About Longview VA Clinic
Located in Longview, Texas, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center ā Longview CBOC is a medical facility for veterans. This clinic provides a variety of medical services including inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment and dual diagnosis mental health care. This veteran focused facility also offers primary care and weight management programs.
Treatment focuses on conditions like addiction and trauma. It also treats anxiety, grief, anger, and PTSD. Counselors will also address depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. You can expect treatment to include group and individual therapy, consultation, and evaluation. At this facility psychiatric care and medication management are also a component of treatment. One unique part of programming here is the transition and care management for returning veterans.
I also find it really interesting that this VA clinic offers a weight management program called Move. This program helps veterans manage obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
Former clients said this clinic saved their lives more than once. Other clients of Overton Brooks VA say that they didnāt feel like the doctors listened to their concerns.
Payment Options
- Private insurance
- Self-pay options
- Military insurance
- Medicaid
- Military Insurance
Levels of Care
Outpatient
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
12 Step
Aftercare
Rehab aftercare programs are based on a model of continuing care and the premise that recovery is a life-long process requiring ongoing client support. Many rehab aftercare services include outpatient care, but clients often continue to receive support after being discharged from formal treatment. Case managers and care teams typically collaborate with clients to design their long-term care plan, which may include peer coaching, career counseling, and 12 step program induction, among other services.
Programs
Adult program
Program for men
Program for women
Young adult Program
HIV/AIDS program
LGBTQ program
Military program
Settings & Amenities
- Residential setting
- Private setting
Insurance
Our Policy: Longview VA Clinic works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.
Treatment
Dual Diagnosis
Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Mental Health
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The goal of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in Texas is to change thought patterns, which leads to changes in behavior. Specific techniques during CBT can include self talk, SMART goals, journaling, and positive activities.
Group Therapy
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
Individual Therapy
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.
Accreditations
Joint Commission
The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.
Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 8803