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The Tacoma Vet Center can offer resources and support for minority Veterans to help address your specific needs with benefits and services at VA.  We also have bilingual services with one Spanish speaking counselor onsite.

The Tacoma Vet Center offers treatment for post traumatic stress, including:

• Anger management
• Stress management
• Sleep management
• Activity engagement

Evidence-based therapies such as:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Gottmann Method
• Psycho-Social Education

We can also refer you to VA or community counseling for treatment, therapy, and other resources.

If you feel that you or a loved one are in or may be in a potentially abusive or violent relationship, the Tacoma Vet Center is standing by to help.

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.

Grief and bereavement counseling services are provided to family members of an active duty, Reserve or National Guard servicemember who died during their time in service.  Please contact the Tacoma Vet Center for more information.

Fresno Vet Center offers therapeutic activities such as:

• Tai Chi 
• Mantram/Meditation class
• Guitar group therapy

Fresno Vet Center has Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists onsite to offer family and couples counseling.

Specialty care at our center includes:

• Women's group (Female spouses of Veterans support group)
• Both individual and group couples counseling

Fresno Vet Center offers individual and group counseling:

• Vietnam Veterans group
• Iraq/Afghanistan group
• Veterans Support Group

Specialty care includes:

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Therapeutic activities such as guitar group therapy, tai chi meditation and events.

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.