Living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can feel overwhelming. You may relive painful memories, feel constantly on edge, or struggle to feel safe in your own body. When PTSD exists alongside anxiety, depression, or substance use, the challenges can feel even heavier.
If this sounds like your experience, you’re not alone, and you don’t have to face it by yourself. At Hickory Grove Recovery, you receive PTSD treatment that is integrated, trauma-informed, and evidence-based, designed to help you heal from trauma while also addressing any co-occurring mental health or substance use concerns. Reach out to us online or call 501.509.5143 to learn how our trauma therapy and trauma-informed therapy can support you.
Understanding PTSD and complex trauma
PTSD is a mental health condition that can develop after you experience or witness a traumatic event. Trauma can change how your brain processes fear, memory, and safety, often long after the event itself has passed.
PTSD looks different for everyone. Your symptoms, triggers, and coping strategies are unique, which is why effective treatment must be personalized and flexible.
PTSD symptoms and diagnosis
PTSD symptoms typically fall into four main categories:
Re-experiencing: Intrusive thoughts, nightmares, or flashbacks
Avoidance: Staying away from reminders of trauma, including people or places
Negative changes in mood and thinking: Guilt, shame, numbness, or feeling disconnected
Hyperarousal: Irritability, sleep problems, being easily startled, or feeling constantly on guard
A PTSD diagnosis is made through a careful clinical assessment, not a single test. Understanding your full history helps guide the most effective treatment approach.
Complex PTSD and childhood trauma
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) can develop after long-term or repeated trauma, often beginning in childhood. This may include abuse, neglect, or chronic instability.
If you live with complex trauma, you may struggle with emotional regulation, trust in relationships, or a sense of self-worth. Trauma therapy and treatment focuses on safety, stabilization, skill-building, and trauma processing at a pace that feels manageable for you.
How PTSD impacts daily life
PTSD can affect nearly every part of your life—sleep, work, relationships, and recovery. You may feel exhausted, isolated, or overwhelmed by emotions that seem to appear without warning. These responses are not a personal failure; they are common trauma responses that can improve with the right support.
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Why choose our PTSD program
At Hickory Grove Recovery, your care is built around understanding you as a whole person, not just a diagnosis.
Trauma-informed, multidisciplinary team
You are supported by a trauma-informed team that understands how trauma affects both the brain and the body. Your care emphasizes safety, choice, and respect, helping you feel supported rather than pressured.
Integrated care for co-occurring disorders
PTSD often occurs alongside anxiety, depression, or substance use disorders. Treating these conditions separately can limit progress. Our program provides integrated treatment for co-occurring disorders, addressing all conditions together for better outcomes.
You can learn more about this approach through our PTSD treatment services.
Accredited, outcomes-focused treatment
Our program follows evidence-based standards and uses outcome tracking to monitor your progress. When something isn’t working, your treatment plan is adjusted—because your care should evolve with you.
Levels of care for PTSD
Your level of care is matched to your needs, symptoms, and readiness for change.
Residential treatment
Residential treatment offers a structured, supportive environment where you can focus fully on healing, away from daily triggers and stressors. Our clients spend up to 35 days in residential treatment. We also offer a medical detox program for those who need it.
Continued care
After completing treatment at our residential treatment center near Little Rock, AR, we can help you get connected to continuing care in the community. Outpatient services can help you continue your recovery and PTSD management journey after completing our inpatient program.
Evidence-based therapies for PTSD
Your treatment plan includes therapies proven to reduce PTSD symptoms and support long-term recovery.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and trauma-focused CBT
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) helps you identify and change thought patterns related to fear, guilt, and avoidance. Trauma-focused CBT adapts these tools specifically for trauma recovery.
Group therapy and skills training
Group therapy helps reduce isolation and builds connection with others who understand trauma. Skills training teaches tools for managing distress, relationships, and daily challenges.
Trauma therapy
Evidence-based methods to process past experiences and heal, so you can move forward and build a better future.
What to expect in treatment
Entering treatment can feel intimidating. Knowing what to expect can help reduce anxiety.
Comprehensive assessment and personalized plan
Your journey begins with a thorough assessment that looks at PTSD symptoms, co-occurring conditions, physical health, and personal goals. From there, you and your team create a personalized care plan together.
Psychiatric support and medication management
When appropriate, psychiatric providers may prescribe and manage medications to help with anxiety, sleep issues, or mood instability related to PTSD.
Aftercare, relapse prevention, and continuing care
Recovery continues after treatment. Your care plan includes relapse prevention strategies and connection to ongoing support. Learn more through our aftercare support services. You can also explore daily life in treatment on our what to expect page.
Dual diagnosis and co-occurring conditions
PTSD rarely exists on its own, and treating all conditions together leads to better outcomes. The treatment program at Hickory Grove Recovery addresses PTSD that co-occurs with addiction. Many of our clients also struggle with other mental health conditions.
PTSD with anxiety and depression
Integrated care helps stabilize mood, reduce symptoms, and improve daily functioning.
PTSD with substance use disorders
If substances have been used to cope with trauma symptoms, treating PTSD and addiction together helps break that cycle and support long-term recovery.
Admissions and insurance
Verify insurance benefits
Our admissions team can help verify insurance benefits and explain coverage options confidentially.
Cost, financing, and scheduling
We guide you through costs, scheduling, and next steps so you can make informed decisions without pressure.
FAQs about PTSD treatment
Treatment length depends on your needs and progress, but many people benefit from structured residential or outpatient care. Most of our clients spend about 30–35 days in our residential program. If medical detox is needed, we provide support for up to two weeks.
Evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, CBT, and exposure therapies are widely recognized as effective for PTSD. Medication management can also be effective for managing symptoms, making it easier to engage in the therapy process.
Yes. PTSD and substance use are treated together through integrated dual diagnosis care.
Start your PTSD recovery today
Healing from trauma is possible. With the right support, you can reduce symptoms, rebuild a sense of safety, and move forward with strength and clarity.
When you’re ready, call Hickory Grove Recovery or connect with us online for a confidential assessment. Our team is here to listen, support you, and help you take the next step at your pace, and with care.
