Yuma Vet Center - Grief and bereavement counseling

Vet Center
Vet Center service description

The Yuma 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
  • Contact information to the Veterans Benefits Administration regarding possible burial and survival benefits
  • Community resources that may assist with financial struggles

Yuma Vet Center - Couples and family counseling

Vet Center
Vet Center service description

Yuma Vet Center counselors implement the following clinical therapeutic modalities: 

  • Functional Family Therapy
  • Parenting STAIR (Skills Training for Affective and Interpersonal Regulation)
  • Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Strategic Family Therapy
  • Gottman Method

In addition, counselors may provide education to family members regarding the veteran's military related problems and/or post military readjustment. 

The Yuma Vet Center has a designated counselor who achieved their Master of Social Work with a specialization in working with Hispanic children and families.

Albuquerque Vet Center - Mental health care

Service name
Vet Center service description

Albuquerque Vet Center offers the following groups:

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

Specialty care includes:

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Prolonged Exposure (PE)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Therapeutic activities such as hiking, outdoor activities and events.