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About 13 million people in the United States live with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). At Myneurva Brain Centers in Hackensack, New Jersey, psychiatry and neurology specialist Frederick Starr, MD, FAACAP, offers cutting-edge treatments to ease PTSD symptoms and help you rediscover joy and a sense of calm. Schedule an evaluation with Dr. Starr by calling the office or booking a visit online today.
PTSD is a mental health disorder that appears in some people after experiencing trauma. Its symptoms often include flashbacks, anxiety, nightmares, and negative thoughts. PTSD can pose a threat to your emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being and affects people of all ages. Treatment at Myneurva Brain Centers offers symptom relief and a restored quality of life.
PTSD can lead to:
Complications that might occur with PTSD include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorder (SUD), and neurological conditions.
Acute stress disorder can appear within the first month of a traumatic event, but symptoms lasting more than four weeks may indicate PTSD. Complex PTSD can develop after experiencing long-lasting trauma.
Any type of trauma can cause PTSD. Examples include:
PTSD develops in 5-10% of people who undergo traumatic events, and up to 80% of people experience trauma during their lifetime.
Dr. Starr uses DSM-5 criteria to diagnose PTSD. He discusses your moods, emotions, past trauma, and more. Myneurva Brain Centers also uses quantitative electroencephalogram (QEEG) to analyze brain wave patterns and determine how to best treat your condition.
Neurofeedback therapy is a non-invasive treatment that works with your brain’s own electrical activity to support recovery from PTSD by helping the nervous system rebalance itself.
Rather than talking through past experiences, you receive real-time feedback on your brainwave patterns via sensors placed on your head, with changes displayed either visually or audibly. Over repeated sessions, your brain learns to recognise and shift its own activity toward more regulated patterns, fostering more emotional stability and calm.
Patients who receive neurofeedback often describe sessions as engaging and gentle: you might watch a video or listen to sounds that subtly change in response to your brain’s activity, encouraging your nervous system to settle out of persistent fear responses and hypervigilance.
Because trauma can leave the brain stuck in a state of heightened alertness and reactivity, neurofeedback supports the brain in moving toward flexibility, better emotional regulation, and improved sleep without directly reliving traumatic memories.
Neurofeedback has shown promise for helping with many PTSD-related symptoms, including:
Neurofeedback therapy can also help to enhance your emotional control.
Different neurofeedback modalities can be tailored to specific needs, such as calming overactive brain patterns or supporting deeper relaxation and processing, making it a complementary option alongside other trauma-informed therapies.
Schedule a PTSD evaluation at Myneurva Brain Centers by calling the office or booking an appointment online today.