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Psychiatric care for adults in California. The same clinician every visit.

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Feel August Psychiatry & Nursing
714 W Olympic Blvd, #703
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 715-2100

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Feel August is a brand licensed by Artful Living Psychiatry & Wellness Nursing and Clinical Care Inc. Telehealth services offered to patients located in California only.

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PTSD

When the past arrives on its own schedule.

Trauma rarely waits for a convenient time to surface. The first conversation is unhurried by design. Sixty minutes to understand what you are carrying, without any expectation that you recount the event in detail at this visit.

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Understanding

Understanding PTSD

PTSD is what happens when the brain's threat-response system stays activated long after the original event has ended. Symptoms cluster into four categories: re-experiencing (flashbacks, nightmares), avoidance, negative shifts in mood and cognition, and hyperarousal (startle, vigilance, sleep disruption). The symptoms are not character flaws. They are the predictable physiology of unresolved trauma.

PTSD frequently coexists with depression, anxiety, substance use, and chronic pain. An accurate evaluation considers the full picture so treatment can address what is actually driving distress today, not just the surface symptoms.

Signs

Recognizing the signs

  • Intrusive memories, flashbacks, or nightmares about the event
  • Avoidance of people, places, or conversations that bring it back
  • Persistent negative beliefs about yourself, others, or the world
  • Emotional numbness or feeling cut off from others
  • Hypervigilance. Startling easily, scanning for threat, difficulty relaxing
  • Sleep disruption, irritability, or difficulty concentrating
  • Symptoms persisting more than a month after the event

Treatment

How we treat it

PTSD treatment at Feel August is trauma-informed at every step. Your initial evaluation is sixty minutes and is paced for safety. Your clinician follows your lead about how much detail to share. You are never required to recount the traumatic event in depth at the first visit.

Medication options for PTSD include SSRIs (sertraline and paroxetine are FDA-approved for this indication) and others used to address specific symptoms. For example, prazosin for trauma-related nightmares. We coordinate with trauma-focused therapists (CPT, PE, or EMDR) when therapy is part of the plan, and we track PCL-5 scores at every visit.

First visit

What the first conversation looks like

Your first appointment is sixty minutes and is designed to feel safe. Your clinician will ask broad questions about your history and current symptoms, but you control the pace and the level of detail. There is no requirement to describe the traumatic event in depth at this visit.

After the evaluation, your clinician will share their assessment, discuss treatment options, and develop a plan with you. You will leave with clear next steps and a follow-up appointment, typically within two to four weeks.

Frequent questions

Questions about PTSD.

Do I have PTSD?

If you experienced or witnessed a traumatic event and continue to experience intrusive memories, avoidance, negative mood changes, or hyperarousal more than a month later, a clinical evaluation can help determine whether PTSD is present. PTSD does not require combat or assault. Many medical, accident, and sustained-stress experiences qualify.

What medications are used for PTSD?

Sertraline and paroxetine are FDA-approved for PTSD. Other SSRIs and SNRIs are also commonly used. Prazosin is sometimes added for trauma-related nightmares. Your clinician will recommend an approach based on your specific symptom profile and history.

Do I also need therapy?

Trauma-focused therapy (CPT, PE, or EMDR) produces the most durable PTSD outcomes when combined with medication. We can refer you to trauma-informed therapists if you do not already have one. Medication alone can also be helpful, particularly for sleep, mood, and arousal symptoms.

Will I have to relive the trauma in your office?

No. The evaluation is paced for safety, and you control the level of detail. Detailed processing of the traumatic event is the work of trauma-focused therapy. It is not what happens at a psychiatric medication-management visit.

Can I do PTSD treatment online?

Yes. Telehealth is well-suited to PTSD medication management, and many patients find a familiar private space more comfortable than a clinical office. Feel August provides care via secure video throughout California.

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Most patients book within two days.

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If you are in crisis, please call 988 or text HOME to 741741. We are not crisis services.