Seasonal Depression Care in Beaufort, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Beaufort and nearby Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and Walterboro by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Beaufort
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression care for adults in Beaufort and across Beaufort County by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them; we accept Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice).
Seasonal affective disorder has no CDC PLACES estimate, so the closest figures here are the share of adults ever told they have depression, frequent mental distress, and the share who get no leisure-time physical activity.
Seasonal Depression Care: What the Local Figures Show in Beaufort
Compared with Beaufort County as a whole, Beaufort has higher estimates for depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Beaufort sits below it on depression, frequent mental distress, no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health.
Beaufort has the third-lowest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For short sleep, Beaufort ranks eighth-lowest among them.
Its estimate for loneliness is the eighth-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression estimate for Beaufort sits above Bluffton and Hilton Head Island; below Walterboro.
An estimated 15.2 percent of households in Beaufort have no broadband subscription, the fourteenth-lowest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Beaufort | Beaufort County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 19.7 percent | 18 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 16.2 percent | 13.1 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 21.4 percent | 19.9 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 31.9 percent | 30.4 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 29.5 percent | 26.4 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 16.6 percent | 15.2 percent |
Figures in this section come from CDC PLACES, 2025 release (model-based estimates from 2022 and 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data), with the American Community Survey, 2017 to 2021, via CDC for households without broadband; ranks compare the 34 South Carolina communities on this site.
Beaufort County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Beaufort County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 4.9 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, below the statewide 5.2 days, the lowest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Beaufort the eleventh-lowest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Beaufort County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 4.9 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 16.7 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 32.9 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 502 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 13 percent | 13.4 percent |
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps builds these county figures from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022 for the survey measures, the CMS National Provider Identification file, 2024 for provider counts and the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2022 for insurance; ranks compare the South Carolina counties in this data.
Living and Working in Beaufort
Created in 2017, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park has sites in Beaufort itself, on St. Helena Island and at Camp Saxton; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
Nearly 2 million visitors a year come to Beaufort and the Sea Islands around it; hospitality workers with irregular hours can schedule video visits without a drive.
The University of South Carolina Beaufort traces its history to Beaufort College, which the legislature approved in 1795.
The City of Beaufort covers about 18 square miles and lies 70 miles south of Charleston and 45 miles north of Savannah.
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is in the city and Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is about 4 miles south, so the military is one of the biggest parts of the local economy.
Campuses serving Beaufort include University of South Carolina Beaufort and Technical College of the Lowcountry.
Beaufort's economy centers on the military and tourism and hospitality.
Sources for these local facts: nps.gov,stories.opengov.com,uscb.edu.
Seasonal Depression Care for Busy, Growing Communities
Shorter winter days still come to South Carolina, and a mood that drops at the same time each year is worth bringing up.
Treatment can include talk therapy, light therapy guidance, medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, or a combination, with video follow-up.
Seasonal affective disorder is depression that returns on a seasonal schedule, most often starting in late fall or early winter and lifting in spring.
Request an appointment for seasonal depression care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about seasonal depression care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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Seasonal Depression Care Nearby
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Not in Beaufort?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and Walterboro, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
Seasonal Depression Care in Beaufort: Questions
Yes: adults in Beaufort and the rest of Beaufort County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, with in-person visits at our West Ashley office in Charleston for anyone who prefers them, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Beaufort has the fifteenth-lowest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: seasonal affective disorder is more common farther north, but living in South Carolina does not rule it out, and if your mood follows the seasons, an evaluation by secure video can look at the pattern across several years.
CDC PLACES puts it at 21.4 percent of adults in Beaufort, the tenth-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 19.9 percent across Beaufort County.
In Beaufort County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 502 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the ninth-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Beaufort the ninth-lowest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
The plans we accept are Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice), and our front desk checks your coverage before your first visit.
Hope Behavioral Medicine is not an emergency service: call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, at any hour, and in an emergency call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.