Cedar Park VA Clinic

About Cedar Park VA Clinic – Cedar Park

Cedar Park VA Clinic is located in Cedar Park, Texas. Their outpatient clinic provides primary care and various specialty services for veterans and their family members. This includes smoke cessation, women health and mental healthcare. They even offer toxic exposure screening to identify harmful substances you may have encountered during your military service.

Their mental healthcare addresses common mental health conditions. This includes PTSD, depression and anxiety. It also includes support for veterans facing substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions. The latter is when someone is dealing with both addiction and mental issues simultaneously. These conditions result from stressful or adverse situations that characterize military life.

The treatment aims to help veterans address such traumatic and addictive behavior and live a productive life. The services include consultations, evaluation and group and individual therapy. Through the therapeutic sessions, you can better learn to address the underlying personal issues fueling your behavioral challenges and build sound coping strategies against the triggers.

You’ll also learn effective communication techniques and how to manage anger and stress. Emphasis is on relapse prevention and maintaining lasting sobriety. Medication assisted treatment or alternative therapy may be provided if relevant to your recovery.

Their smoke cessation program can be very beneficial if you’re struggling with quitting smoking. They provide support and strategies that may complement optional nicotine replacement therapy. These may include FDA approved meds to manage nicotine withdrawal and the urge to smoke. This is supported with in person/ phone counseling to fast track withdrawal. There’s even a Tobacco Cessation Quitline for counseling and cessation strategies.

Their women’s services meet specific women’s needs like military sexual trauma, disease screening and mental health. The service may include wellness programming, family planning and menopause treatments.

The best part is that these services are affordable and have convenient payment options. This is because they accept Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE. If you’re uninsured and have financial challenges you can access aid via VA financial hardship assistance. You may even get help with transportation to and from your appointment if you meet the eligibility criteria.

The facility also supports same day appointments, telehealth visits and walk in express care for emergency health issues. As an aftercare service, they may connect you to VA community resources like housing, employment opportunities and legal aids.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

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).

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.

Partial Hospitalization Program

A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a short-term form of intensive rehab, usually for those with acute symptoms that are hard to manage but don’t require 24-hour care. PHPs have structured programming (i.e. individual and/or group therapy), and usually meet 3-5 days a week for around 6 hours (i.e. 9am-3m). Some PHPs are residential (patients sleep on site) and some are not, so patients sleep at home. PHPs can last from 1-6 months, and some offer transportation and meals.

Sober Living Homes

Sober Living Houses (SLHs), aka sober homes or halfway houses, are safe, substance-free, supportive living facilities for those recovering from substance abuse. Ideal for those who've just been through inpatient or outpatient treatment, SLHs are supervised environments with rules that support sobriety, such as curfews, shared chores, and therapeutic meetings. Residents are also often trained on life skills and coping skills to make it easier to transition into society. SLHs also provide a strong sense of community that can lead to the kind of deep and lasting connections with other sober individuals that supports a new, healthy lifestyle.

Treatments

Dual Diagnosis Mental Health

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.

Military Program

Serving in the military is both mentally and physically challenging, and can result in trauma that persists even after combat ends. Military programs are tailored to the specific and often complex needs of active duty personnel, veterans, and military families. Clients often access these programs through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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.

Staff

Olawale O. Fashina, MD, MHSA, CPE

Acting Executive Director

Kalpana Mehta, MBA, FACHE

Deputy Executive Director

Andrew T. Garcia, MHA

Associate Director

Catherine Davis, MSN, APRN, NEA-BC, CENP

Associate Director for Patient Care Services

Amy L Maynard

Associate Director, Waco

Robert Farias, MHA

Assistant Director

Solomon Williams, MD

Deputy Chief of Staff

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