Healing Quest spotlights trauma-informed care as PTSD demand rises

Healing Quest Counseling Villages is highlighting trauma-informed therapy as national research points to higher PTSD prevalence, persistent access barriers, and growing demand for mental health services. The New Jersey practice is positioning its in-person, in-home and telehealth counseling options around that shift.

Why it matters: - PTSD and broader mental health demand are rising while access remains constrained by cost, stigma and provider shortages. - Trauma-informed care is becoming a more common framework for helping patients with PTSD, complex trauma and related conditions. - The trend affects outpatient practices like Healing Quest Counseling Villages in South Jersey, where demand for counseling can outpace availability.

What happened: - Healing Quest Counseling Villages issued comments on national research about PTSD prevalence and trauma-informed care. - The Newfield, New Jersey-based practice said it has seen continued inquiries for trauma-focused counseling. - The practice offers individual, couples, family and trauma recovery counseling. - Healing Quest Counseling Villages also provides addiction therapy and an Intensive In-Community program for youth and families. - The practice serves clients from offices in Newfield and Collingswood, with in-home services in Gloucester, Camden, Cumberland and Atlantic counties and telehealth for other New Jersey clients.

The details: - A 2024 American Psychological Association report said 90% of the public believes there is a mental health crisis in the U.S. - The same report cited a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation and CNN survey showing roughly one-third of adults felt anxious always or often over the prior year. - The APA report found about one-third of people who sought mental health services could not access the care they needed. - Cost was the top barrier, cited by 80% of respondents. - Shame or stigma was cited by more than 60% of respondents. - Sixty percent of psychologists surveyed reported no openings for new patients. - Market.us projects continued growth in mental health services, driven in part by rising awareness of PTSD, anxiety and depression. - Market.us also said mental health screening in primary care has become more common. - A study of more than 182,000 patients in community health centers with integrated behavioral health programs found PTSD prevalence increased from 2019 to 2022. - The study found higher PTSD rates among women, sexual and gender minorities, and people facing housing or income instability. - Researchers said the increase could reflect more trauma exposure, expanded screening or reduced stigma around diagnosis. - Trauma-informed care emphasizes physical and emotional safety, transparency and restoring a patient’s sense of control. - Healing Quest said its trauma recovery therapy may address complex trauma, PTSD and what it describes as urban, racial, global, cultural and spiritual trauma. - The practice said its approach may include eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR. - Healing Quest said its addiction therapy and Intensive In-Community program may incorporate trauma-informed methods depending on client needs. - The practice said services are available in person and through telehealth. - Healing Quest operates as an out-of-network provider for some insurance plans. - Families seeking the Intensive In-Community program must contact New Jersey’s PerformCare system before being matched with a therapist. - Market.us cited a $8.1 billion SAMHSA budget in 2024 for mental health and substance use disorder services.

Between the lines: - The higher PTSD counts in community settings may reflect more screening and less stigma, not just more trauma. - Younger adults appear to face particular strain, with the APA report saying half reported feeling anxious always or often over the prior year. - Telehealth and in-home counseling are becoming practical tools for reaching people who face transportation, scheduling or comfort barriers. - National access problems help explain why smaller regional providers are emphasizing trauma-informed care and flexible service delivery.

What's next: - Researchers say longer-term, population-level data will be needed to separate true growth in trauma exposure from better detection. - The APA report suggests provider training, telehealth infrastructure and stronger insurance networks will shape how quickly access improves. - Healing Quest is likely to keep positioning trauma-informed counseling as part of its outpatient and family services in South Jersey.

The bottom line: - PTSD demand is rising, access remains tight and trauma-informed care is moving from niche practice to core behavioral health strategy.