Daybreak Counseling Center provides specialized support for PTSD in Long Beach, CA and Cerritos, CA, to help residents after trauma, including intrusive memories, hypervigilance, and feeling unsafe even when the danger has passed. Our licensed therapists offer paced, trauma-informed care.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Symptoms may include intrusive memories, nightmares, heightened alertness, emotional numbness, or avoiding reminders of the trauma. Healing is possible, and therapy can help you process difficult experiences while restoring a greater sense of safety and stability.
Before your first visit, your therapist will reach out to you to arrange a consultation over the phone to conduct an initial assessment. This helps establish a connection with your therapist, as well as formulate treatment goals, so your initial session and ongoing therapy are as successful as possible.
Sessions may include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, skills coaching, and other proven modalities designed to address PTSD and reshape unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
Patients work on building practical tools they can use outside the office so PTSD does not run the whole day.
We believe every client is unique and has a personal story and set of experiences that bring them to therapy. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, we look at you as a whole person, taking into account your history, cultural background, family of origin, and the life experiences that have shaped who you are. We then create a client-centered, personalized treatment plan tailored to your unique needs, ensuring your care reflects who you are and where you are in this stage of your life.
Therapy helps reduce the day-to-day impact of PTSD, so it is easier to focus on work, relationships, and personal goals.
By learning steadier responses, individuals can remain more grounded during challenging interactions or stressful demands.
Addressing mental load often leads to more consistent routines and fewer stress-related physical symptoms.
Treatment provides tools to navigate conversations, relationships, and work without the same old patterns taking over.
The strategies learned in therapy provide a foundation for handling future demands. Clients gain confidence in working with PTSD rather than against it.
Many individuals who experience worry also struggle with persistent low mood or loss of interest. Combined treatment plans can address these overlapping symptoms to improve overall emotional health and restore a sense of hope. Addressing both concerns simultaneously often leads to more comprehensive healing.
Specific sessions focused on stress management help identify environmental triggers in the workplace or home. This proactive approach focuses on lifestyle adjustments to prevent clinical symptoms from worsening. You will learn to set healthy boundaries and prioritize self-care effectively.
Mindfulness practices teach you to stay present and reduce the impact of future-oriented fears. These techniques are often integrated into broader care plans to enhance self-awareness and peace of mind. Consistent practice helps ground the nervous system in the current moment.
For those whose symptoms stem from past experiences, specialized care addresses the root causes of nervous system dysregulation. This approach ensures a safe and supportive environment for processing sensitive history. Healing from past trauma can significantly reduce current levels of daily apprehension.
Our standard fee for a 50-minute therapy session is $165. We also accept the following insurance plans: Health Net, Health Net Medi-Cal, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Aetna, and Cigna.

Our licensed clinicians use modern, research-backed techniques to create a personalized plan for PTSD. Care is collaborative, practical, and paced to you.
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