Norristown Vet Center
At the Norristown Vet Center, we have licensed Marriage and Family Therapists available.
- Counseling services provided for survivors of Military Sexual Trauma
- Reporting of the incident is not necessary for services
At the Norristown 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)
- Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR)
- Dialectical Based Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Bereavement counseling is offered free of charge.
- We refer to The Center for Loss and Bereavement and other community programs
The Norristown Vet Center developed a Veteran Community Engagement Board where Veterans and community stakeholders engage with Vet Center staff to provide feedback on services and work together to build better community relations.
- Safe and confidential services provided
- Referrals to VA Medical Center LGBTQ+ Programs
The Norristown Vet Center can refer you directly to local organizations and other VA partners to assist you with your needs. A few of our partners are listed below:
- Montgomery County Veteran Affairs (VSO)
- Chester County Veterans Affairs (VSO)
- Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
- Coatesville VA Medical Center
- Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
- Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)
- American Legion
- Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
- Regional Benefits Office (VBA)
- Vocational Rehabilitation (VOC. Rehab)
Telehealth Services can be provided by use of Virtual Care Manager (VCM).
- Referrals are made to local VA Medical Centers for inpatient and outpatient services
- Local Community assistance is also available
- Refer to VA Medical Center's Suicide Prevention Offices
- VA Crisis Hotline 1-800-273-8255 Press 1
- Confidential Chat at www.VeteransCrisisLine.net
- Text 838255
- Montgomery County Mobile Crisis Team 1-855-634-HOPE(4673)
- Suicide Prevention Taskforce
How we're different than a clinic (FAQs)
How we’re different than a clinic
What are Vet Centers?
Vet Centers are small, non-medical, counseling centers conveniently located in your community. They’re staffed by highly trained counselors and team members dedicated to seeing you through the challenges that come with managing life during and after the military.
Whether you come in for one-on-one counseling or to participate in a group session, at Vet Centers you can form social connections, try new things, and build a support system with people who understand you and want to help you succeed.
Who is eligible to receive services at Vet Centers?
Vet Center services are available to you at no cost, regardless of discharge character, and without you needing to be enrolled in VA health care or having a service-connected disability. If you’re a Veteran or service member, including members of the National Guard and Reserve, you can access our services if you:
- Served on active military duty in any combat theater or area of hostility
- Experienced military sexual trauma (regardless of gender or service era)
- Provided mortuary services or direct emergent medical care to treat the casualties of war while serving on active military duty
- Performed as a member of an unmanned aerial vehicle crew that provided direct support to operations in a combat theater or area of hostility
- Accessed care at a Vet Center prior to January 2, 2013, as a Vietnam-Era Veteran
- Served on active military duty in response to a national emergency or major disaster declared by the president, or under orders of the governor or chief executive of a state in response to a disaster or civil disorder in that state.
- Are a current or former member of the Coast Guard who participated in a drug interdiction operation, regardless of the location.
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Are a current member of the Reserve Components assigned to a military command in a drilling status, including active Reserves, who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma related to military service that adversely effects quality of life or adjustment to civilian life.
We encourage you to contact us, even if you’re unsure if you meet these criteria. If we can’t help you, we’ll find someone who will.
Our services are also available to family members when their participation would support the growth and goals of the Veteran or active-duty service member. If you consider them family, so do we. We also offer bereavement services to family members of Veterans who were receiving Vet Center services at the time of the Veteran’s death, and to the families of service members who died while serving on active duty.
Do I have to be enrolled in VA health care to access Vet Center services?
No. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA health care or have a service-connected disability.
What about my privacy?
Safe and confidential. Our records can’t be accessed by other VA offices, the DoD, military units, or other community networks and providers without your permission or unless required to avert a life-threatening situation. Here, you can be as open as you want—there’s absolutely no judgment.