Oscar G Johnson VAMCMedication Management in Sault Sainte Marie, MI
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The VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) provides mental health services to Veterans and transitioning service members. Services include peer support with other Veterans, counseling, therapy, and medication for conditions including PTSD, depression, military sexual trauma, anxiety, grief, and substance use problems. Care is available through VA medical centers, Vet Centers, and telemental health programs. Veterans can access services via phone, in-person at facilities, or online. The VA served over 1.7 million Veterans for mental health care in the prior year. Services are available to Veterans regardless of discharge status or enrollment status in VA health care.
Role
Medication Management
What a first session looks like
Virtual & In-PersonVeterans already using VA services can ask their primary care provider to schedule an appointment with a VA mental health provider. Veterans not yet using VA services should contact their nearest VA medical center or Vet Center to discuss their needs. Veterans can also call 877-222-8387 (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET) to find the right resources.
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Co-occurring
Evidence-based approaches
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic Therapy. Explores the older patterns and unconscious dynamics underneath the surface behavior. Slower than skills-based work, deeper on the questions of why you reach for the thing you reach for.
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