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The Vet Center is proud to offer non-traditional therapy groups, such as yoga, mindfulness, art therapy, hiking groups and other activity groups. These groups are time limited and change frequently, please call for more information.

*Note due to Covid-19 restrictions group options have been scaled back or transitioned to a virtual format. 

At the North Orange County Vet Center, we offer flexibility by offering a variety of appointment modalities to meet your individual needs to include in-person, video, and phone appointments.  

The Vet Center is honored to support our Veterans and service men and women who are struggling with Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a delayed and often chronic reaction experienced by normal people exposed to abnormally intense amounts of stress, like the stress encountered in war zones, natural disasters, and other catastrophic situations. If you feel your military experiences may have resulted in PTSD, please call our office for an appointment to explore treatment options. You can also visit the National Center for PTSD to learn more.  

Care at our center includes:

• One-on-one  counseling sessions targeted at your individual needs
• Couples counseling to address post military readjustment issues that are affecting relationships and families
• Group counseling for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Vietnam Veterans; female Veterans, and more

We use a variety of evidence-based therapies to address issues associated with PTSD such as:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Motivational Interviewing 

The Vet Center is proud to assist our brothers and sisters who  experienced military sexual trauma.  Please call our office to schedule an appointment.

Visit the National Center for PTSD to learn more. 

San Jose Vet Center personnel are knowledgeable on a wide range of federal and state benefits for Veterans and their families, including guidance regarding VA Compensation and Pension claims, retirement benefits, and survivor benefits.

At the North Orange County Vet Center we provide services for Veterans by Veterans. If you’re struggling with issues like PTSD, depression, grief, anger, or trauma, we offer counseling and other support.  We can provide individual, couples, family and group counseling. We also provide referral services to appropriate resources in our community.

Care at our center includes:

• One-on-one  counseling sessions targeted at your individual needs
• Couples counseling to address post military readjustment issues that are affecting relationships and families
• Group counseling for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Vietnam Veterans; female Veterans, and more

Our clinicians are trained in a variety of evidence-based therapies such as:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Gottmann Method
• Motivational Interviewing 

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.

Our Vet Center offers 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 die while on duty.

The San Jose Vet Center has clinicians who can provide services such as:

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

The Vet Center can provide referrals to homeless Veteran programs in our area. A key resource for Veterans homelessness in Orange County is the VA's Community Resource and Referral Center located at 888 W Santa Ana Blvd Suite 150, Santa Ana, CA 92701. They are the gateway for homeless Veterans accessing resources in Orange County and can be reached at (714) 434-4600.

At San Jose Vet Center, PTSD Care is our specialty. We utilize a variety of evidence-based tools in our treatment of Combat and Military Sexual Trauma-related symptoms:

• Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Trauma Processing
• Anger Management
• Substance Abuse Counseling
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Art Therapy
• Positive Psychology
• Comprehensive Whole Health Model
• Couples Counseling

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