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About VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System – Carson Valley Outpatient Clinic
Carson Valley VA Clinic is a community outpatient clinic in Gardnerville, Nevada. After years in service of your nation, you deserve to enjoy your veteran days in good health. Carson Valley VA Clinic promotes the general well being for veterans and their families with mental health support and primary care. They offer dietary and skin care as well.
Their location offers seamless access, which further makes things easy. Gardnerville is a small town in Douglas County. It’s part of the Carson Valley surrounded by stunning mountain views and a peaceful environment. The clinic is situated three miles from the Carson River and offers access to nearby Minden and Carson City through the US-395 corridor. The Douglas Area Rapid Transit offers limited local bus service and connects to Minden and Carson City.
Help with Substance Use Issues
Carson Valley VA Clinic can help you break free from the grip of addiction. They can even help you tackle co-occurring mental health issues. These are all part of their mental health support. If you or your dependent are struggling with substance use, you can visit the clinic for consultation and evaluation. A thorough evaluation will help the care team determine the level of support you might need.
They may refer you to a VA center with high-intensity residential care if your assessment indicates the need for that. Otherwise, they’ll create a personalized care plan that’ll guide your healing process here. Outpatient therapy is delivered in group and individual settings to uncover why you became substance dependent. Understanding the “why” guides you toward building a practical coping strategy that supports sobriety and relapse prevention.
Medication for the Mind and Body
If you have opioid use issues, you’ll receive medication assisted treatment (MAT). MAT uses meds alongside counseling to manage painful withdrawal symptoms and alleviate physiological cravings. Combining med and therapy this way enables you to stay longer in treatment, which helps your relapse prevention efforts and facilitates lasting abstinence. It’s a tried and trusted approach that works.
If you use IV drugs, you’re susceptible to cellulitis, abscesses and chronic ulcers. These may result from repeated injections, poor hygiene or contaminated needles. Severe cases might lead to necrosis or collapsed veins. If you have any of these conditions, you can receive necessary treatments from this clinic via their dermatology department.
The experts in this department can clean and treat wounds, prescribe antibiotics and address scarring. They may also coordinate with your therapist to address underlying issues. For a more complex skin condition, they’ll provide referrals. You can also receive expert advice via their teledermatology channel.
Dietary Care for Improved Wellness of Body and Mind
Carson Valley VA Clinic offers nutritional education and dietary care via group, individual and telehealth sessions. This is coordinated by expert dietitians who’ll guide you toward making a good nutritional choice. A balanced meal heals and replenishes your body cells damaged by long periods of substance misuse. It gives you the energy and nutrients you need to stay focused and feel better overall.
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Hands down the worst VA clinic. They shuffle you around different doctors, each one trying to do their own treatment for you without trying to find the solutions to your issues. Then when you ask for a new doctor to have a set doctor to come up with a game plan for your health they treat you as if you are beneath them. The receptionist are very rude and have no intentions but explaining to you that you can t just change providers even though you have already arranged this with the main VA system itself. Then today I get a call from a nurse trying to defend the doctor I don t want to see anymore. In all fairness this or that I don t care about any of that, we should be able to see who we want when we want. I get upset due to my PTSD and just wanting to see a new doctor and between them calling over and over to try to prevent this instead of making it happen at the clinic level it s very stressful and the NURSE of the doctor you don t want to see hangs up on you. Makes you feel like there is no hope. Why even bother trying to get help when this is what we have to deal with. I m at a close point of just giving up.
Excellent service. For veterans only not open to the public
This place is the best care I have ever had in the VA System. They are always responsive and I can get an appointment quickly. I still have to go to Reno periodically for certain things, but these guys rock! Thank you.
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Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
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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.
Aftercare Support Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
Treatments
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.
Programs
Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
LGBTQ Program
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.
Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Clinical Services
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.
Experiential therapy is a form of therapy in which clients are encouraged to surface and work through subconscious issues by engaging in real-time experiences. Experiential therapy departs from traditional talk therapy by involving the body, and having clients engage in activities, movements, and physical and emotional expression. This can involve role-play or using props (which can include other people). Experiential therapy can help people process trauma, memories, and emotion quickly, deeply, and in a lasting fashion, leading to substantial and impactful healing.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
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.
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.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.
Nutrition therapy, aka medical nutrition therapy (MNT), is a way of treating physical, emotional, and medical conditions through diet. Specific dietary plans are designed by professional nutritionists or registered dietitians, and patients follow them in order to positively affect their physical and mental health.
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.
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Staff & Accreditations
Staff
Thomas Talamante
Executive Director
Lisa Hamilton
Deputy Director
Joy Chesnut, MD
Chief of Staff
Lori Rawson, MD
Deputy Chief of Staff
Cami Strouse, MSN
Associate Director Patient Care Services
Accreditations
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: 2689
Contact Information
(775) 782-5265 
1330 Waterloo Lane
Suite 101
Gardnerville, NV 89410
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