By Robert L. Trestman, PhD, MD, LFAPA
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry
Carilion Clinic and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
I am delighted to share with you that with a lot of thought and broad input, Carilion Clinic reassessed the infrastructure for outpatient Psychiatry as we incorporate “lessons learned” from the pandemic. Carilion has concluded and approved a relocation of our Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine outpatient services to the Tanglewood Shopping Mall in Roanoke County.
This great opportunity will enhance our patients’ experience, improve our community visibility, and take an important step toward reducing the historic stigma of psychiatric care. This location will provide easy access and long needed improvements and expansion of office space. It will include group therapy rooms, support groups, clinician offices and telemedicine capabilities. When renovations are complete, our 37,000 square foot Tanglewood site will host 80 clinical and support staff.
The services we will provide include our Adult Psychiatry Programs (Mood Disorder Clinic, Women’s Mental Health, Anxiety and Trauma Disorder Care, Psychosis Clinic, Psycho-Oncology, etc), Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Geriatric Mental Health, The Center for Healthy Aging, Psychiatry Research and Development, and The Center for Grief and Healing.
Some outpatient services will remain at the South Jefferson Street location for now and plans for inpatient care are in development. Inpatient and outpatient services continue at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. Our Tanglewood space is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023. This is an exciting time!
