Counseling for Veterans and their Families
Why is Counseling Necessary?
In many cases when a service member returns to civilian life he/she finds that readjustment can be difficult. Effective, high-quality family, youth, individual, and group therapies focused on the unique issues of active or former service members and their loved ones can help overcome struggles with:
- Issues of trauma and witnessing traumatic events – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other trauma-related disorders as a result of experiences in the war zone
- Grief and loss – prolonged grief over the loss of companions
- Depression and anxiety – depression is common and suicide is becoming more prevalent
- Illness and/or injury – many who return from combat have injuries or stress-related illnesses
- Relationship, couple, and family problems
- Parenting and child-rearing challenges
- Behavioral and emotional problems in children
- Abusive or destructive relationships