Mental Health Care in Tacoma, WA

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

What Does VA Puget Sound Healthcare System Offer?

VA Puget Sound Healthcare System is a mental health facility at 9600 Veterans Drive SW, Tacoma, Washington, offering outpatient care, telehealth therapy and residential care. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, state-financed insurance and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT, couples and family therapy and TMS. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

9600 Veterans Drive SW
Tacoma, WA 98493

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

Outpatient
Residential/24-hour residential

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Medicare
Medicaid
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
U.S. Department of VA funds

Crisis and Emergency Services

Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

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

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Chronic disease/illness management
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Intensive case management
Illness management and recovery
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Supported employment
Supported housing
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Washington lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.