1st Annual Elk Institute Military PTSD Golf Tournament Monday June 7th, 2021 at Traditions Club, 3131 Club Drive Bryan, TX 77807 This event has passed. For information about this year’s annual Elk Institute Military PTSD Golf Tournament, visit https://www.elkinstitute.us/freedom-forward-on-the-fairway/.

Dr Elk trained one helicopter rescue crew at Patrick Air Force Base in dealing with the tragedy of seeing another crew crash and die last month in Iraq. Click here to read the full article

Author and Ranger wife, Hillary Sigrist, writes about life after a veteran returns home.  Dr Carrie Elk was honored to write the forward to this amazing guide for supporting warriors through transition. Click here for more information on the book including a short video trailer of the book

Dr Carrie Elk and other leading experts are featured in Victor Marx’s documentaries about the impact of trauma and PTSD on families and individuals. Click here for YouTube link to Triggered Click here for YouTube link to Triggered Too

Dr Elk discusses how she has made it her mission to help veterans understand trauma and that their past should inform them, not control them. Click here for a link to the video

The Pentagon is funding studies in three Army hospitals.  The procedure is called a stellate ganglion block.  Doctors say it essentially blocks the ‘fight-or-flight’ reaction that causes stress to the brain.  Psychologist Dr. Carrie Elk has treated several veterans who’ve had the procedure.  “Sometimes it doesn’t work and they don’t have an effect, but for those that do have an effect, they …

Keeping in line with the pure motives of Dr. Elk, she’s not beholden to any sort of government system. While there are tons of organizations (we all know who they are, no need to name them), that are willing to capitalize on veterans for the sake of money, that’s not the goal of The Elk Institute. The authenticity of her …

For the second year in a row, two organizations are working together to help treat PTSD in some of our local veterans. Brazos Valley Cares, a local non-profit group devoted to supporting individuals who have served in the United States military services, and their families, has teamed up with The Elk Institute and Dr. Carrie Elk to provide psychological health …

Article and video clip originally featured on WFLA, video available below! June 27th is PTSD Awareness Day. After a traumatic event, most people have painful memories. For many people, the effects of the event fade over time. But for others, the memories, thoughts and feelings don’t go away – even months or years after the event is over. That’s known …