High Desert Vet Center
You are why we are here. Come in for a tune up or stay a while. We offer Combat Support Groups, Depression Mgt Groups, Wellness Groups (mindfulness, whole health), Recreation Groups (bowling, fishing, hiking) as well as individual, couple & family counseling.
Come on in. We can help you get to a better place. We have male and female therapists specifically trained to treat issues related to MST. While most MST work is individual, there are group options available to address MST, depression, and self care.
Grief is a natural part of our human experience that often gets ignored. Honor that grief. Come on in. Let's talk about it. Grief therapy is provided in one to one format and a grief/bereavement group.
Military service impacts more than the Veteran. Couples and family counseling 100% available. Come in for a 1-2 session tune up or stay a while. Whatever it takes.
We have a diverse staff ready to meet you where you are at. Come on in. Individual Counseling offered in addition to a wide gamut of groups to include depression management, ptsd readjustment, combat support groups, and social support groups.
We have male and female providers on staff, and provide a safe space to talk. Come on in. Women's Support / Process Group is available in addition to individual therapy.
It's a battle. Let us help. We offer immediate 1-1 counseling and work very closely with Loma Linda VA hospital to make sure that you are taken care of. We have a variety of counseling services to include individual, groups, couples, and family counseling. We regularly work with Veterans who are experiencing suicidal ideation and successfully help them get to a better place. Call us.
We are connected with local community and VA resources and can help you get the help you need.
Having a strong relationship with the community is imperative as we accomplish this mission to support our Veterans in readjustment to civilian life. Please connect with us - we are available for any variety of community events for speaking or information provision.
We offer a variety of readjustment counseling services. You deserve to live the best of the rest of your life. We offer individual, couples, and family counseling. We also offer specific treatments for anxiety, depression, life stress and PTSD. Walk on in. Let's talk.
The transition from active duty is not an easy one. We do our best to educate soon-to-be Veterans at the military installation out-processing briefs but if you missed us, give us a call.
We also offer a variety of counseling services including
- Individual, couples and family counseling
- Combat support groups
- Spouse education groups
- Activity groups
- Depression management groups
Let us be your guide. Walk on in.
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 understand that the transition from military to civilian life can be a challenge. We offer a variety of ways to assist you in that process such as:
- 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 home loans
- Education and referral for VA burial benefits
The High Desert Vet Center can also connect you to Veterans Service Organizations in your community.
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.