San Juan Vet Center
We can also connect you to the New Beginnings Program at the San Juan VAMC or other community providers.
We use evidence-based practices in our counseling for couples and families.
We also offer spouse groups at these times and locations:
- On-site on Mondays, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- At the Ceiba Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) on the third Thursday of the month, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
We work with our local partners and use our resources to advocate for your needs.
We collaborate with the following partners:
- Disabled American Veterans
- American Red Cross
- Military One Source
- Wounded Warrior Project
Please call us if you’d like to learn more.
We offer grief counseling to family members of Veterans and service members. We can also provide contact information to the Veterans Benefits Administration and National Cemetery Administration regarding possible burial and survival benefits.
We have many groups available, such as these:
- Readjustment group
- Mindfulness group
- Era-specific groups, such as Vietnam, Global War on Terror, and Desert Storm
- Women Veteran groups
- Music group (Guitars 4 Vets meets in our facility on Mondays and Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
Learn more about Guitars 4 Vets
We offer evidence-based therapies for individuals who are interested in these intervention modalities:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Prolonged Exposure (PE)
- Motivational Interviewing
Our counselors use a trauma-informed care approach to provide therapy and supportive services to those who have experienced military sexual trauma (MST).
Symptoms of PTSD such as feeling on edge, having trouble with sleep or motivation, or experiencing shifting moods, may be getting you off track. We can provide the tools to manage these problems. Call to learn how we can help.
Learn more about PTSD and treatment options
We offer these evidence-based practices and specialty care:
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Prolonged Exposure (PE)
We are here to welcome you home. We provide a community where you can connect with other Veterans and active-duty service members.
Whether you’re returning from deployment or leaving the military, we can help you connect with:
- Applying for VA health care
- Reviewing VA benefits
- Employment and training opportunities
Give us a call, we’ve got your six.
If you need help and want to connect with another Veteran or service member, we are here. Some of our staff are Veterans, too. We understand Veteran and military experiences and can provide one-on-one counseling.
We can also connect you with our Suicide Prevention Coordinators at the San Juan VA Medical Center (VA Caribbean Healthcare System).
Understanding your benefits, navigating health care, and choosing what is best for you are sometimes difficult tasks to manage. We can help connect you with benefits, services, and programs that support your transition from the military.
Let us help you with these tasks:
- Enrolling in VA health care and connecting with primary care
- Finding where to file a disability claim and the necessary steps to take
- Using your VA education benefits
- Finding how to apply for and use your VA home loan
- Accessing VA burial and survivor benefits
We can help you make direct connection with a Veteran Service Officer in your city or town and local Veterans Service Organizations.
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.