Comprehensive Therapy for Anxiety, PTSD, and Trauma

Anxiety and Trauma Therapy plays a crucial role in our lives because Anxiety and Trauma are something that everyone encounters at some point. You may have PTSD after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Your experience with Anxiety, PTSD, and Trauma is unique and shaped by your circumstances. How you react to Anxiety, Trauma, and PTSD can vary widely based on your background, resilience, and the support systems you have in place.

If you or someone you know is facing challenges related to Anxiety, Trauma, or has PTSD, contact our mental health experts at Advanced Counseling and Research Services. Help can be a crucial first step toward your recovery. Our compassionate team of highly qualified therapists is here to help support you. We can and will help you. You don't have to suffer because your healing starts here. Contact Us today.

Our Service Area

• ACRS is currently licensed in Pennsylvania and Florida.
• Residents of other states who travel to our office in Pennsylvania or Florida qualify for treatment.
• Online Telehealth users must be located in Pennsylvania or Florida during their Telehealth session.

Our office is conveniently located near:

• Reading: ~40 min. (approx. 35 mi.);
• Harrisburg: ~45 min. (approx. 40 mi.);
• York: ~30 min. (approx. 25 miles); and
  
• Lebanon: ~30 min. (approx. 25 mi.)

What Is Anxiety?

• Anxiety is your body’s natural response to stress, characterized by excessive worry, fear, or unease about future situations.
• Anxiety is often accompanied by physical symptoms like a rapid heartbeat, sweating, restlessness, or difficulty breathing.
• Unlike occasional nervousness, Anxiety can persist even when no immediate threat exists. Anxiety often involves overthinking, a sense of dread, and intrusive thoughts that feel overwhelming and hard to control.
• While mild Anxiety may help with focus or motivation, chronic Anxiety can interfere with daily life, impacting your relationships, work, and health.
• Common manifestations include Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic attacks, and social Anxiety.
• Anxiety stems from a combination of factors including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, or traumatic experiences.
• Anxiety is manageable with treatments like therapy, breathing techniques, lifestyle changes, or medication.

What is Trauma?

• Trauma is a psychological and emotional response to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. It can result from events such as abuse, accidents, loss, violence, or natural disasters.
• Trauma often overwhelms your ability to cope, leaving you feeling helpless, unsafe, or disconnected. Trauma can manifest emotionally as fear, anxiety, guilt, or shame, and physically through symptoms like exhaustion, tension, or difficulty sleeping.
• Trauma can be acute (from a single event), chronic (prolonged exposure to stress), or complex (multiple, layered events over time).
• Trauma affects your brain and body, potentially altering how you process emotions, memories, and relationships.
• Everyone processes Trauma differently; for some, the effects may heal with time and support, while others develop conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
• Healing involves therapy, self-care, and creating a sense of safety and stability.

What Is PTSD?

PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a specific mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event.

While you usually associate PTSD with the military, police, firefighters, and first responders, it can happen to anyone. However, unlike Trauma, it doesn't necessarily happen to everyone.

Symptoms include

• intrusive memories,
• avoidance of reminders of the Trauma,
• negative changes in mood and cognition, and
• heightened Anxiety and irritability.