Therapy helps people confront those situations and memories.

Prolonged Exposure is an evidence-based treatment.

It's an eight- to 12-week time-limited therapy.

It's an individual format,

so we offer it one clinician and one Veteran.

And like I said, it takes anywhere between eight to 12 weeks,

the average in our clinic is about 10 weeks,

and the general idea with Prolonged Exposure is confronting

things that one is afraid of, OK?

Things that are actually safe, but that one is afraid of.

And with PTSD, those are things like memories

and certain situations that make people feel really

nervous, or on guard, or jumpy.

And the therapy helps people confront those situations

and memories as a way to get over the anxiety.