Updated September 23, 2024
EBP Opportunities: CBT, ACT, Safety Planning Intervention.
Cultural Competence Training: Trainees will work with a variety of Veterans as trainees will experience assessment and treatment with Veterans of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religions, SES, education levels, immigration status, cognitive status, mental health histories, physical abilities, and different military experiences. Trainees on this rotation will become familiar with special considerations in working with Veterans of all adult ages. In addition, our acute Veteran population is often experiencing complex presentations while in crisis, and trainees will gain competence in understanding the barriers that Veterans with severe mental illness face in seeking and receiving treatment, the role of psychologists as advocates on interdisciplinary teams, and the ways other identity variables, such as race, religion, sexual orientation, education level, SES, and cognitive status may intersect with chronic or acute mental health conditions.
16 . Women’s Mental Health Clinic (WMHC) Supervisors: Grace Kim, Ph.D., Shana Napier, Ph.D., Catherine Nash, Psy.D.
Program: Founded in January 2005 through a VA Special Needs Grant, the Women's Mental Health Clinic (WMHC) serves women Veterans by providing gender-specific and sensitive services. The WMHC is unique in that 1) it is one of only a few dedicated women’s mental health clinics in the VA nationally, 2) it functions independently from BHIP and PCMHI, and 3) it affords the opportunity for training in a wide array of therapies to treat general mental health conditions, as well as specialized focus in learning treatments for PTSD. Our treatment philosophy follows a holistic and evidence-based approach, which influences our conceptualization of patients as well as the types of interventions that we use. The WMHC is currently comprised of licensed staff including three full-time psychologists, Dr. Shana Napier (Clinic Lead and WMH Champion), Dr. Grace Kim (Associate Director of Predoctoral Training), and Dr. Catherine Nash (Women’s SUD Psychologist). In addition, Dr. Kayla Moore (Part-Time WMHC psychologist), Jenny Williams, LCSW (full-time clinician), and Sandra Greenman (full- time women’s peer support specialist) make up the WMHC team. The team also regularly consults with psychiatry, primary care, and other specialty care staff outside the WMHC when appropriate in the service of patient-centered care. The Women’s Mental Health Clinic provides individual and group psychotherapy to women Veterans who present with a wide range of presenting problems. We offer a variety of evidence- based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy for Depression, Interpersonal Therapy for Reproductive Mental Health, Psychodynamic/TLDP, Seeking Safety, and Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation, among others. Please note, WMHC doctoral level trainees are not able to participate in the formal DBT program, but can provide DBT-informed therapy, when applicable. In addition, the WMHC offers a wide variety of evidence-based groups addressing topics such as race and resilience, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, harm reduction, PTSD, perinatal skills, and coping skills. The clinic is also in the process of enhancing gender-specific SUD services and trainees may have the opportunity to co-facilitate groups if interested. The Psychology Intern in
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