PTSD Care in Walterboro, SC
Trauma-informed evaluation and treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder, with trauma-focused counseling and medication when indicated, for adults in Walterboro and nearby Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island by secure video.
PTSD Care for Adults in Walterboro
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides PTSD care for adults in Walterboro and across Colleton 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 Walterboro
Compared with Colleton County as a whole, Walterboro has higher estimates for short sleep, lack of social and emotional support and loneliness and lower estimates for depression, while frequent mental distress and frequent physical distress are about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Walterboro 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.
Walterboro has the third-highest estimate for frequent physical distress of the 34 communities on this site, and ongoing pain or illness can wear on mood and sleep.
For lack of social and emotional support, Walterboro ranks eighth-highest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the tenth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the frequent mental distress estimate for Walterboro sits above Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island.
An estimated 17.1 percent of households in Walterboro have no broadband subscription, the sixteenth-highest share of the 34 communities on this site, and a video visit needs a steady connection on a phone, tablet or computer.
| Measure | Walterboro | Colleton County |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 17.8 percent | 17.8 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 38.7 percent | 38.1 percent |
| Adults who lack social and emotional support | 27.4 percent | 26.4 percent |
| Adults ever told by a health professional they have depression | 21.9 percent | 22.6 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 33.9 percent | 32.9 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor physical health in the past month | 16.8 percent | 16.7 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.
Colleton County Figures From County Health Rankings
In Colleton County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts an average of 6 days of poor mental health in the past month for adults, above the statewide 5.2 days, the third-highest poor mental health days figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Walterboro the twelfth-highest frequent mental distress estimate of the 34 communities on this site.
| Measure | Colleton County | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Average poor mental health days adults reported in the past month | 6 days | 5.2 days |
| Adults with two weeks or more of poor mental health in the past month | 19.7 percent | 16.7 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 39.4 percent | 36.6 percent |
| Mental health providers, counted against residents | one for every 659 residents | one for every 437 residents |
| Working-age adults with no health insurance | 16.7 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 Walterboro
More than 500 Tuskegee Airmen trained at Walterboro Army Airfield during World War II; veterans can face depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder and sleep problems long after their service ends, and all of them are treatable.
Walterboro became the Colleton County seat in 1817 and was incorporated in 1826; starting over in a new place often means rebuilding friendships and routines from scratch.
The city calls the Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary, more than 800 acres of creeks and hardwood flats, the largest city park in the state.
Charleston is 48 miles east of Walterboro.
Boat builders, a shelf-stable food and beverage plant and other manufacturers are among Walterboro's employers.
Campuses serving Walterboro include USC Salkehatchie and Technical College of the Lowcountry (Colleton campus).
Walterboro's economy centers on boat and food manufacturing and education.
Sources for these local facts: postandcourier.com,walterborosc.org,governor.sc.gov.
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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Adults anywhere in South Carolina, including Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island, can see us by secure video, or you can browse every South Carolina community we serve
PTSD Care in Walterboro: Questions
Yes: adults in Walterboro and the rest of Colleton 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, Walterboro has the eleventh-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 38.7 percent of adults in Walterboro, the tenth-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 38.1 percent across Colleton County.
In Colleton County, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2025, counts one mental health provider for every 659 residents, fewer providers for its population than the statewide one for every 437 residents, the seventh-highest residents per mental health provider figure among the South Carolina counties in this data, while CDC PLACES gives Walterboro the eighth-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.