Trauma and PTSD Support for Adults on Medicare
At times a traumatic experience still feels painful or present, or old, upsetting memories are becoming harder to carry. Sailor Health can help. We connect adults on Medicare with therapists trained to treat trauma and PTSD, including trauma that resurfaces in later life, through secure video or phone sessions. Most of our patients have a $0 copay.
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PTSD can be diagnosed by a mental health professional who will ask about upsetting experiences you've had, as well as current symptoms like intrusive memories or flashbacks, avoidance of certain people or places, changes in mood, and feeling on edge or easily startled. Many older adults never received support at the time of a traumatic event, but effective treatment is still very possible, even decades later.
Sailor Health makes it easy for adults on Medicare to access trauma-informed therapy. Your therapist creates a safe, steady environment to process what happened at a pace that feels manageable for you, helping reduce the hold that trauma has on your daily life, your sleep, and your sense of safety.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps you work through the thoughts, beliefs, and avoidance patterns that trauma leaves behind, so that difficult memories no longer hold the same power over your daily life.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Supports you in building a meaningful, connected life even as you carry difficult experiences—without requiring you to forget or minimize what happened.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): A specialized, evidence-based therapy that uses guided bilateral stimulation to help the brain process traumatic memories so they feel less vivid, intrusive, or emotionally overwhelming.
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Schedule a complimentary call with our director of care.
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Begin your care in as little as 24 hours after.
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Frequently asked questions
Trauma is the lasting emotional and psychological impact of a deeply distressing experience. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop after experiencing or witnessing a threatening or overwhelming event. For older adults, past trauma sometimes resurfaces in later life—triggered by loss, health changes, or simply having more quiet time to sit with difficult memories.
Something happened to me decades ago that I never dealt with. Is it too late to address it now?
It's not too late. Trauma doesn't have an expiration date, and many older adults find that difficult experiences become harder to push aside as life slows down. Therapy can help you process what happened at your own pace, no matter how long ago it was.
I don't have dramatic flashbacks, but I feel unsettled a lot and can't explain why. Could that be trauma?
It could be. Trauma doesn't always look like what you see in movies. It can show up as ongoing anxiety, difficulty trusting people, sleep problems, or a low-level sense of unease that never fully goes away. A therapist can help you figure out what's behind it and what to do about it.
Will I have to relive the traumatic experience in therapy? I'm worried about making things worse.
Your trauma therapist won't push you to revisit anything before you're ready. Modern trauma treatments are designed to help you process difficult memories without overwhelming you. You'll always have control over the pace, and your therapist will work to keep you feeling stable throughout.
