Rochester Vet Center
Rochester Vet Center has Licensed therapists who offer marriage and family counseling to Veterans, actively deployed service members and their loved ones.
We also offer a spouse support group.
Rochester Vet Center can refer you to the VA Homeless team or connect you to our community partner.
At Rochester Vet Center we offer individual and group counseling for war zone veterans of all eras as well as for veterans who have experienced MST.
Specialty group counseling includes anger management, Act, Seeking Safety, as well as activity groups.
We also offer evidence-based therapies, including
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET)
Rochester Vet Center offers evidence-based therapies, including
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET)
Rochester Vet Center can connect you with the VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
Rochester Vet Center can help you know where to go and how to register for
- VA medical benefits and for care
- filing for claims and other forms
- VA education benefits
- Education and referral for VA burial benefits
- Housing and home loans
Rochester Vet Center offers therapeutic activities such as
- Guided meditation
- Art Group
- Bowling
We know that addiction and substance abuse issues often accompany trauma-related conditions.
We can easily refer veterans in need of such services to excellent programs at the local VA for outpatient treatment or residential care.
The veterans in Rochester are very fortunate to have access to many community partners here to support them. We are very knowledgeable about these agencies and can help Veterans access services which we might not be able to provide.
Vet Centers are privileged to offer bereavement counseling to family members of any Military member who dies on active duty. We also provide grief counseling to our eligible veterans who suffer the loss of a loved one.
Military Sexual Trauma refers to when service men and women experience trauma from unwanted sexual activities that creates symptoms and struggles in life. We provide therapy to address issues related to MST. You and your therapist will create a treatment plan tailored to meet your unique needs. That plan may include individual, group, couples, and/or family therapy.
Intimate partner violence refers to a pattern of physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse that occurs in relationships. We provide therapy services and will link you to resources. This support is available for both partners. We offer a specialized group, Strength at Home, that helps decrease aggression in relationships and increase communication.
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.