Counseling Over the past two decadea, millions of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines have served our nation in hostile fire areas around the world. Military members also often place their lives in harms way in the performance of their missions. Military members who served in hostile fire zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan are constantly on the alert, as they know an improvised explosive device may be just around the corner, a suicide bomber may casually stroll up to them with a smile on his face, a sniper may be on any given rooftop, or a herder that appears friendly may uncover a shoulder fired rocket propelled grenade without warning. These stressful times take their toll on servicemembers, as is seen in the high number that must receive post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related treatment upon return from the war zones. Sometimes military members return to the U.S. and find themselves reliving events of the past, tensing up when they hear sounds that remind them of the dangerous land that they previously served, or reacting to minor issues with extreme responses.
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Dr. Scoggins' husband of 37+ years, Tim, was a career military member, prior enlisted in the Air Force, warrant officer in the Army and commissioned officer in the USCG. They lived on base together in Germany, as well as when they returned to the U.S. for him to serve as an instructor pilot in flight school. Thereafter, they were transferred to San Francisco, then to Alaska. From there, they PCS moved to Clearwater, followed on with a move to Pensacola, the cradle of Naval aviation. She also understands the Army way of life, having completed training as a Military Family Life Counselor, having served at Fort Campbell, Fort Greely in North Alaska, Camp Zama in Japan, and Heidelberg, Germany at the Army Base, as well. She has even completed a course of study and attained professional certification in in Trauma / Crisis Intervention With Military Applications and more.
If you have not yet visited the trauma page on this site, please do. Dr. Scoggins has completed extensive training in EMDR initially in Bethesda, MD over a period of four months in 2010, with additional courses of instruction in advanced EMDR over the years thereafter, attaining the level of being a Master EMDR provider. Dr. Scoggins works with individuals at the level in which they are comfortable, with the 36 inch scanning green light bar shown in the image on our home page of our office, as well as sensors for the palms of the hands and headphones used in the treatment.
If you are a military family facing issues unique to the military, Dr. Scoggins certainly would be able to relate to the issues you are facing. If you have been to a combat zone and have PTSD, get in touch with us right away. We can help!
