PTSD Care in North Charleston, SC
Trauma-informed evaluation and treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder, with trauma-focused counseling and medication when indicated, for adults in North Charleston and nearby Hanahan, Goose Creek and Ladson by secure video.
PTSD Care for Adults in North Charleston
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides PTSD care for adults in North Charleston and across Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties 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 North Charleston
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, North Charleston sits above the middle on lack of social and emotional support and loneliness and below it on depression, while frequent mental distress, short sleep and frequent physical distress are close to the middle.
North Charleston has the ninth-highest estimate for lack of social and emotional support of the 34 communities on this site, and a steady counselor can be one dependable source of support.
For depression, North Charleston ranks twelfth-lowest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the fourteenth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the frequent mental distress estimate for North Charleston sits above Hanahan; about level with Goose Creek and Ladson.
An estimated 22.6 percent of households in North Charleston have no broadband subscription, the eighth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | North Charleston |
|---|---|
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 17.5 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.7 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 26.9 percent |
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 21.5 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 34.5 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor physical health in the past month | 13.3 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 North Charleston the seventeenth-highest 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 North Charleston
Part of Charleston Air Force Base, within Joint Base Lindsey Graham, lies in North Charleston, the state's third-largest city; military families face frequent moves and long separations, and care by secure video can continue after a move within South Carolina.
The Leatherman Terminal, opened in North Charleston in 2021, has room for 700,000 container units a year; fast growth brings new neighbors, heavier traffic and rising costs, and many people are building their support networks from scratch.
North Charleston is one of only three places worldwide that build wide-body commercial jets, and major vehicle and parts makers work there too.
The Charleston Naval Base had more than 36,000 workers in 1983 and shut down in 1996.
The H.L. Hunley, the world's first successful combat submarine, was raised in 2000 and is being conserved in a North Charleston laboratory.
Charleston Southern University and the Thornley Campus of Trident Technical College on Rivers Avenue are both in North Charleston.
Campuses serving North Charleston include Charleston Southern University, Trident Technical College, ECPI University and Webster University.
North Charleston's economy centers on aircraft and vehicle manufacturing, the military and logistics.
Sources for these local facts: en.wikipedia.org,scspa.com,ajc.com,postandcourier.com,hunley.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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Not in North Charleston?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Hanahan, Goose Creek and Ladson, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
PTSD Care in North Charleston: Questions
Yes: adults in North Charleston and the rest of Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties 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, North Charleston has the twelfth-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 37.7 percent of adults in North Charleston, the fourteenth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site.
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 North Charleston the ninth-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.