improve realism, confidence, self-esteem, and coping mechanisms
- Psychodynamic retelling, if able
- Comorbid treatment and crisis management necessary
- Anticipation and preparation around trauma triggers
- Assessment and treatment of anger and explosivity
- Assess and manage substance abuse or dependence
- Family and system impact
- Depersonalization related to emotional numbness, frustration, and withdrawal
- Sleep management
- Reduction of helplessness through motivational interviewing and support
- Management of dissociation and uncontrollable arousal
- Related physical health problems
- Medication support and management
- Reduction of related or connected stress
We know that resiliency comes with the territory of being part of a military family, but sometimes a little help is needed to find it. We can connect you with someone to help.