PTSD is under-discussed and over-stigmatized. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is often regarded as a ‘wartime diagnosis’ and while it does affect a lot of veterans, this is furthest from the truth. PTSD does not discriminate and often goes unnoticed or at least disregarded as a potential diagnosis because of the stigmas associated with it. Because of the misinformation and perceptions surrounding PTSD, a lot of people, including those who serve on jury duty and our first line responders, often go without a proper diagnosis and treatment, in addition to there being limited resources. PTSD can be frightening and at times, extremely invasive to quality of life.

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Karla L. Sapp is currently Licensed by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapist as a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Florida Department of Health as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She also holds the following certifications: National Certified Counselor, Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Master Addiction Counselor, Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, and Approved Clinical Supervisor. Dr. Sapp is currently a member of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (LPCA-GA) and the former Coastal District Representative which consist of 21 counties. Dr. Sapp is also a member for the Florida Counseling Association and currently the Public Awareness Committee Chair and Member-At-Large for FACES.

Dr. Sapp has been practicing for 12 years, specializing in general mental health and addictions counseling, among the adult and criminal offender populations. Dr. Sapp also works with Adolescent Student-Athletes and Athletic Professionals. Dr. Sapp has experience working in the following settings, In-Patient Acute Hospitalization, Outpatient, Correctional setting, and currently the Owner of U Matter Consulting and Counseling, LLC, located in South East Georgia.

Dr. Sapp was previously an Adjunct Faculty at South University-Savannah Campus in the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program, where she taught the following courses: Counseling Theories, Psychopathology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Addictive Disorders, Professional Ethics and Orientation, and Group Psychotherapy; as well as a previous Adjunct Psychology Professor at Georgia Southern University- Armstrong/Liberty Campus, where she has taught and/or currently teaching the following courses: Introduction to Psychology, Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Personality Theories, Child Development and Research In Psychology which includes conducting research.

Dr. Sapp has been featured as a workshop presenter and speaker on the Global, National, Regional, and Local level.