Hunter Holmes McGuire Medical Center – Charlottesville Community Based Outpatient Clinic

The Charlottesville VA Clinic features primary and mental health care for veterans, military personnel and their family members in Charlottesville, Virginia. As part of the VA Richmond Health Care network, they offer outpatient services to help you overcome a range of conditions, including substance use disorder. They accept self pay, military benefits and private insurance. A financial assistance program is available.

Their mental health care program includes individual and group counseling sessions to help you talk through your symptoms, address your triggers, and learn healthy life skills for recovery. The counselors here can also help you address some of the issues and emotions that might accompany your addiction, including grief and trauma.

I like that there are also psychiatric experts on staff to help address co-occurring conditions including anxiety, depression and personality disorders. If you need marriage or relationship counseling as a result of your chemical dependency, they can assist with that as well. If you need support beyond what their outpatient clinic can provide, they’ll connect you with the appropriate resources within the community.

One client calls this facility a gem in the VA system, explaining that the team members go the extra mile and are always responsive. Another said that the staff bends over backward to help veterans. There’s even complimentary transportation to and from in select cases. However, several people have mentioned issues with communication and scheduling.