Grants Pass Vet Center
We offer confidential help for Veterans, service members, and their families at no cost in a non-medical setting. Our services include counseling for needs such as depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Couples Counseling, Significant Others Support and the psychological effects of military sexual trauma (MST). We can also connect you with more support in VA and your community.
Our commitment
- We offer a range of services, from talk therapy to recreational activities. Our team will work with you to identify your goals and make a plan to meet them. We'll help you and your family build meaningful connections to improve your quality of life.
- Our counseling is confidential. We won’t share any information about you or the services you receive without your permission—except in a life-threatening situation. Our records can't be accessed by other VA offices, the Defense Department, military units, or community providers.
- We encourage you to contact us, even if you're not sure you're eligible. We'll find a way to connect you with the help you need.
Locations and contact information
Main Location
Direct line
Hours
- Mon. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tue. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Wed. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Thu. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Sat. Closed
- Sun. Closed
Other locations
Vet Centers are community based to be more accessible in areas where you live.
We also have non-traditional hours that change periodically given our community’s needs. Please call us to find out more.
Need help after hours?
Our call center is available 24/7. Call us anytime at 877-927-8387.
Prepare for your visit
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Please stop by our facility or call
On your first visit at the Grants Pass Vet Center you will notice that there are two buildings. We have a recreation room and the main facility. Please feel free to check in for your appointment in either building to get the full experience of this location.
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
The Grants Pass Vet Center has plenty of parking spaces. If for some reason they are all full, please park across the street at Doc Holidays.
In the spotlight
New Vet Centers and Satellite Locations Announced
To improve access to counseling, we are adding three Vet Centers and six satellite locations across the US and its territories. We will continue to expand our program to meet Veteran demand and provide local support to those who served.
Recreation
The Grants Pass Vet Center ensures there are plenty of activities for Veterans weekly to include: pool, bowling, golf, walking, field trips and much more. Ask any of our staff for more information.
Rec Room
The Grants Pass Vet Center has a room for Veterans to enjoy before or after your appointment. Watch TV, listen to music, or play one of the many games we have available.
Counseling services
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We offer couples and family counseling to support you as you work toward meeting your goals.
The Grants Pass Vet Center provides counseling for couples and the entire family. We have a Significant Others Group for the family members to gain knowledge and find support while helping their Veteran or service member readjust. Our counselors have many years of experience that can help.
If someone close to you has died or you’re adjusting to a difficult life change, we’re here to support you.
Contact the Grants Pass Vet Center if you have experienced the loss of a service member. Our counselors have many years of experience that can help.
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.
At Grants Pass Vet Center, we offer individual and group counseling, such as
- PTSD Processing
- Significant Others of Veterans support group
- Stress Management
Our counselors offer evidence-based therapies, including
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT)
We offer a number of evidence-based approaches in ongoing groups:
- Women Veterans Group
- OIF/OEF/OND Group
- Veterans Open Processing group
- Cave Junction Open Processing Group
- Brookings Open Processing Group
- Significant Other group
- Stress Management Group
- PTSD Open Processing
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Psycho-Dynamic Supportive Counseling
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.
The Grants Pass Vet Center has specialized approaches in individual and group settings to meet the needs of Veterans who are survivors of MST. Our counselors use a combination of Cognitive Processing Therapy and Solution Focused methods to assist Veterans in finding a better quality of life.
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.
At Grants Pass Vet Center, we offer individual and group counseling, such as
- PTSD Processing
- Stress Management
Our counselors offer evidence-based therapies, including
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT)
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 Grants Pass Vet Center understands that the transition from military to civilian life can be a challenge. We offer a variety of ways to assist you that process such as:
- Referral on how to get VA medical benefits and register for care
- Where to go to file claims and other forms
- Understanding your VA education benefits
- Referral for housing and home loans
- Connections for VA burial benefits
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.
The Grants Pass Vet Center works closely with the Whole health program manager at the Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics (SORCC) . If you would like to know more information about this please contact us to arrange that for you.
We also provide groups for Veterans that include walking, art, fishing, golf and bowling.
Referral services
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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.
We understand how challenging addiction and or substance abuse can be to manage on a daily basis. Our counselors use a Harm Reduction process and assist Veterans in making connections to VA and community resources to meet their individual needs in overcoming addictions.
Call our 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.
We can help connect you to VA and community resources that will support you in achieving your goals.
We understand 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
We can also connect you to Veterans Service Organizations in your community.
Other services
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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.
We also provide community outreach at local events to try and make it easier for the Veteran to access care through better access and coordination of care. If you see us in the community, come by and find out about the resources you have earned.
If you or your organization would like to learn more about the Veteran culture and how we through a collaboration can help the community as a whole please let us know. We are more than happy to provide group or individual briefings.
Every step we can take together in helping Veterans and service members find a better quality of life is one step well taken.
How Vet Centers are different than a medical clinic
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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.
You may be eligible for Vet Center services no matter your discharge status or eligibility for VA health care. And we encourage you to contact us, even if you’re not sure if you’re eligible. If we can’t help you, we’ll find someone who can.
If you’re a Veteran or service member (including National Guard and Reserves), you’re eligible if you meet any of these service requirements:
- You served on active duty in any combat theater or area of hostility, or
- You provided mortuary services or direct emergency medical care to treat the casualties of war while on active duty, or
- You were a member of an unmanned aerial vehicle crew that provided direct support to operations in a combat theater or area of hostility, or
- You served on active 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, or
- You’re a current or former member of the Coast Guard who participated in a drug interdiction operation, or
- You’re a current member of the Reserve Component assigned to a military command in a drill status, including active Reserves, and you need to address a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma that is related to your military service
If you’re a Veteran or service member (including National Guard and Reserves), you’re also eligible for Vet Center services if any of these descriptions is true for you:
- You’re a Vietnam Era Veteran who used Vet Center services before January 2, 2013, or
- You experienced military sexual trauma (no matter your gender or service era), or
- You currently use any covered VA educational assistance benefits
What are the covered educational assistance benefits?
- Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty
- Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve
- Post-9/11 GI Bill
- Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E)
- Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program (VEAP)
Remember: You don’t need to be enrolled in VA health care to be eligible for Vet Center services. You don’t need to have a service-connected disability. And you can have any character of discharge.
You can use our counseling and other support services when your participation would support the growth and goals of the Veteran or service member in your family. If the Veteran or service member considers you family, so do we.
You can also use our bereavement services if any of these descriptions is true for your family:
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The Veteran or service member died while serving on active duty, or
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The Veteran was using Vet Center services at the time of their death, or
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The Veteran or service member died by suicide
No. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA health care or have a service-connected disability.
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.
Call us at
Our confidential call center is staffed by combat Veterans from several eras and family members of Veterans.
You can talk to us about your military experience, issues around transitioning out of military service, or trauma. We’ll help connect you to resources and support at a Vet Center near you.