Madison Vet Center
We have a licensed addiction counselor offering individual counseling.
We also refer to:
Our counselors are extensively trained in family and family systems treatment models. We have Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT) on staff.
We offer individual, family, and conjoined couples therapy, including:
- Emotion Focused Couples Therapy (EFT-C)
- Gottman Method
- Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD (CBCT)
We partner with many community organizations to provide support and resources to our Veterans, service members, and their families, including:
We offer individual counseling and refer to support resources in the community.
We offer individual and group counseling here at the Vet Center and at various locations in the Madison area, including:
- Vietnam Veterans Groups
- Vets Art Studios
- Veterans Resource Groups
Our counselors offer a number of trauma-focused evidenced-based therapies, including:
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Emotion Focused Couples Therapy (EFT-C)
- Gottman Method
Contact us to learn more.
We have male and female counselors onsite to provide individual counseling and can incorporate trauma-focused evidenced-based therapies.
We offer individual and group counseling and can provide several trauma-focused evidenced-based therapies, including:
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Conjoined Therapy for PTSD (CBCT)
We are Veterans ourselves and many of us have deployed so we understand common military and Veteran experiences. To learn more about our services give us a call.
We offer peer-led activities and partner with a number of organizations, including:
We collaborate with Suicide Prevention Coalitions in multiple counties and refer to the local VA Medical Center.
We offer peer-led activities and partner with a number of organizations, including:
We collaborate with partners to support our Veteran community. Some of our partners include:
If you have any difficulty getting to one of our locations, please call to discuss video and phone options.
We partner with organizations in the community to provide therapeutic activities, such as:
For those who are looking for wellness activities, we also recommend checking out the following organizations:
- Team RWB
- Frets 4 Vets
- Wisconsin Hero Outdoors
- Vets on the Fly - Fly Fishing
- Veterans Equine Trail Services
- Sierra Delta - Life Buddy Program
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.