PTSD Care in Florence, SC
Trauma-informed evaluation and treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder, with trauma-focused counseling and medication when indicated, for adults in Florence and nearby Hartsville and Lake City by secure video.
PTSD Care for Adults in Florence
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides PTSD care for adults in Florence and across Florence 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).
CDC PLACES publishes no community estimate for PTSD, so the figures below are the closest local measures: frequent mental distress counts adults reporting two weeks or more of poor mental health in a month, and short sleep counts adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night.
PTSD Care: What the Local Figures Show in Florence
Compared with Florence County as a whole, Florence has higher estimates for short sleep, while frequent mental distress, lack of social and emotional support, depression, loneliness and frequent physical distress are about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Florence sits above the middle on short sleep, lack of social and emotional support, loneliness and frequent physical distress, while frequent mental distress and depression are close to the middle.
Florence has the eleventh-highest estimate for loneliness of the 34 communities on this site, and loneliness often travels with depression and anxiety.
For lack of social and emotional support, Florence ranks twelfth-highest among them.
Its estimate for frequent physical distress is the twelfth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the frequent mental distress estimate for Florence sits below Hartsville and Lake City.
An estimated 24 percent of households in Florence have no broadband subscription, the sixth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Florence | Florence County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 17.3 percent | 17.6 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.9 percent | 37.4 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 26 percent | 26.2 percent |
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.3 percent | 22.7 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 34.9 percent | 35.3 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor physical health in the past month | 15 percent | 14.9 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.
Florence County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Florence County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.6 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the tenth-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Florence the fifteenth-lowest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Florence County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.6 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 18 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 38.2 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 332 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 Florence
Florence National Cemetery dates to 1865 and lies about a quarter-mile from the site of a Civil War prison camp; veterans can face depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep problems long after their service ends, and all of them are treatable.
More than 13,500 people work in health care in Florence County, the medical hub of the Pee Dee; health care workers face high rates of burnout, and video visits can fit around demanding shifts.
In 2026 SteelFab announced a $38.92 million Florence plant with 108 jobs making steel parts for U.S. naval defense.
Florence grew up around a railroad depot site bought in 1853 and takes its name from Florence Harllee, daughter of the railroad's president.
Francis Marion University and Florence-Darlington Technical College both have their campuses in Florence.
Campuses serving Florence include Francis Marion University and Florence-Darlington Technical College.
Florence's economy centers on health care and automotive and retail distribution.
Florence County is federally designated as a mental health professional shortage area, meaning there are too few mental health professionals for the people who live there; telehealth lets Florence residents see a provider without waiting for a local opening.
Sources for these local facts: cem.va.gov,fcedp.com,governor.sc.gov,cityofflorencesc.gov,southcarolinapublicradio.org.
PTSD Care for Military and Veteran Families
Service members, veterans and their spouses live with deployments and danger that can leave lasting stress, and care by video can continue after a move within South Carolina.
Treatment can include trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, and veterans can reach the Veterans Crisis Line by dialing 988 and pressing 1.
PTSD can follow any traumatic event, not only combat, and its signs include intrusive memories or flashbacks, avoiding reminders, changes in mood and thinking, and feeling constantly on edge.
Request an appointment for PTSD care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about PTSD care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
Read More From Hope Behavioral Medicine
- Can PTSD Start Months After a Trauma? Signs, Timing and When to Get Help
- After Military Service: PTSD Care in South Carolina
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PTSD Care Nearby
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PTSD Care in Florence: Questions
Yes: adults in Florence and the rest of Florence 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, Florence has the fourteenth-highest estimate for transportation barriers of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes: the trauma-informed evaluation, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy with our licensed therapists and medication management can all happen by secure video, and with your permission we coordinate with your VA providers if you also receive care there.
CDC PLACES puts it at 37.9 percent of adults in Florence, the thirteenth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 37.4 percent across Florence County.
In Florence County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 332 residents, more providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the fifth-lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Florence the twelfth-highest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Yes, when you have one of the plans we accept (Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice)); our front desk checks your coverage before the first visit, and video care can continue after a move within South Carolina.
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.