Myrtle Beach Vet Center
We can provide referrals for addiction treatment and can provide additional support even if you are engaged in substance abuse treatment with another VA or community provider.
We understand the benefits of including family members in treatment. We’re honored to be able to support the Veteran’s and service member’s readjustment with these additional services.
We use the evidence-based treatment of integrative behavioral couples therapy (IBCT) in addition to other interventions. We provide these services as an additional way to support the Veteran or service member.
We value community partnerships and are intentional about engaging with our local communities regularly. Established local partnerships include:
- South Carolina National Guard
- Coastal Carolina University Veteran Services
- Horry Georgetown Technical College Veteran Services
- Local Veterans Service Organizations such as the DAV, American Legion, and VFW
- South Carolina Department of Veteran Affairs (SCDVA)
- Veterans Welcome Home Resource Center (VWHRC) in Little River
- Eastern Carolina Housing Organization (ECHO)
- South Carolina Works Employment Services, Waccamaw Region
- Community and VA Legal Service
We can offer counseling and other support, such as:
- Bereavement counseling for families who have lost a loved one while they were serving on active duty
- Grief counseling
- Contact information for the Veteran Benefits Administration and National Cemetery Administration regarding possible burial and survival benefits
We offer individual, group, family, and couples counseling for a variety of mental health concerns.
We offer specialty group counseling opportunities.
- Combat Veterans: Some groups are open to any combat Veteran, and other groups are specific to a particular theater such as Vietnam
- Military sexual trauma (MST): We offer men and women’s MST groups
- Women Veterans: We offer various short- and long-term groups
- Focused groups: We offer groups for mindfulness, anger, or trauma processing
- Recreational groups: We offer groups for yoga, creativity, walking, and car modeling
And we offer evidence-based practices including, but not limited to:
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Interpersonal therapy
- Whole health
We’re also able to connect you with local resources for additional support (as needed) to support your readjustment goals.
Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma (MST) represent a substantial subsection of the Veterans we currently serve. We have certified, licensed, and specially trained MST counselors, both male and female available. We offer both individual and group counseling services for MST.
We offer individual and group counseling for PTSD that results from various military-based trauma. All of our counselors are trained in trauma-informed care.
We provide individual and group evidence-based therapies such as:
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive processing therapy (CPT)
We also provide symptom-specific support such as:
- Anger management
- Stress management
- Activity engagement
- Social skills and social engagement
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 connections for:
- Enrollment in VA health care benefits
- Filing a military-related disability claim
- Connection to employment opportunities
- Using VA educational benefits
- Using your VA home loan
- Connecting to state benefits and services
- Finding a Veteran peer specialist or mentor
Our staff is knowledgeable on a wide range of federal and state benefits for Veterans, service members, and their families. We can offer guidance on VA compensation and pension claims, retirement benefits, and survivor benefits.
Visit the National Veterans Crisis Line website
We work closely with the Suicide Prevention Coordinators at the local VA medical center to provide maximum support.
We can help you know where to go and how to register for various Veteran benefits such as:
- How to get VA medical benefits and register for care
- Where to go and file VA claims and other forms for disability
- How to access or connect with your VA educational benefits
We can also connect you to Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) partners and to other services who can help with the transition from military to civilian life.
Veteran Service Offices within catchment area of Vet Center:
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.