Trauma changes us. Where once it was pure safety, the treatment now turns to unpredictability: the mind replays the trauma, the body tenses at reminders, the heart searches for calm, yet cannot find any. More and more compassionate, accessible, and effective treatment for PTSD is being offered in Columbus, and Luna Bloom Psychiatry is leading the charge.
Understanding PTSD and Trauma
PTSD occurs where somebody experiences or witnesses something traumatic—such as violence, accident, loss, or ongoing adversity—and the psychological impact remains. Symptoms might be intrusive reflexive thoughts, flashbacks or nightmares, avoidance of reminders, negative mood changes, hypervigilance, inability to sleep or focus. Occasionally after-effects include Complex PTSD, which especially manifests when the trauma is continual and protracted. Treatment does not erase the past; however, it can restore one's feeling of safety, agency, and hope.
PTSD Treatment in Columbus: What Do I Really Have to Expect?
Columbus offers multiple therapy services-from emergency to inpatient, outpatient treatments, support groups. These services make sure that survivors of crime can access assessment, therapy (such as Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure), medication management, and case management through venues such as the STAR Trauma Recovery Center at OSU.
Services available through behavioral health providers such as SUN Behavioral Health include treatment for PTSD at inpatient and outpatient levels.
Another commonly used therapy for trauma in Columbus is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which works by allowing traumatic memories to be reprocessed in a safe, structured setting so that these memories do not interfere with day-to-day living.
Why Luna Bloom Psychiatry?
At Luna Bloom Psychiatry, trauma care is delivered with compassion, clinical expertise, and humility. Here is where we differ from other service providers:
Holistic & Individualized Treatment: We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to healing. An individual's trauma history, strengths, and present needs determine the treatment plan. This plan combines talk therapy with trauma-focused modalities and medication management if required, as well as mind-body strategies.
Evidence-Based Therapies: Inclinicians at Luna Bloom are trained in EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy, trauma-informed care, and are among the best research-proven interventions at reducing PSTD therapy Columbus symptoms.
Flexible Access: Here we give you the option of in-person therapy sessions in Columbus, or telehealth options that allow people to receive treatment whether they are busy or facing challenges with mobility.
Warm, Nurturing Environment: Trauma healing is usually nonlinear—progress, setbacks, and vulnerability. Luna Bloom was designed as a space where you can feel seen, heard, and safe. That's what the metaphor Luna and Bloom really represents: that healing happens in phases (like lunar cycles), and just like a flower, you can gradually unfold back into wholeness.
That First Step
Finding the right therapist, acknowledging there is pain to work through, or entering treatment can be intimidating at times. Some pointers:
Look for specialization: Therapists that list PTSD, Complex Trauma, EMDR, CPT, for instance, explicitly on their profile.
Ask about modality & pace: Some people prefer more structured therapy (e.g., CPT or PE), others move slower, or mix in some body-based work, mindfulness, or creative therapies. Luna Bloom meets you where you are.
Check insurance/payment options: Luna Bloom is in-network with many insurers in Ohio; if it is not, private-pay or sliding scale options may exist. You want to be transparent.
And support doesn't just come from therapy: Peer groups, self-care, grounding, consistent sleep, and safety in your personal life-give you additional reinforcement for what you do in your therapy.
Hope & Healing
Trauma healing does not mean forgetting what happened. It means changing the memory's living experience inside you-till it no longer grips your days. The Luna Bloom Psychiatry team in Columbus is ready to accompany you on this journey, together. If you or someone you love carries the burden of a past trauma, blooming again is a possibility.
