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The society's chief executive Toby Elliott, who is visiting Belfast, said 600 new cases came forward each year.
The single largest group needing help were from Northern Ireland.
"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has some really disturbing symptoms; the nightmares, the flashbacks, terrible sleep problems, problems with relationships," he said.
"A lot of people will use either alcohol or, in some cases, drugs to try and drown out the symptoms."
The charity offers support in dealing with these symptom
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