Johnson City Vet Center | Veterans Affairs (2024)

We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community.

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New Vet Centers and Satellite Locations Announced

To improve access to counseling, we are adding three Vet Centers and six satellite locations across the US and its territories. We will continue to expand our program to meet Veteran demand and provide local support to those who served.

Vet Centers provide emergency outreach to historic Kentucky flood disaster

We provided emergency outreach and resources to Veterans affected by catastrophic flooding in eastern Kentucky.

VA News highlighted and featured the collaborated event on the national website.

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We offer couples and family counseling to support you as you work toward meeting your goals.

We offer individual and group counseling, including a group for significant others.

We encourage your partner or other family members to join your individual therapy sessions, once or twice to learn more about your needs and ways to best support you during your treatment.

If someone close to you has died or you’re adjusting to a difficult life change, we’re here to support you.

We offer grief and bereavement counseling services to family members and significant others who may have lost a loved one on active duty.We also offer services to family members of a Veteran or service member who was receiving Vet Center services at the time of their death.

Individual and group sessions are available.

If you're a Veteran who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning,or a related identity,we can help you find counseling, support, and referral services to meet your specific needs.

If you’re struggling with issues like PTSD, depression, grief, anger, or trauma, we offer counseling and other support. We’ll work with you to help you achieve your personal goals.

We offer individual, group, and family counseling at our main Vet Center and various satellite locations in the surrounding community. Face-to-face, virtual, and phone sessions are available.

Veterans and service members must be screened prior to attending a group.

    We offer evidence-based therapies such as these:

    • Talk therapy
    • Behavior therapy
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
    • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
    • Marriage and family therapy
    • Acceptance and CommitmentTherapy (ACT)
    • Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)

    We offer groups such as these:

    • Desert Storm/Persian Gulf Veteran support group
    • Vietnam Veteran support groups
    • PTSD processing groups
    • Women's equine therapy group
    • Significant others support group
    • Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEO) Outreach
    • Retired Old Dames Eating Out (RODEO) Outreach
    • Various educational groups (such asdepression, stress/relaxation, anger management, relationships, communication)

    Please speak with a counselor about the right group for you.

    If you experienced sexual assault or harassment during military service, we can help you get the counseling you need. Any Veteran or service member, including members of the National Guard and Reserve forces, who experienced military sexual trauma is eligible to receive counseling. This applies to people of all genders from any service era.

    We have male and female counselors available with specialized training in trauma counseling.

    If you have symptoms of PTSD after a traumatic event, we can help. We offer assessment and support through private counseling and group therapy. We can also refer you to VA or community counseling for treatment and therapy resources.

    If you’re feeling on edge and on guard, having trouble with sleep or motivation, or just feeling unlike yourself following a major event or critical incident, we can help. We’ll teach you tools to manage these problems and get back on track. Asking for help takes courage and we provide the private, comfortable setting with expert counselors to help you take that next step.

    Our counselors specialize in the treatment of PTSD andoffer individual and group counseling at our main Vet Center and various satellite locations within the community.

    We offer evidence-based therapies such as these:

    • Traditional psychotherapy (talk therapy)
    • Behavior Therapy
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
    • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
    • Marriage and family therapy
    • Acceptance and CommitmentTherapy (ACT)
    • Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)

    If you’re returning from military service, we’ll help you transition to civilian life. We can connect you with educational and career counseling, mental health services, and other programs and benefits that will support your transition.

    We recognize that completing military service can come with a variety of new challenges. Navigating the VA system and other benefits alone can be overwhelming, We can provide education and connection for:

    • Enrollment in VA health care benefits
    • Filing a service-related disability claim
    • Connection to employment opportunities
    • Using VA education benefits
    • Using your VA home loan
    • Connecting to state benefits and services

    Whole health puts you—instead of your illnesses or conditions—at the center of care. We’ll work with you to develop a personalized health plan based on your values, needs, and goals.

    We offer whole health integration services such as these:

    • Equine therapy for women with sexual trauma
    • Expressive art counseling modalities (such as art therapy, music therapy, movement therapy)
    • Guitars for Vets (currently in development)
    • Yoga (currently in development)

    If you’re a woman Veteran transitioning to civilian life, we can help you find counseling, support, and referral services to meet your specific needs.

    We specialize in women Veteran care and offer the following groups:

    • Women’s equine therapy
    • Painting and arts and crafts
    • Retired Old Dames Eating Out (RODEO)

    Please speak with a counselor about the best group for you.

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    Johnson City Vet Center | Veterans Affairs (2024)

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