PTSD
Posttraumatic Stress Disroder (PTSD) symptoms were first described in relation to combat survivors
after the Vietnam war. PTSD also describes the symptoms that some people carry from witnessing or experiencing
domestic abuse, rape, auto accident or natural disaster. Anytime you are exposed to a situation that
appears to be life threatening to you or someone else, you may experience changes in the brain. These brain
changes from exposure to extreme danger can cause some of the following symptoms:
Sometimes you might get angry or feel like you could be going crazy.
There is treatment for PTSD. Because emotions are often stored in the brain non-verbally as feelings that are easily
triggered by sights, smells and sounds, PTSD is ideally treated in a non-verbal modality such as art therapy.
To schedule an appointment: email
or phone: 734-478-2394
Susan Boyes, ATR-BC, LPC, is a Board Certified,
Nationally Registered Art Therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the
state of Michigan.
Susan helps people of all ages to
navigate difficult changes. Susan also provides Art Therapy for people
that have experienced Traumatic Brain Injury.
Center for Creative Growth serves the communities in southeastern
Michigan, including: Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Jackson,
Saline, Tecumseh, Pinckney, Washtenaw County, Livingston County, Barton Hills
Village, Belleville, Bingham Farms, Brighton, Canton, Commerce, Dearborn,
Dearborn Heights, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Hartland, Highland, Howell,
Livonia, Milan, Milford, New Boston, Northville, Novi, Plymouth, Romulus, South
Lyon, Sylvan Lake, Waltz, White Lake, Whitmore Lake.