It's not easy to talk about mental health with friends and family when you're a veteran. Feeling understood is difficult when you've had such different experiences, and it can become too overwhelming to even try to bring things up or seek help. While things like sleep, diet and exercise can greatly help the mental health of veterans, sometimes we need professional help to guide us forward into better days.
Here's how to find a veteran-specific therapist, :
Benefits of working with a veteran-specific therapist
Veterans are more likely to experience certain mental health conditions as a result of the mental and physical demands of military service. This mind-body connection means that the physical health problems can worsen the mental ones, and vice versa. For this reason, working with a veteran-specific therapist can be extra beneficial since they have a deep understanding of what veterans have been through and what they need to heal.
Veteran-specific therapists can…
Better understand military culture and experiences
Empathize and validate while relating to the veteran
Recommend useful veteran-specific resources
Tailor their approach to what the veteran needs most
Veteran-specific therapy groups we recommend
At MRPY Professional Services, we recommend the following veteran-specific therapy groups:
Valor Psychology: Valor Psych is owned by Dr. Angela Venda who is an Army Veteran herself. Many members of Valor's team of psychologists are veterans themselves, have worked at the VA, or have family members who are veterans.
Sharp Assessments Group: This veteran-specific therapy group is a team of mental health providers with experience in VA psych evaluations and therapy sessions.
Both of these providers offer telehealth and work with veterans in a variety of different states. If you'd like to explore more options, you can also search for veteran-specific therapist through these resources:
Search for a veteran-specific therapist on Psychology Today's directory
Contact Military OneSource, a support organization for veterans
Go through VA Mental Health Services
Commonly treated concerns of veterans in therapy
There's a wide variety of conditions and concerns that veterans receive help with when they begin going to therapy. The following are some common mental health conditions veterans face that therapy can help with:
PTSD
Anxiety and depression
Substance use disorders
Bipolar disorder
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