What Is PTSD?
June is PTSD awareness month and we want to share with you some resources available to help manage your PTSD. A Helping Hand Counseling Center has recently added psychiatry services to our clinic.
We are so excited to announce the arrival of Nikki Hrycko to A Helping Hand Counseling Center! Nikki is a dual boarded Psychiatric and Family Nurse Practitioner welcoming new patients of all ages 3+ for individualized treatment of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, autism and ADHD assessment in addition to many other mental health concerns. She states, “I promise to work with you to co-design your personal treatment plan to provide the safest, most effective treatment possible.”
Looking for immediate resources? here is a reference to some online support groups to help guide you.
Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
- www.aa.org – Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women suffering from alcoholism. To find an online support group, visit here.
- www.adultchildren.org – Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) & Dysfunctional Families is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of men and women who grew up in with parents suffering from alcoholism. To find an online support group, visit here.
- www.na.org – Narcotics Anonymous is a global, community-based organization that helps individuals with substance use disorders. To find an online support group, visit here.
- www.ca.org – Cocaine Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women help each to recover from their addiction. To find an online support group, visit here.
- www.al-anon.org, A worldwide fellowship for those affected by another’s alcoholism. To find an online support group, visit here.
- www.nar-anon.org, A support group for those affected by another’s drug addiction. To find an online support group, visit here.
Co-dependency
- www.coda.org – Co-Dependents Anonymous, a program that helps individuals recover from codependence. To find an online support group, visit here.
Depression and Anxiety
- www.adaa.org – Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders. To find an online support group, visit here.
Eating Disorder
- www.eatingdisorderhope.com – Eating Disorder Hope’s mission is to offer hope, information, and resources to individual eating disorder sufferers, their family members, and treatment providers. To find an online support group, visit here.
Sexual Addiction & Love Addiction
- www.saa-recovery.org – Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) shares experience and hope to others so that they can overcome their sexual addiction. To find a telephone or virtual meeting, visit here.
- www.cosarecovery.org – A recovery program for men and women whose lives have been affected by another person’s compulsive sexual behavior. To find an online support group, visit here.
- www.sanon.org – A worldwide fellowship of the relatives and friends of sexually addicted people. To find an online support group, visit here.
- www.slaafws.org – A program for anyone who suffers from an addictive compulsion to engage in or avoid sex, love, or emotional attachment. To find an online support group, visit here.
