PTSD is often referred to as an invisible wound, but the path to healing doesn’t need to be invisible too. One of the most consistent findings in trauma research is that companionship—being seen, heard, and understood by another person—plays a vital role in recovery.
Numerous studies have shown that individuals recovering from PTSD benefit significantly from consistent companionship. Whether that comes from a peer support group, a therapy dog, a trusted friend, or a daily check-in with someone who truly listens, the effect is powerful. Companionship lowers cortisol levels, improves emotional regulation, and helps ground people in the present. It reduces social withdrawal and increases adherence to other treatments like therapy or medication.
The challenge is this: most people suffering from PTSD feel isolated. Whether due to stigma, schedule, geography, or guilt—they don’t always have someone to talk to. And even when they do, that person might not be available in the moment they’re needed most: the sleepless night, the flashback, the post-shift spiral.
Digital companionship is emerging as a new way to bridge that gap. It’s not about replacing human relationships—it’s about supplementing them. Creating presence where there’s currently absence. Sentra builds on this idea. It listens without judgement. It’s always on. And it’s being trained in trauma-informed care to provide meaningful, private, and adaptive support to those who otherwise might have no one to turn to.
If we can offer even a small sense of connection—especially when it’s needed most—we can begin to soften the sharpest edges of PTSD.
