PTSD & Trauma-Related Support

Common Challenges With PTSD

PTSD can leave the nervous system in a persistent state of heightened alert, even when there is no current danger. Families and individuals often describe:

• Difficulty feeling calm or safe, even in familiar settings
• Sleep disturbances, including trouble falling or staying asleep
• Being easily startled or on edge
• Difficulty with focus, memory, or feeling "foggy"
• Mood regulation difficulty
• Physical tension or heightened stress responses

How MST™ Works With the Brain

MST™ helps the brain learn or relearn multi-sensory filtering. It simultaneously engages prescribed frequencies of colored light, vestibular (motion) stimulation, auditory stimulation, and somatosensory input, processed together at the brainstem and subcortical level. These lower-brain circuits are closely tied to the autonomic nervous system — the system that governs the body's shift between a stress ("fight-or-flight") state and a calm, regulated state. Independent descriptions of MST™ describe it as working, in part, through direct action on the autonomic nervous system, which is part of why it is explored by people navigating PTSD, alongside trauma-focused therapy.

The typical program is a 12-day in-office intensive (two 30-minute sessions per day), followed by an 18-day at-home continuation. Most people notice early changes before the program is complete, though the full effect is typically not apparent until around 90 days.

MST™ is not a stand-alone intervention. It is intended as an adjunct to a person’s overall care, and it is designed to provide a foundation for higher-level interventions (such as classroom instruction, speech, cognitive or occupational therapy, and tutoring) that presume a solid base of sensory processing. It works from the bottom up, at the subcortical level, on how the brain takes in input rather than on the output a person is asked to produce. These statements have not been evaluated by any regulatory authority and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.