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Hartford Vet Center has licensed and experienced providers onsite to offer family and couples counseling

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 form 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 Babylon Vet Center can also connect you to Veterans Service Organizations in your community.

If you are unable to come to the Babylon Vet Center for a variety of reasons such as not being able to take time off from your busy schedule and/or not feeling well, we can accommodate you with telehealth services. 

Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one? Find support anytime day or night.

If these symptoms lead to thoughts of death or suicide, it’s important you talk to someone right away. The Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

• Call 1-800-273-8255, then press 1
• Text 838255

You can reach the local Suicide Prevention Coordinator at Northport VA Medical Center by calling 631-261-4400  or visiting the Northport VA Medical Center at 79 Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768.

If you have symptoms of PTSD, we can help. The Babylon Vet Center offers individual, couples, family, and group therapy. We can also refer you to  VA or community counseling for treatment and therapy resources. Our counseling services includes evidence-based therapies such as :

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):  Helps individuals to understand the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.  
• Exposure Therapy:  Helps individuals gradually approach their trauma-related memories, feelings, and situations.  
• Reconsolidating Traumatic Memories (RTM):  Helps individuals minimize and de-escalate traumatic memories.
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT):  Helps individuals and couples to deal with problematic emotional states and interpersonal relationships.  

Military sexual trauma can happen to both men and women. If you experienced sexual assault or harassment during military service - no matter when you served – we provide counseling and treatment.

Specialty care includes:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Evidenced-based therapies

At the Babylon Vet Center, we offer individual and group counseling. These counseling services can be conducted in-person, telephonically, or virtually. We also provide referral services to appropriate resources in our community.

The Babylon Vet Center offers the following groups:

• Vietnam Veterans Rap Groups
• Vietnam Combat Veterans Groups
• Vietnam Veteran War Trauma/Substance Abuse Groups 
• OEF/OIF/OND Group
• 11Bravo Intergenerational Group

These groups provide trauma processing, Veteran support, and socialization. Additionally, all groups help Veterans learn and develop coping skills to manage their symptoms.

The Babylon Vet Center can connect you with VA’s HUD-VASH Program, Supportive Services for Veteran Families, Services for Underserved-Supportive Housing, United Veterans Beacon House, and many other community resources and partners.

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 to include:

• Bereavement counseling for family members of Armed Forces personnel, Reservists, and National Guardsmen, who died while they were serving on active duty.
• Contact information to the Veterans Benefits Administration and Calverton and Long Island National Cemetery regarding possible burial and survival benefits.