VA Healthcare System

Mental Health Clinic

VA Healthcare System provides mental health care in Columbus, GA, with outpatient services. People seeking care can access cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and telehealth. Payment options include private health insurance and self-payment.

6910 River Road, Columbus, GA, 31904

Call 706-257-7205

Services & treatment options

Treatment

Type of Care

Mental health treatment
Substance use treatment
Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Care setting

Outpatient

Pharmacotherapies

Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Aripiprazole
Asenapine
Brexpiprazole
Cariprazine
Chlorpromazine
Clozapine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
IIoperidone
Loxapine
Lurasidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Olanzapine
Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
Paliperidone
Perphenazine
Pimozide
Prochlorperazine
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Thioridazine
Thiothixene
Trifluoperazine
Ziprasidone

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

HIV testing
Laboratory testing
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
STD testing
TB screening
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Who we help

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Clients who have experienced trauma
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Seniors or older adults
Veterans

Age Groups Accepted

Adults
Seniors
Young Adults

Payment & insurance

Payment and insurance

Cash or self-payment
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
U.S. Department of VA funds

Support services

Recovery Support Services

Housing services
Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

Assertive community treatment
Case management service
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Education services
Family psychoeducation
Illness management and recovery
Integrated primary care services
Intensive case management
Legal advocacy
Suicide prevention services
Supported employment
Supported housing
Vocational rehabilitation services

About the center

Facility Type

Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Facility operation

Federal Government
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation

Federally Qualified Health Center

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted