Seasonal Depression Care in Walterboro, SC
Evaluation and a plan for depression that returns with the seasons, ideally before the shortest days arrive, for adults in Walterboro and nearby Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island by secure video.
Seasonal Depression Care for Adults in Walterboro
Hope Behavioral Medicine provides seasonal depression 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).
Seasonal affective disorder has no CDC PLACES estimate, so the closest figures here are the share of adults ever told they have depression, frequent mental distress, and the share who get no leisure-time physical activity.
Seasonal Depression Care: What the Local Figures Show in Walterboro
Compared with Colleton County as a whole, Walterboro has higher estimates for no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health and lower estimates for depression, while frequent mental distress is about even.
Against the median of the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, Walterboro sits above the middle on no leisure-time physical activity, short sleep, loneliness and fair or poor self-rated health, while depression and frequent mental distress are close to the middle.
Walterboro has the third-highest estimate for no leisure-time physical activity of the 34 communities on this site, and regular movement supports both sleep and mood.
For fair or poor self-rated health, Walterboro ranks fourth-highest among them.
Its estimate for short sleep is the tenth-highest of the group.
Among nearby communities on this site, the depression 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 ever told by a health professional they have depression | 21.9 percent | 22.6 percent |
| Adults with 14 or more days of poor mental health in the past month | 17.8 percent | 17.8 percent |
| Adults with no leisure-time physical activity | 34.2 percent | 33.2 percent |
| Adults who usually sleep less than seven hours a night | 38.7 percent | 38.1 percent |
| Adults who report feeling lonely | 33.9 percent | 32.9 percent |
| Adults who rate their own health as fair or poor | 27 percent | 25.9 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.
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
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; hospitality workers with irregular hours can schedule video visits without a drive.
More than 500 Tuskegee Airmen trained at Walterboro Army Airfield during World War II.
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.
Seasonal Depression Care for Busy, Growing Communities
Shorter winter days still come to South Carolina, and a mood that drops at the same time each year is worth bringing up.
Treatment can include talk therapy, light therapy guidance, medication when indicated, decided jointly with the patient, or a combination, with video follow-up.
Seasonal affective disorder is depression that returns on a seasonal schedule, most often starting in late fall or early winter and lifting in spring.
Request an appointment for seasonal depression care, call (843) 737-0312, or read about seasonal depression care by telehealth across South Carolina and in person at our West Ashley office.
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Not in Walterboro?
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
Seasonal Depression 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: seasonal affective disorder is more common farther north, but living in South Carolina does not rule it out, and if your mood follows the seasons, an evaluation by secure video can look at the pattern across several years.
CDC PLACES puts it at 34.2 percent of adults in Walterboro, the third-highest figure among the 34 South Carolina communities on this site, against 33.2 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.
The plans we accept are Medicare, most major commercial plans, and all South Carolina Medicaid managed care plans except Select Health (First Choice), and our front desk checks your coverage before your first visit.
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.