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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, treatment and community referrals.  

At the Las Cruces Vet Center, 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 hour-long counseling sessions targeted at your individual needs
• Group counseling for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Vietnam Veterans; Spouse/Significant Others, and more

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

The Las Cruces Vet Center has counselors trained to provide evidence-based support for those that are experiencing or have experienced abusive or violent relationships.

If you're having trouble adjusting to a difficult life change or someone close to you has died the Las Cruces Vet Center can offer counseling and other support, such as:

• Bereavement counseling for families who have lost a loved one while they were serving on active duty
• Grief counseling

The Las Cruces Vet Center has counselors  who can provide services such as:

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

The Veterans Crisis line is secure, free, and once again it is available 24 hours day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This Crisis Line can also connect you with the Temecula Vet Center if you decide that you would like to continue with ongoing counseling services.

• Call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
• Chat online

Text 838255

The East Los Angeles Vet Center proudly offers couples and family counseling to support the readjustment process. The veteran will benefit greatly by  including loved ones in the treatment process.

East Los Angeles Vet Center offers bereavement counseling in an individual or family setting. We have Spanish speaking counselors available for the Spanish speaking community.

ELA Vet Center provides counseling and referrals to men and women whom have experienced military sexual trauma and/or harassment regardless of when you served. 

With the expansion of telehealth service due to the pandemic the telehealth services are an option post pandemic. If you are unable to come to the East Los Angeles 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.