Treatments and Services

First, you will have an initial screening call to determine eligibility for the program. If eligible, you’ll meet with a member of our clinical team for an intake evaluation. You do not need a referral or prior diagnosis. During this phone call, we’ll take the time to understand:

• What you’re experiencing
• Your current symptoms and concerns
• Your individual needs and priorities

If our program is the right fit for you, the clinical team will develop a personalized treatment plan that brings together the services and treatments most appropriate for you. If interested and eligible, you may also be offered the opportunity to take part in innovative research or clinical trials on cutting-edge treatments for your condition. 

You will be assigned your own licensed clinical social work case manager, who will work with you throughout the experience. Your case manager will contact you within a week of acceptance to help walk you through the entire process of admission, including choosing a start date that works best for your schedule, as well as completing necessary paperwork and troubleshooting any barriers to care. If you are attending the program at our clinic in Atlanta in person, our Operation 360 Coordinators team will arrange transportation and lodging at no cost to you. If you are attending via telehealth, that team will work to provide you with all necessary materials and equipment. 

Over the two-week program, each day you will have appointments with clinicians providing your specific, individualized treatment plan. All participants will take part in the following activities, though what happens in your specific appointments will be tailored to your needs and goals:

• Individual, Evidence-Based Therapy
  Each weekday includes a session with your individual therapist, allowing you to build a trusting relationship. Treatment focuses on thoughts and behaviors and how they can influence mood. You'll work with your therapists to become more comfortable with your memories and learn to think differently about them, allowing you to feel safer and more at ease in situations that can trigger troubling memories.  
• Real-World Practice Group
  You will take part in our Transdisgnostic Approach Group, where you’ll develop skills and practice re-engaging in activities, situations, and experiences that are meaningful to you. You may do some of these activities individually, or as part of a group with your cohort of fellow participants.
  
• Enhanced Case Management
  During the two weeks, your assigned licensed clinical social work case manager will help you navigate treatment, provide supportive therapy, prepare for your return home, and connect you with resources in your community that can support your progress.
  
• Medical Evaluation
  Your care will include a medical evaluation to help our team better understand your overall health and identify factors that may affect treatment.
  
• VA Liaison Session and Wounded Warrior Project® Briefing
  We work to make sure you understand the support available beyond our program. Whether or not you are already enrolled in the VA, and regardless of your eligibility, you will have the opportunity to work with a VA liaison to learn more about VA resources. The Wounded Warrior Project® will also provide information about services they offer.

In addition to the above services provided to all participants, and based on your specific needs and goals, you may receive additional services for the following:

• Substance Use and Risky Behaviors
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, may be incorporated for participants experiencing risky or problematic behaviors related to substance use or misuse, or other unhealthy behaviors like problem gambling.
  
• Brain Health or Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
  If you’re experiencing memory, attention, concentration, or other cognitive difficulties associated with mild traumatic brain injury or post-concussion syndrome, your care may include neuropsychological evaluation and feedback, along with cognitive rehabilitation therapy to help address challenges affecting daily life. 
  
• Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or rTMS, is a noninvasive and painless treatment that uses magnetic stimulation to help enhance treatment response.
  
• Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
  Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, or tDCS, is another noninvasive treatment option that may be available to participants experiencing chronic pain. Treatment consists of daily 20-minute sessions that are self-administered.

As part of Emory University and Emory Healthcare, we combine leading clinical care with research focused on improving how PTSD and related conditions are treated.

Eligible veterans and service members who are interested in research may volunteer to participate in clinical trials evaluating emerging treatments, including psychedelic-assisted therapies.

Psychedelic-assisted therapies are currently available at the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program only through clinical research. Participation is completely voluntary and depends on eligibility.

All too often, couples view counseling and therapy sessions as a last resort rather than a service to keep their relationships on the right track. To remedy this assumption, the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program offers on an outpatient basis The Relationship Checkup, an assessment of relationship strengths and pain points.

This service works in the same manner as a dental cleaning - a session designed to "check up" on the relationship. After the session, an expert clinician will provide personalized feedback and offer healthy practices that can be used to strengthen the relationship. Just as a dental checkup catches cavities before they become major problems, The Relationship Checkup can catch small issues before irreversible damage is done.

We bring evidence-based mental health treatment, specialized clinical services, brain health care, medical support, and innovative research together within one integrated program. That means your care isn’t determined by fitting you into a predefined treatment program. Instead, we start by understanding you and your needs and goals. 

Our team will listen, answer your questions, explain what to expect, and help determine if the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program is right for you. 

Call 888-514-5345 or complete our private, online form to connect with our care team.