Westchester Vet Center
We provide individual and group counseling services for Veterans or service members who experienced MST.
At the White Plains Vet Center we offer individual and group counseling for PTSD. Evidence-based specialty care for PTSD includes:
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma Recovery Groups for MST
Our clinical staff have advanced training to meet your mental health needs and can also assess and refer you to inpatient and residential treatment for PTSD and other mental health issues.
Currently available groups:
- PTSD support groups
- Military Sexual Trauma groups for men and for women
- Meditation
- Veteran Peer Support
- ACT for PTSD (mindfulness and awareness)
We provide a recurring 'Women Veterans Meet and Greet' to encourage a sense of community and connection.
We are able to provide you with assessment and referral to local and VA resources for detox, inpatient, and outpatient substance use disorder programs.
We have staff available with advanced training in loss and bereavement.
We have staff available with specialized training in the VA Whole Health Program.
We have relationships with local and VA resources to assist you if you are homeless or at risk for homelessness.
White Plains Vet Center partners with community agencies to enhance services and coordinate care for Veterans, service members, and their families in Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties.
This includes the county Veteran Service Agencies (Westchester, Putnam, Rockland), PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Programs (Westchester, Putnam, Rockland) and the New York State Division of Veterans Affairs.
- Get in touch with us at 914-682-6250. We can connect you with local resources, such as a Veteran Service Officer, who can help you file claims for federal, state, county, and local benefits. We can also connect you to mental health services and employment/education resources.
The White Plains Vet Center collaborates with National Guard and Reserve units, Westchester County Veteran Court, local law enforcement, local colleges, and communtity agencies to enhance support for our area Veterans, service members, and their families.
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.