Brooklyn Vet Center
Care at our center includes:
- One-on-one hour-long counseling sessions targeted at your individual needs
Evidence-based therapies such as:
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acceptance And Commitment Therapy
- Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Gottman Method
The Brooklyn Vet Center offers bereavement counseling for families who have lost a loved one while they were in service.
The Brooklyn Vet Center offers
- Couples counseling and support
- Individual counseling for couples, spouses, children and significant others
Brooklyn Vet Center's Telehealth Services gives you access to the care you need, when and where you need it.
Brooklyn Vet Center supports local Veterans and Service Members through partnerships with government and community agencies, including:
- New York State Division of Veterans' Services | (ny.gov)
- FordhamLaw - Feerick Center's Veterans Rights Project
- The New York Public Library (nypl.org)
- Whole Health Home (va.gov)
- Stress Is Gone ~ Year Round Stress Relief That Works
If you’re struggling with substance use problems, we can connect you to the VA Medical Center which can provide many options for Veterans and Service Members seeking treatment.
If you prefer a program outside of the VA we can also connect you to New York State's addiction services for prevention, treatment, and recovery. Learn more at Office of Addiction Services and Supports | The State of New York (ny.gov)
Care at our center includes:
- Individual counseling for Veterans who suffer from PTSD
- Anger management group
Resources to support you
- Veteran Readiness And Employment (VR&E) to help with job training, employment accommodations, resume development, and job-seeking skills coaching.
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Stress Is Gone ~ Year Round Stress Relief That Works a free Veteran Service for conquering stress and anxiety
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Work Study | Veterans Affairs - You may be able to get a job that’s related to VA work, meets your interests, and fills a need.
The Brooklyn Vet Center can help with
- How to get VA medical benefits and register for care
- Where to go to file claims and other forms
- Understanding your VA education benefits
- Housing and VA home loans
- Education and referral for VA burial benefits
- Veteran small business benefits
The Brooklyn Vet Center can connect you with the VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
The Brooklyn Vet Center offers a schedule of virtual classes discussing the different general resources available to Veterans and Service Members.
How we're different than a clinic (FAQs)
How we’re different than a clinic
What are Vet Centers?
Vet Centers are small, non-medical, counseling centers conveniently located in your community. They’re staffed by highly trained counselors and team members dedicated to seeing you through the challenges that come with managing life during and after the military.
Whether you come in for one-on-one counseling or to participate in a group session, at Vet Centers you can form social connections, try new things, and build a support system with people who understand you and want to help you succeed.
Who is eligible to receive services at Vet Centers?
Vet Center services are available to you at no cost, regardless of discharge character, and without you needing to be enrolled in VA health care or having a service-connected disability. If you’re a Veteran or service member, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, you can access our services if you:
- Served on active military duty in any combat theater or area of hostility
- Experienced military sexual trauma (regardless of gender or service era)
- Provided mortuary services or direct emergent medical care to treat the casualties of war while serving on active military duty
- Performed as a member of an unmanned aerial vehicle crew that provided direct support to operations in a combat theater or area of hostility
- Accessed care at a Vet Center prior to January 2, 2013, as a Vietnam-Era Veteran
- Served on active military duty in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the president, or under orders of the governor or chief executive of a state in response to a disaster or civil disorder in that state.
- Are a current or former member of the Coast Guard who participated in a drug interdiction operation, regardless of the location.
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Are a current member of the Reserve Components assigned to a military command in a drilling status, including active Reserves, who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma related to military service that adversely effects quality of life or adjustment to civilian life.
We encourage you to contact us, even if you’re unsure if you meet these criteria. If we can’t help you, we’ll find someone who will.
Our services are also available to family members when their participation would support the growth and goals of the Veteran or active-duty service member. If you consider them family, so do we. We also offer bereavement services to family members of Veterans who were receiving Vet Center services at the time of the Veteran’s death, and to the families of service members who died while serving on active duty.
Do I have to be enrolled in VA health care to access Vet Center services?
No. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA health care or have a service-connected disability.
What about my privacy?
Safe and confidential. Our records can’t be accessed by other VA offices, the DoD, military units, or other community networks and providers without your permission or unless required to avert a life-threatening situation. Here, you can be as open as you want—there’s absolutely no judgment.