Prince George's County 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, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 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 4:30 p.m.
- Wed. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 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 call 301-856-7173 to speak with a staff member. They can assist you with scheduling your appointment, answering any questions you may have, or providing an appropriate referral.
You may also visit us Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Same-day services are available. Call for details.
Free parking and handicapped accessible spaces are available directly onsite
You may be able to access our Vet Center by Metro and by bus.
The closest Metro station is the Branch Avenue station. This is the last station on the southern Green Line, located just north of the Capital Beltway.
The closest bus stop in Clinton is Old Alexandria Ferry Road at Malcolm Road.
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You don’t need to be registered for care at the 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 answer any questions you may have.
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.
Veteran therapeutic outings
We invite any Veteran to join our monthly therapeutic outings. Outings include:
- Chartered boat fishing
- Historical sites, and museums,
- Shows and theaters
- Equine therapy
- Bonfire groups
- Sporting events
If interested, please call us at 301-856-7173
Vet Center Annual Holiday Party
All Veterans and their families are invited to come together during the December holiday season. This one-day event, being held on December 8, 2023, features festive food, activities, and games. . If interested, please call 301-856-7173.
Counseling services
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We offer couples and family counseling to support you as you work toward meeting your goals.
Our services are 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 offer individual and group therapy, such as our Wives Support PTSD group, offered Wednesdays at noon. This group is for women spouses of Veterans and service members.
If someone close to you has died or you’re adjusting to a difficult life change, we’re here to support you.
We offer bereavement services to the 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.
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.
We provide individual, group, couples, and family counseling to talk through problems, brainstorm solutions, discuss what resources are available, and work with you to create effective and practical plans for your personal mental health care.
Our services include:
- Stress management
- Activity engagement
- Anger management
Groups at our center include:
- Vietnam Veteran PTSD support
- Wives PTSD support group
- Military Sexual Trauma PTSD Boot Camp 101 (for women and beginners only)
- Military Sexual Trauma Women’s Empowerment group
- Gulf War PTSD support group
Our staff work in a variety of therapeutic modalities, including:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Client-centered Therapy
- Supportive Therapy
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.
We offer individual and group therapy, such as:
- Military Sexual Trauma Women’s Empowerment group, offered every other Tuesday
- Military Sexual Trauma PTSD Boot Camp 101 (for women and beginners only), offered every other Monday
These groups are by counselor referral. To get started, please call 301-856-7173.
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.
We offer individual and group counseling, such as:
- Vietnam Veteran PTSD support group, offered on the second and fourth Monday of the month
- Military Sexual Trauma PTSD Boot Camp 101 (for women and beginners only), offered every other Monday
- Wives PTSD support group, offered on Wednesdays at noon
We use evidenced-based therapies such as:
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Gottman Method
These groups are by counselor referral. To get started, call 301-856-7173.
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.
We offer individual and group counseling, such as:
- Men’s combat group, offered Tuesday evenings at 5:00 p.m.
- Renegade men’s group, offered Tuesday at noon.
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.
We offer individual and group counseling, such as:
- Women’s Empowerment group, offered every other Tuesday
- Female Veteran support group, offered on Thursday at noon
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 offer individual counseling for Veterans and service members who need support with substance use disorder.
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 offer individual counseling for Veterans who have suicidal ideations and attempts. We provide other VA and community referrals for Veterans and service members requiring intensive outpatient treatment and/or inpatient services.
We can help connect you to VA and community resources that will support you in achieving your goals.
We can connect you with a Veterans Service Office to fit your needs or help with any Veteran-related program, including:
- Filing a claim or claim-related questions
- Educational benefits
- Housing
- VA loans
- National Cemetery Administration or burial benefits
- Obtaining your DD214
- Obtaining your VA Identification card
- Enrolling for VA health care
- Job search
- Resume writing workshops
- Interviewing skills workshops
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.
Reach out to us if you or your organization would like to learn more about VA benefits and services, Veteran culture, and how we can collaborate to support the Veteran community. We can provide individual or group educational briefings, present at your organizations’ events, and establish clinical partnerships with your organizations.
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.