PTSD Care in Summerville, SC
Trauma-informed evaluation and treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder, with trauma-focused counseling and medication when indicated, for adults in Summerville and nearby Moncks Corner, Charleston and West Ashley by secure video.
PTSD Care for Adults in Summerville
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides PTSD care for adults in Summerville and across Dorchester 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 Summerville
Compared with Dorchester County as a whole, Summerville has higher estimates for frequent mental distress, depression and frequent physical distress, while short sleep, lack of social and emotional support and loneliness are about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Summerville sits above the middle on depression and below it on frequent mental distress, lack of social and emotional support and loneliness, while short sleep and frequent physical distress are close to the middle.
Summerville has the eighth-highest estimate for depression of the 34 communities on this site, and depression is one of the most treatable mental health conditions.
For frequent mental distress, Summerville ranks thirteenth-lowest among them.
Its estimate for lack of social and emotional support is the fourteenth-lowest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the frequent mental distress estimate for Summerville sits above Charleston and ZIP code 29407; below Moncks Corner.
An estimated 10.5 percent of households in Summerville have no broadband subscription, the fourth-lowest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Summerville | Dorchester County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 16.7 percent | 16.2 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.1 percent | 37.4 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 22.8 percent | 23.2 percent |
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 22.8 percent | 21.7 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 31.5 percent | 31.6 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor physical health in the past month | 13.8 percent | 13.2 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.
Dorchester County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Dorchester County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 5.5 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the ninth-lowest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Summerville the thirteenth-lowest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Dorchester County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 5.5 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 17.1 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 37.6 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 669 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 12.6 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 Summerville
In 2011 Census commuting data, about three in four employed Dorchester County residents worked outside the county; long commutes leave less time for appointments, so video visits from home or work can help.
Summerville passed 50,000 residents after growing 17 percent from 2010 to 2020 and is now South Carolina's seventh-largest city; fast growth brings new neighbors, heavier traffic and rising costs, and many people are building their support networks from scratch.
Dorchester School District Two, based in Summerville, has about 25,672 students and 16 career and technical education clusters.
More than 200,000 visitors a year come to the Flowertown Festival, held on South Main Street and in Azalea Park since 1973.
The Sawmill Branch Trail is a seven-mile paved greenway through Summerville, and Dorchester County plans to extend it to the Dorchester Road path.
In the late 1800s Summerville was marketed as the healthiest place in the world, and its inns multiplied during the 1890s.
Campuses serving Summerville include Trident Technical College (Dorchester campus).
Summerville's economy centers on boat and vehicle manufacturing and commuting to the Charleston metro.
Sources for these local facts: lmi.sc.gov,en.wikipedia.org,ddtwo.org,live5news.com,visitsummerville.com.
PTSD Care for Busy, Growing Communities
Crashes on busy roads, storms and other sudden events can leave lasting fear, and you do not need to wait for symptoms to fade on their own.
Treatment can include trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, or both, with follow-up visits by video.
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
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Not in Summerville?
Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Moncks Corner, Charleston and West Ashley, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
PTSD Care in Summerville: Questions
Yes: adults in Summerville and the rest of Dorchester 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, Summerville has the thirteenth-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 37.1 percent of adults in Summerville, the sixteenth-lowest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 37.4 percent across Dorchester County.
In Dorchester County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 669 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the fifth-highest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Summerville the fourteenth-lowest lack of social and emotional support estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
Video visits run Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, and you can book one during a break or before or after work, with no drive.
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.