Trauma Recovery Adult Residential Care
To provide adults suffering with intense after-effects of trauma and PTSD, Rogers is proud to offer this next level of residential care to patients. In this supportive, home-like setting, patients will work with treatment teams to develop skills needed to face challenges and find the resilience to achieve and maintain recovery. A typical length of stay in residential trauma treatment programs is 30 to 90 days.
At Rogers, patients learn to develop successful coping strategies to address their trauma and reclaim life.
Triggers addressed through our residential treatment:
- Sexual and physical assaults during childhood or adulthood
- Natural disasters
- Terrorist attacks
- Military combat
- Life-threatening illness, injury, or accidents
- Secondary trauma (such as first-responder witness of the aftermath of abuse, accidents, death)
We understand how damaging trauma can be to someone's well-being and we have the experience and proven-effective treatment to help.
We use therapeutic methods that research shows to be the most effective for reducing symptoms. Depending on the level of care and diagnosis, patients may engage in:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for PTSD
- Trauma-focused CBT for adults (TF-CBT) teaches adolescents skills to cope with distressing thoughts and feelings and emphasizes making the parent or guardian an active component of treatment.
- Prolonged exposure (PE)
- Behavioral activation (BA)
- Art and yoga/movement therapy
Family involvement is a key part of recovery that allows for more effective treatment and eases the transition after treatment. This includes psychoeducation for family members about their loved one’s symptoms and treatment strategies being used.
A diverse schedule of therapeutic activity helps keep you focused on gaining the skills and understanding to help you cope and manage your trauma recovery. We provide encouragement and daily structured programming to help you meet your goals and improve your quality of life.
In addition to individual sessions with a psychiatrist and other treatment team members scheduled throughout the day and week, you will have access to residential care specialists 24 hours a day. They provide assistance and one-on-one support to help you stay on track with your goals.
Mitzi Kramer, MD, DFAPA
Medical Director, Trauma Recovery Services, Psychiatrist
Mitzi (M.J.) Kramer, MD, DFAPA, is a board-certified adult psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of PTSD and trauma-related disorders who serves as medical director of Trauma Recovery services at Rogers Behavioral Health.
Dr. Kramer completed her medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, where she also completed her internship and residency followed by a fellowship in forensic psychiatry. In addition, Dr. Kramer trained at the Department of Veteran Affairs with a focus on assisting veterans with a PTSD diagnosis to reacclimate after returning from active combat duty. She was an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Kramer has experience working with adults with mental illness in the correctional system, including the Augusta State Medical Prison where she managed the high max inmate population.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Kramer has presented her research at regional and national conferences and is a strong advocate for reducing mental health stigma. She trains and mentors nurse practitioner and physician assistant students in the practice and management of patients with PTSD. Dr. Kramer is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and has been actively involved in various leadership roles in organized psychiatry and has won numerous awards for teaching and clinical excellence.
Fanisha Porter-Bempong, MD
Psychiatrist
Fanisha Porter-Bempong, MD, is a board-certified attending psychiatrist at Rogers Behavioral Health in Atlanta, where she works with children, adolescents, and adults in the intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization levels of care.
Dr. Porter-Bempong graduated from the University of South Florida, Tampa, with a Bachelor of Science in biomedical sciences. She received her medical degree from the Trinity School of Medicine, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Dr. Porter-Bempong completed her general psychiatry residency at University of South Alabama, then completed her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and forensic psychiatry fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Prior to joining Rogers, Dr. Porter-Bempong was an associate professor and site director at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, where her responsibilities included supervising and teaching resident physicians and medical students in the outpatient psychiatry clinic, in addition to managing crises and complex issues, facilitating collaboration with community clinicians, and mentoring residents. Dr. Porter has also supervised and taught resident physicians in an inpatient setting. She has trained in multiple psychotherapeutic modalities such as acceptance commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and family therapy.
She is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law.
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