Veterans/Servicemembers and Military Families

Veterans/Servicemembers and Military Families

I am a military brat who was born abroad on a military base in Germany and traveled the United States moving from base to base with my parents. Living with the experience of making friends quickly or deciding not to because I know I will not be there very long. Based on my experience of seeing and feeling the sacrifices military members make for our country. I have spent more than eight years working at the Department of Veteran Affairs to say “thank you.”

I work with veterans and active service members to treat readjustment issues such as learning how to transition from a military culture back into civilian culture. Moreover, helping veterans learn how to reintegrate back into their home and family. Furthermore, allowing you and your partner to better communicate with each other and adjust with you being home and taking an active role in your relationship and family. Lastly, treating veterans like you with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts.

Thank you again for the physical, emotional, psychological, and familial sacrifices you and your family have made so the American family can be safer.

The Counseling Process

The counseling process is a collaborative effort between the counselor and the client. It involves the following stages: establishing a trusting relationship, exploring the client’s issues and goals, developing a treatment plan, implementing interventions, and evaluating progress. Ethical principles and professional standards guide the counseling process.

To proceed with scheduling an intake appointment, you will need to email Mr. Jackson at Cjackson@thehelpingcounselor.com. He will respond using Microsoft Outlook’s HIPAA-approved and encrypted email to ensure your confidentiality. If you request to use unencrypted email, please understand that someone can intercept our emails and break your privacy. When you send your email, please indicate what problems you would like to work on and/or goals you would like to achieve. Once The Helping Counselor receives your email, we will usually contact you within 24 business hours; however, rarely, it may take up to 48 business hours based on client care.

The following documents are for informational purposes only. If we decide that this will be a good clinical match, then Mr. Jackson will securely send these to you using The Therapy Notes link.

Consent for Telehealth Treatment

HIPAA Agreement

Authorization for Electronic Communication

Credit Card Authorization

Informed Consent Service Agreement

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Consent for Telehealth Treatment

HIPAA Agreement

Authorization for Electronic Communication

Credit Card Authorization

Informed Consent Service Agreement

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Proceed with Booking

If You are In A Crisis, Get Help Immediately!

If you’re in pain, struggling, and needing immediate help then call 911, go to the nearest emergency department, call lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, or chat through their Lifeline Chat services. Additional information can be found on their website www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

If you feel you cannot keep yourself safe, please go to your local hospital, urgent care or emergency room or call 911. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 and ask to speak to the mental health worker on call. I will make every attempt to inform you in advance of planned absences.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers providing free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal or emotional distress 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, promoting professional best practices, and building awareness https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Active duty & veterans– Veteran Crisis Line: Veterans Crisis Line

LGBT Community: LGBT Help Center

National Violence Support Line: National Domestic Violence Hotline