When you've been hurt in an accident, an assault, or by someone else's carelessness, the effects don't always stop with physical injuries. Nightmares, panic, new fears, trouble sleeping, or no longer being able to work can be just as real — and just as important to your case. We're here to help you understand what you're going through and put it into words that attorneys, insurers, and courts can understand.
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Many of the people we see never expected to need help like this. They were driving to work, doing their job, walking into a store, or trusting someone they shouldn't have had to worry about — and then something happened that wasn't their fault. We often help people after:
Afterward, it's common to notice things like:
If this sounds familiar, you're not overreacting, and you're not alone.
Symptoms like these often go undiagnosed, especially when the focus has been on physical injuries. Our licensed clinical social workers can evaluate what you're experiencing and, when it is clinically indicated, provide a formal diagnosis of conditions that commonly follow traumatic or stressful events, including:
Flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance, and feeling on guard after a frightening event.
Sudden, intense waves of fear, often with a racing heart, shortness of breath, or dizziness.
New, disabling fears, such as of driving, riding in a car, dogs, or returning to where it happened.
Including depression that follows an injury, the loss of work or income, or the loss of someone important.
Ongoing worry, tension, or difficulty coping with how life has changed.
A diagnosis is an important starting point, but it doesn't tell the whole story. That's why we also document how your symptoms affect your everyday life.
When clinically supported, the evaluation and written summary can address:
We'll take the time to understand how you were doing before the event, when your symptoms began, and how they've changed since. We document that timeline carefully and honestly, so the people reviewing your case can see what you've been living with.
Our evaluations are clinical social work assessments. We don't provide psychological or neuropsychological testing, medical examinations, or medical opinions — if your case needs those, we'll let you and your attorney know.
An evaluation can help your case, but you also deserve to feel better. Our trauma-focused therapists offer approaches such as EMDR, somatic therapy, and trauma therapy, with immediate openings and most major insurance plans accepted. Meet our therapists →
Start with a short, confidential conversation. We'll listen, answer your questions, and let you know how we can help, before you schedule or pay for anything. Attorneys are welcome to contact us on a client's behalf.
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Yes. Licensed clinical social workers in North Carolina can assess and diagnose mental-health conditions. When it is clinically indicated by your evaluation, we can provide a diagnosis such as PTSD, panic disorder, a specific phobia, or depression, and explain how those symptoms affect your daily life.
Absolutely. Many people come to us first because they're struggling and want to understand what they're experiencing. Your evaluation and documentation can be shared with an attorney later if you decide to pursue a case.
You or your attorney can call or contact us. We'll have a short conversation about what's going on and what your attorney needs, and make sure it's something we can help with before anything is scheduled or paid for.
We'll carefully document your story: how you were doing before, what happened, when your symptoms began, and how they've affected you since. We describe what the clinical information supports. Questions of legal fault and responsibility are decided through the legal process, and honest, careful documentation is what gives your evaluation credibility there.
Yes, when appropriate. Additional consultation, record review, attorney communication, or deposition participation is billed at $180 per hour, and we'll always discuss it with you in advance.
Evaluations and documentation for legal matters are cash-pay, and fees are confirmed with you before we begin. If you'd like ongoing therapy to help you heal, our clinicians accept most major insurance plans.
No. Our evaluations are clinical social work assessments. We do not provide psychological or neuropsychological testing, medical examinations, or medical opinions. If your case needs those, we can let you and your attorney know.
