More than 70% of Americans will experience a traumatic incident at least once in their lifetime. While many naturally recover from trauma exposure, others may develop long-term coping difficulties and mental health issues such as depression, anxiety or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
ABOUT

DR. MEGAN D. KEYES

Dr. Megan D. Keyes is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with expertise in the evidence-based assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults as well as the provision of clinical consultation to mental health providers. She received her master’s (1998) and doctorate (2003) from Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the New Orleans Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the areas of PTSD and Behavioral Medicine. She has extensive experience providing clinical services to trauma survivors in a range of settings including residential and outpatient VA PTSD programs as well as the private sector. She has also obtained advanced training and experience in providing evidence-based treatments for PTSD including Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).

Since 2008, Dr. Keyes has worked as a national consultant with the VA Prolonged Exposure (PE) Training Program, a dissemination initiative by the National Center for PTSD. In this context, she provides expert consultation to clinicians learning to implement this treatment protocol. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor with Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis teaching graduate level coursework as well as continuing education courses with the Professional Development Program.

PTSD has been linked to various stressful life experiences including childhood abuse, physical or sexual assault, accidents, natural disasters, severe illness or injury, and combat exposure. Approximately eight million American adults are currently diagnosed with PTSD.