March 9, 2017 Mental Health Psychotherapy Services
William C. Tallent Outpatient Clinic (865) 545-4592 ext 4259 or 4223
Individual Counseling: One-on-one counseling is available for the variety of personal concerns that often result following military service (e.g., depression, anxiety, irritability). This includes evidence based therapy, including cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure, for PTSD.
Family and Couples Counseling: Couples counseling is available for married or unmarried veterans and their partners.
Tele-Mental Health Counseling: We have some availability for psychotherapy using videoconferencing. Often these visits are available sooner than others, and can provide relief for anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and trauma.
Residential / Intensive PTSD Programs: If you have PTSD, have pursued outpatient treatment, and need a more intensive program, discuss with your mental health provider. We can assess fit, coordinate screening, and help with applications.
Mental Health Intensive Case Management: An intensive outreach program for veterans with multiple psychiatric hospitalizations and difficulty living safely in the community due to a severe and chronic mental illness.
GROUPS AND CLASSES
Chronic Pain – Shereen Arulpragasam, Ph.D.
CBT-CP is a short-term treatment that aims to reduce the negative impacts of chronic pain. The emphasis is on increasing veterans’ self-efficacy around the self-management of pain to improve overall functioning and quality of life. 11 sessions Tuesdays 1600-1715 Main Clinic Conference Room
Posttraumatic Stress Group – Ray Richardson, Ph.D.
This group seeks to help veterans of all era with ongoing symptoms of PTSD to learn ways to manage their symptoms. 16 Sessions Vietnam: Mondays @ 1000, Gulf War / OOO: Tuesdays @ 1100 & Thursdays @ 1300, Women: Fridays @1000 Main Clinic Conference Room
Anger Management – Liz Donald, Ph.D.
This class will help you to learn more about how military service and trauma impact anger, and learn alternative ways to manage your anger. 9 session Mondays 1530-1700 Main Clinic Conference Room
SAFE (Support & Family Education) – Scott Swan, Ph.D. NEW!
Open group with rotating topics, education and support for family members & caregivers. Thursdays 0900-1030 VA Annex Conference Room
Peer Support Services – Blue Copas
Help identify personal goals in your own recovery and learn how to get the most out of your VA mental healthcare and/or your own community! (1:1 and groups available). 865-545-4592, ext. 4036
LGBT Peer Support Group
Group-driven dialogue to network, learn ways to cope with stigma surrounding identities as LGBTQ Veterans, discover area resources, and problem solve healthcare. Thursdays 1300-1400; at the Annex
WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Planning)
Develop your own wellness plan, identifying list of activities for well-being, track triggering events and early warning signs, create a plan for your supporters, and for the times when things get difficult. 12 Sessions. Mondays at 1000-1200 or Fridays 1300-1500; at the Annex
Veterans of the Sand
Peer support for OEF/OIF/OND veterans to get connected and identify resources that will ease the transition back to the Knoxville area. Focus is on issues like fighting isolation, building bridges, career planning, and other topics. Wednesdays, drop-in weekly, 0900-1000 at the Annex
Coping Skills
Reduce internalized stigma about serious mental illness, cultivate the self ‘outside of the mental illness’, address stereotypes, strengthen the self, deal with discriminatory behavior, and increasing connection with others. Tuesdays, drop-in weekly, 1300-1400 at the Annex
