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White Oak Vet Center

Name of Vet Center
White Oak Vet Center
Operating status
Limited services and hours
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We're currently open for limited in-person service due to COVID-19. For individual and group counseling, we recommend using our telehealth services. If you need to speak with someone confidentially, please call us anytime 24/7 at 877-927-8387.
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We offer confidential help for Veterans, Service Members (Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve Components), and their Families at no cost in a non-medical setting for in-person appointments, as well as, by phone or virtual option to connect via telehealth appointments which removes the barrier of distance.
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 within VA and your community.
Locations and contact information
Facility ID
vc_0220V
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Main location address

2001 Lincoln Way
Suite 280
White Oak, PA 15131
United States

Direct line
412-678-7704
Hours
Mon: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Tue: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Wed: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Thu: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Fri: 8:00 am-4:30 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!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMzkZNbKk1I&feature=youtu.be
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Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing

The White Oak Vet Center has partnered with the local chapter of Project Healing Waters and the White Oak American Legion provides a meeting space for it's members.

For more information, please contact counselor, Sean, at 412-678-7704.

Read about Project Healing Waters
https://projecthealingwaters.org/

White Oak Vet Center offers Group Therapy

The White Oak Vet Center has several weekly groups, including ones for Vietnam Veterans, Combat Veterans, Women Veterans, and Family Support  - this is a  place of community and friendship where individuals feel heard, seen, and understood.

Read about how a Veteran found healing
https://news.va.gov/56889/former-first-sergeant-finds-healing-vet-center-learns…
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Appointments

Please call 412-678-7704 to speak with a staff member that will assist you with scheduling an appointment, questions you may have or provide an appropriate referral.

Same day services available, call for details.

Non-traditional hours are available by appointment.

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Parking

Cost: Free

There is a large well-lit parking area outside the Vet Center. Accessible parking is available near the entrance. Please park in any available space.

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Transportation services and schedule

Bus transportation is available on Line P76 Lincoln Highway Flyer. View schedules.

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What to Bring

You do not need to be registered for care at VA, rated for a service connected disability, or receiving any other 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 you don’t have these documents on-hand, come in and we can work with you to establish your eligibility and also answer any questions you might have.

Services
White Oak 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.

White Oak Vet Center offers family and couples counseling.

Specialty care includes:

  • Couples counseling and support
  • Spouse and Significant Other groups
White Oak 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.

We’re here to support you if someone close to you has died or you’re adjusting to a difficult life change.

The White Oak Vet Center offers counseling in an individual setting and other support, such as: 

  • Bereavement counseling by a trained bereavement counselor for families who have lost a loved one while they were serving on active duty
  • Grief counseling
White Oak 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.

White Oak Vet Center offers individual and group counseling.

Specialty care includes

  • Era-specific Groups (Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq)
  • Healing Waters Fly Fishing Groups
  • Equine assist Groups
  • Military Sexual Trauma (MST) support groups

Evidence-based therapies such as

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
White Oak 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.

White Oak Vet Center offers individual and group counseling by clinicians with specific training related to military sexual trauma care.

White Oak 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.

White Oak Vet Center offers individual and group counseling as well as evidence based therapies, such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).

White Oak Vet Center - Whole health
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Whole health puts you—instead of your illnesses or conditions—at the center of care. We’ll work with you to develop a personalized health plan based on your values, needs, and goals.

Whole health puts you—instead of your illnesses or conditions—at the center of care. We’ll work with you to develop a personalized health plan based on your values, needs, and goals.

At the White Oak Vet Center, we work to bridge mental health care with every other aspect of Veterans’ lives.  You can expect your counselor to help you highlight the connection between mental health and various aspects of self-care (e.g., food and drink, working your body, surroundings, spirit and soul, personal development, recharging, and relationships). 

At the White Oak Vet Center we offer therapeutic activities such as: 

  •  Mindfulness
  • Recommending exercising 15-20 minutes per day, and drinking a minimum of half your body weight in ounces of water per day to stay hydrated. 

For more information about Veteran's Whole Health Care

White Oak Vet Center - Women Veteran care
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If you’re a woman Veteran transitioning to civilian life, we can help you find counseling, support, and referral services to meet your specific needs.

If you’re a Woman Veteran transitioning to civilian life, we can help you find counseling, support, and referral services to meet your specific needs.

At the White Oak Vet Center we offer therapeutic activities such as: 

  •  Mindfulness
  •  Individual Counseling
  • Group Counseling

Learn about VA Women's Mental Health services and resources designed to uniquely support you.

White Oak 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.

Veterans Crisis Line at 988 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.

The White Oak Vet Center can connect you with the VA Suicide Prevention Coordinator.

Suicide Prevention | VA Pittsburgh Health Care | Veterans Affairs

White Oak 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.

White Oak Vet Center may help you know where to go and how to register for

  • VA medical benefits and register for care
  • Filing a military-related disability claim and other forms
  • Understanding your VA education benefits
  • Housing and home loans
  • Education and referral for VA burial benefits

We may also connect you with State benefits assistance and local Veteran Service Organizations.

White Oak 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.

White Oak Vet Center offers secure and confidential remote/virtual individual and group counseling through telehealth with VA Videoconnect and WebEx. You can schedule a phone or video appointment for Vet Center services.

We offer flexibility by offering a variety of appointment modalities to meet your individual needs to include in-person, video, and phone appointments. Ask how we can complement your in-person care with virtual services. 

White Oak 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.
White Oak 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.

To compliment our counseling services, the White Oak Vet Center partners with entities such as: 

  • Local Veteran/Service Member support organizations
  • Local military installations
  • National Guard and Reserve units
White Oak 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.

The White Oak Vet Center understands that the transition from military to civilian life can be a challenge. We offer a variety of ways to assist you in that process such as:

  • How to get VA medical benefits and register for care
  • Where to go to file claims and other forms
  • Understanding your VA education benefits
  • Housing and home loans
  • Education and referral for VA burial benefits

The White Oak Vet Center can also connect you to Veterans Service Organizations in your community.

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.