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| - I do NOT recommend this place, especially for female military personnel. I was here for a 30-day residential PTSD treatment. As a female, I was not allowed on the military unit, where the only therapist certified to do CBT works. I served in the US Army...with a lot of men. If I can bear arms and do the work the men in the military has to do, I think I deserve the same treatment. When I voiced my opinion, they wrote on my records that I have a sense of entitlement. They put me in the women's unit, where I received generalized group therapy. Whenever I was asked to share in group sessions, the therapists would tell me, "Your situation is unique," and move on.
For the first 3-weeks, I told Janice, the women's unit coordinator, that I was not getting the treatment I came here for. She then started meeting me one-on-one once a week for these sessions that didn't address my PTSD at all, but instead focused on anger management. Also, she never gave me a time to see her, so I had to keep checking in on her. It was highly disorganized.
As a result, I had Dr. Ghafoor put in an order for me to see Matt, the CBT-qualified therapist, but Janice and Kevin, the military unit's coordinator, ignored the order for 10-days. It was not until Chi, a therapist on the women's unit, put in a note to Matt personally, did he come up to see me. The funny thing is, the morning that I met him, Janice came up to me after breakfast and held my hand and said, "Honey, Matt's not seeing you. He specializes in combat PTSD. You have sexual trauma PTSD; he can't help you." About an hour later, Matt approached me. He told me it was his first time hearing about me and should have been informed that I needed his help. He told me CBT is a trauma-focused therapy, regardless of its nature. It was his last week there, but he was willing to meet me over the next few days. In the 2-days that I spent with him, I learned more than I had my entire stay.
Also, the military unit (AKA Freedom Care) is funded by an outsider, so we can get the treatment we need and go on excursions to help us re-acclimate to civilian life. We are supposed to be able to go on outings, including the gym; this was not offered to me until my last week when Amy, one of the workers, put in an order for me to go. She was asked to supervise me while I had my hour of exercise when I first met her, and she was surprised I never went on the outings. I knew about them, but Kevin always came up with excuses as to why I can't go. "There are only men there, and you don't have a female buddy to go with." As per US Army regulations, a female can have a male battle buddy as long as there is more than one male. "All the guys down in the Freedom Care Unit are doing chemical dependency (CD)." False. I met several my last week that have severe PTSD and was seeking both tracks of treatment.
During my last week, a soldier from my unit was sent here. He was required to attend CD classes when he was there for what they thought was bipolar.
All in all, it is impossible to get the care that you need. Voicing your opinions or requests would only result in retaliation through nonsense written in your records.
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