About Bakersfield VA Clinic – Bakersfield
The Bakersfield VA Clinic offers outpatient behavioral health and addiction treatment services to military members, veterans, and their families in Bakersfield, California. Other services at the Bakersfield Clinic include senior care, homeless veteran care, returning veteran transition services, intimate partner domestic violence support, and specific services for minority veterans.
Outpatient treatment includes individual and group therapy, life skills training, recovery education addressing topics such as relapse prevention, and referrals to other alcohol and drug rehab services as appropriate. Therapeutic approaches may include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and other evidence based methods.
Their aftercare programs feature a wide range of services to support clients’ long term sobriety and overall wellness. Aftercare may include psychology and social work services for seniors, transitional and supportive housing, vocational training and employment support, support for justice involved military and veterans, connections to domestic violence shelters and services, and help for minorities in overcoming language and culture barriers.
The VA Clinic in Bakersfield accepts VA health insurance for service connected healthcare and a variety of insurance plans for non service connected care. Insurance plans the VA accepts may include Bright Health, Humana, Cigna, Aetna, United Healthcare, BlueCross BlueShield, and more. Because insurance plans vary, be sure to verify your coverage and out of network benefits by contacting the insurance company directly.