PTSD Care in Mount Pleasant, SC
Trauma-informed evaluation and treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder, with trauma-focused counseling and medication when indicated, for adults in Mount Pleasant and nearby North Charleston, Hanahan and Goose Creek by secure video.
PTSD Care for Adults in Mount Pleasant
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides PTSD care for adults in Mount Pleasant and across Charleston County by secure video, and in-person visits are also available at our West Ashley office; 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 Mount Pleasant
Compared with Charleston County as a whole, Mount Pleasant has lower estimates for frequent mental distress, short sleep, lack of social and emotional support, loneliness and frequent physical distress, while depression is about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Mount Pleasant sits below it on frequent mental distress, short sleep, lack of social and emotional support, depression, loneliness and frequent physical distress.
Mount Pleasant has the lowest estimate for frequent physical distress of the 34 communities on this site, and ongoing pain or illness can wear on mood and sleep.
For frequent mental distress, Mount Pleasant ranks second-lowest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the second-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the frequent mental distress estimate for Mount Pleasant sits below North Charleston, Hanahan and Goose Creek.
An estimated 18.1 percent of households in Mount Pleasant have no broadband subscription, the fourteenth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Mount Pleasant | Charleston County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 12.6 percent | 14.4 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 27.1 percent | 30 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 17.4 percent | 21.3 percent |
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 21.4 percent | 21.3 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 26.7 percent | 29.8 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor physical health in the past month | 9.7 percent | 11.4 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.
Charleston County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Charleston County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, below the statewide 5.2 days, the third-lowest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Mount Pleasant the second-lowest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Charleston County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 14 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 30.6 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 214 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 11.4 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 Mount Pleasant
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, home of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, has been open in Mount Pleasant since 1976; veterans can face depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep problems long after their service ends, and all of them are treatable.
About 46 percent of employed Mount Pleasant residents work outside the town, and many of them cross the bridges and highways each day; long commutes leave less time for appointments, so video visits from home or work can help.
Mount Pleasant went from about 47,600 residents in 2000 to more than 90,000 in 2020 and became South Carolina's fourth-largest municipality.
In the 2020 Census, about 18 percent of Mount Pleasant residents were 65 or older.
About 55 sweetgrass basket stands line Highway 17 North, where makers have sold baskets since the road was paved in 1931.
Opened in 2005, the eight-lane Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge runs about 2.5 miles between Mount Pleasant and Charleston and replaced two older spans.
Campuses serving Mount Pleasant include Trident Technical College (Mount Pleasant campus).
Mount Pleasant's economy centers on professional services and local government.
Sources for these local facts: patriotspoint.org,api.censusreporter.org,en.wikipedia.org,postandcourier.com,hdrinc.com.
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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Not in Mount Pleasant?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including North Charleston, Hanahan and Goose Creek, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
PTSD Care in Mount Pleasant: Questions
Yes: adults in Mount Pleasant and the rest of Charleston County can see Hope Behavioral Medicine by secure video, and in-person visits are also available at our West Ashley office, and a video visit needs no ride; for comparison, Mount Pleasant has the lowest 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 27.1 percent of adults in Mount Pleasant, the second-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 30 percent across Charleston County.
In Charleston County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 214 residents, more providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the lowest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Mount Pleasant the second-lowest 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.