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Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or carrying the weight of experiences that are hard to put into words? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate it alone.
At Solutions Chiropractic, we offer compassionate Mental Health Consulting as part of our whole-person approach to wellness. With specialized training in PTSD and EMDR therapy, our consultant brings both clinical expertise and genuine warmth to every session, creating a safe, judgment-free space where real healing can begin.
What is Mental Health Consulting?
Mental Health Consulting at Solutions Chiropractic is a collaborative, goal-oriented service focused on helping you manage stress, process difficult experiences, build emotional resilience and develop wellness habits that support your overall health. Our consultant specializes in trauma and PTSD, with advanced EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) training — offering a powerful, evidence-based approach to healing that goes beyond talk therapy alone.
Note: Mental Health Consulting is a wellness-focused service. It is not a replacement for licensed clinical therapy, psychiatric care or crisis intervention. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or your nearest emergency services.
Why offer Mental Health Consulting with chiropractic care?
The connection between mind and body is profound and well-established. Trauma, chronic stress and unresolved emotional pain don’t just affect how you feel mentally — they show up in your body as muscle tension, disrupted sleep, chronic pain and a nervous system that struggles to fully relax. By addressing mental and emotional wellness alongside physical care, we support your healing in a more complete and lasting way. Many patients find that their physical recovery accelerates significantly when they also begin to address what they’re carrying emotionally.
Specialized Care for PTSD & Trauma
Our mental health consultant brings specialized expertise in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) — one of the most misunderstood and undertreated conditions affecting people of all backgrounds. PTSD can develop after any experience that overwhelms the nervous system’s ability to cope: combat, abuse, accidents, medical trauma, loss or prolonged stress. Symptoms can include intrusive memories, emotional numbness, hypervigilance, sleep disturbances and a persistent sense that you’re not safe — even when you are.
If any of this sounds familiar, you deserve support from someone who truly understands it. Our consultant is trained to meet you with compassion, expertise and evidence-based tools that actually work.
What is EMDR Therapy?
EMDR — Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing — is a highly researched, evidence-based therapy recognized by the American Psychological Association, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as one of the most effective treatments for PTSD and trauma.
Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR does not require you to describe your traumatic experiences in extensive detail. Instead, it uses guided bilateral stimulation (such as eye movements or tapping) while you briefly focus on a distressing memory. This process helps the brain reprocess the memory in a way that reduces its emotional charge — allowing you to recall the experience without being overwhelmed by it.
Many patients who have spent years feeling stuck find that EMDR creates meaningful change in a way that other approaches have not. It is effective for PTSD, anxiety, phobias, grief and a range of other trauma-related conditions.
HOW MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTING & EMDR CAN HELP YOU
EMDR therapy is one of the most effective treatments available for trauma and PTSD. Our consultant guides you through a structured process that helps your brain reprocess painful memories, reducing their emotional intensity and freeing you from patterns of reactivity, avoidance and fear.
Whether your anxiety is tied to a specific trauma or feels like a constant backdrop to daily life, our consulting sessions provide both relief and practical tools for calming your nervous system and reclaiming a sense of safety and control.
Trauma and stress are among the most common contributors to sleep disruption. By addressing the underlying emotional and neurological patterns driving your sleep difficulties, many patients experience meaningful improvement in both sleep quality and duration.
Grief doesn’t follow a timeline and it often benefits from more than the support of friends and family. Our consulting provides a compassionate space to process loss — at your own pace, without judgment.
Major life changes — a health diagnosis, the end of a relationship, a career shift, becoming a caregiver — can be destabilizing even when they’re expected. We help you find footing and move through transitions with greater clarity and resilience.
You don’t need a trauma history to benefit from mental health support. If chronic stress, burnout or emotional exhaustion has become your normal, our consulting can help you reset, rebuild and develop habits that restore your sense of well-being.
Unresolved emotional experiences are often stored in the body — contributing to chronic pain, tension, fatigue and other physical symptoms. Our whole-person approach helps you understand and address the connection between your emotional state and how your body feels.
True wellness includes the ability to navigate adversity, regulate your emotions and recover from difficulty. Our consulting builds the inner foundation — the skills, self-awareness and nervous system regulation — that supports lasting emotional health.
Areas We Can Support
- PTSD and trauma recovery
- Anxiety and overwhelm
- Sleep difficulties
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions
- Everyday stress and burnout
- Mind-body connection
- Emotional resilience
What to Expect
- Initial Session – A compassionate, thorough conversation about your experiences, challenges and goals — at whatever pace feels right for you.
- EMDR Assessment – For trauma and PTSD, your consultant will determine whether EMDR is appropriate and explain the process in detail.
- Personalized Plan – A collaborative approach tailored to your history, needs and what you want your life to feel like.
- Ongoing Support – Regular sessions with consistent check-ins to track your progress and adapt your plan as you grow.
Consulting Availability
- Mental Health Consulting sessions are available by appointment.
- Specializing in PTSD & trauma
- EMDR-trained consultant
- Individual sessions available
- Integrative wellness packages
- Coordinate with chiropractic care
Ready to take a meaningful step toward healing and feeling like yourself again?
Contact Solutions Chiropractic in Rapid City, SD today. Our mental health consultant is here to support your journey — with specialized expertise in PTSD, EMDR therapy and whole-person wellness. Whatever you’re carrying, you don’t have to carry it alone.
Mental Health Consulting Frequently Asked Questions
Mental Health Consulting is a goal-oriented wellness service designed to help you process difficult experiences, manage stress and anxiety, build emotional resilience and develop habits that support your overall health. With specialized training in PTSD and EMDR, our consultant offers evidence-based support for trauma alongside general mental wellness guidance.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a research-backed therapy that helps the brain reprocess traumatic memories, reducing their emotional charge, so they no longer disrupt your daily life. It is recognized by the American Psychological Association and the World Health Organization as one of the most effective treatments for PTSD. EMDR may be a good fit if you have experienced trauma, struggle with intrusive memories, feel emotionally stuck or have found that traditional talk therapy hasn’t fully resolved your symptoms. Your consultant will assess whether EMDR is appropriate during your initial session.
Not at all. While our consultant specializes in PTSD and trauma, she supports clients dealing with a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, grief, sleep difficulties, life transitions, burnout and everyday stress. You don’t need a diagnosis to deserve support.
Mental Health Consulting is a wellness-focused service and is not a substitute for licensed clinical therapy, psychiatric care or crisis intervention. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact 988 or your nearest emergency services. For those seeking support with trauma processing, stress, emotional wellness and life challenges, consulting provides meaningful, evidence-informed guidance in an accessible format.
Sessions are typically 45–60 minutes. The number of sessions varies based on your goals and what you’re working through. EMDR for trauma may require a series of sessions to complete the reprocessing work, while general wellness consulting may be shorter-term. Your consultant will discuss a recommended approach during your first appointment.
Absolutely — and the combination can be especially powerful. Trauma and chronic stress affect the nervous system and often manifest as physical tension, chronic pain and disrupted sleep. Addressing both the physical and emotional dimensions of your health at the same time supports more complete healing. Many of our patients experience meaningful improvements in both areas when they pursue integrated care.
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