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San Jose Vet Center

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San Jose Vet Center
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We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community.
Locations and contact information
Facility ID
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Main location address

5855 Silver Creek Valley Place
Third Floor 3A
San Jose, CA 95138
United States

Direct line
408-574-9200
Hours
Mon: 7:00 am-9:00 pm
Tue: 7:00 am-9:00 pm
Wed: 7:00 am-9:00 pm
Thu: 7:00 am-9:00 pm
Fri: 7:00 am-9:00 pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed
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Hours details

We also have non-traditional hours that change periodically given our community’s needs. Please call us to find out more.

Call center information

Our call center is available 24/7. Call us anytime at 877-927-8387.

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Find connection, find camaraderie, find community

Learn more about the confidential and comfortable environment you’ll find at your local Vet Center.

Hear what Vet Centers can do for you!
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Veteran Archery Group

San Jose Vet Center hosts an Archery Group for Veterans at the nearby Black Mountain Bowmen archery range. New to archery? No problem - we supply all the equipment and instruction. Call 408-574-9200 for details.

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Appointments

First time visitor? Give us a call and let's discuss how we can help. Call 408-574-9200 to schedule an appointment with one of our counselors. 

We understand that you may not know what to expect for your first counseling appointment with the Vet Center. On your first visit you can expect:

  • You will receive and be required to complete an intake packet which includes Vet Center Confidentiality,  demographic information, release of information (optional), and assessments as appropriate.
  • You will be evaluated to ensure that you and those around you are safe.
  • You and your counselor will begin to establish and develop a treatment plan that is appropriate to your needs.
  • Follow-up appointments will be scheduled as appropriate as determined by your counselor.
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What to bring

What to bring:

You do not need to be registered for care at VA or receiving any form of VA benefits. On your first visit, we will look for one or more of the following:

  • Discharge documents (such as a DD214)
  • Receipt of certain awards
  • Deployment Orders
  • Other documents that show qualifying military service

Request your military service records online

If these documents are not readily available before you visit, we can assist you in the process of obtaining these documents when you come in. Don't hesitate to call our office at 408-574-9200 to let us know how we can help you.

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Location and transportation

San Jose Vet Center is located on the third floor of the San Jose VA Clinic.

The San Jose VA Clinic is located at 5855 Silver Creek Valley Pl., if using the 101, get off on the Blossom Hill/Silver Creek Valley Exit and take a right at Silver Creek Valley Pl. (next to Shell Station).

Use VTA Route 68 Monterey Rd./Cottle Rd./Santa Teresa Blvd (Click for Schedule)

Then use VTA Route 42 Evergreen Valley College (Click for Schedule)

Refer to VTA Main Map for more information.

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Staff

Vet Center Director:

Juanita Morales-Euresti

Vet Center Readjustment Counselors:

Daniel Boitano

Robert Peña

David Sandoval

Vet Center Outreach:

Corey Cochran

Program Support:

Luis Salcedo

Neil Banez

                                                                              

Services
San Jose Vet Center - Mental health care
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If you’re struggling with issues like PTSD, depression, grief, anger, or trauma, we offer counseling and other support. We’ll work with you to help you achieve your personal goals.

At the San Jose 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:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
San Jose Vet Center - PTSD care
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If you have symptoms of PTSD after a traumatic event, we can help. We offer assessment and support through private counseling and group therapy. We can also refer you to VA or community counseling for treatment and therapy resources.

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.

San Jose Vet Center - Couples and family counseling
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We offer couples and family counseling to support you as you work toward meeting your goals.

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

  • Individual counseling for couples, spouses, children and significant others
  • Couples counseling
San Jose Vet Center - Military sexual trauma care
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If you experienced sexual assault or harassment during military service, we can help you get the counseling you need. Any Veteran or service member, including members of the National Guard and Reserve forces, who experienced military sexual trauma is eligible to receive counseling. This applies to people of all genders from any service era.
San Jose Vet Center - Grief and bereavement counseling
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We’re here to support you if someone close to you has died or you’re adjusting to a difficult life change.

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.

San Jose Vet Center - Returning service member care
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If you’re returning from military service, we’ll help you transition to civilian life. We can connect you with educational and career counseling, mental health services, and other programs and benefits that will support your transition.

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.

 

San Jose Vet Center - Addiction and substance abuse care
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We can help you overcome substance use problems, from unhealthy alcohol use to life-threatening addiction. We'll connect you to services for your specific needs.

We offer evidence-based therapies and referrals (as needed) to support your goals.

Please call the San Jose Vet Center at 408-574-9200 for additional assistance

San Jose Vet Center - Suicide prevention
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Call our Veterans Crisis Line at <a aria-label="9 8 8" href="tel:988">988</a> and press 1 to get support anytime day or night. This service is private, free, and available 24/7. Our Vet Center can also connect you with ongoing counseling and services.

Are you a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one?

Find support anytime day or night

If these symptoms lead to thoughts of death or suicide, it’s important you talk to someone right away. The Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

San Jose Vet Center - Telehealth
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We offer secure and confidential individual and group counseling through telehealth. You can schedule a phone or video appointment for Vet Center services.

Ask your Counselor if Telehealth services are appropriate and available in effort to aide in your readjustment goals.

San Jose Vet Center - Community engagement
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We provide private organizations and community agencies education on our Veteran community and military culture. Together, we build referral networks to expand support for Veterans, service members, and their families.

The San Jose Vet Center is active in the Santa Clara County Veterans Community. From hosting recreational groups like our Archery and Hiking Groups, to engagement with local college campuses with our Mobile Vet Center program, to hosting topical Veteran support groups such as our Afghanistan Discussion Group, we engage with the Veteran community's changing needs. Please call 408-574-9200 to find out all the ways we interact with the Veteran community of San Jose and Santa Clara County.

San Jose Vet Center - Veteran connections
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We can help connect you to VA and community resources that will support you in achieving your goals.

How we're different than a clinic (FAQs)

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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.

  • 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.