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At the Charleston Vet Center, we work closely with the Local Recovery Coordinator and other staff within the mental health department at the Hershal Woody Williams VA Medical Center. We also work closely with residential treatment programs and have knowledge of the local support groups offered within your community. 

Erie Vet Center offers individual and group counseling.

We also offer evidence based therapies such as

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Erie Vet Center offers individual counseling by counselors with specific training related to military sexual trauma care.

Erie  Vet Center offers bereavement counseling in an individual  setting by a trained bereavement counselor.

Erie  Vet Center has a licensed social worker onsite to offer family and couples counseling.

We have counselors who can provide services such as:

• Individual counseling for couples, spouses, children, and significant others
• Couples counseling
• Family counseling

We offer bereavement counseling to any family members of Armed Forces personnel who died in the service of their country. Also eligible are family members of Reservists and National Guardsmen who died while on duty.

Bereavement counseling is assistance and support to people with emotional and psychological stress after the death of a loved one. Bereavement counseling includes a broad range of transition services, including outreach, counseling, and referral services to family members.

We offer individual and group counseling. We also provide referral services to appropriate resources in our community.

Care at our center includes:

• One-on-one counseling sessions targeting your individual needs
• Group counseling for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Vietnam Veterans, Desert Storm and other era Veterans along with spouse/significant others, and more

Evidence-based therapies such as:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

We provide individual and group counseling for Veterans and service members who have experienced MST. Referrals can also be made to other resources if needed.

PTSD care is our specialty. We use a variety of evidence-based tools in our treatment of combat and MST-related symptoms:

• Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Trauma processing
• Anger management
• Substance abuse counseling
• Art therapy
• Positive psychology
• Comprehensive whole health model
• Couples counseling
• Family counseling

Our approach allows us to educate Veterans and service members and their closest loved ones how to engage with their PTSD symptoms in a healing and constructive way.