Counseling Services

Whether you fear your relationship is irreparably damaged or you desire to improve on what's already good about your relationship, you should expect to:

• Explore what attracted you to your partner in the first place (origin; history)
• Identify what impediments keep you apart
• Formulate a shared path forward
• Improve listening and communication skills 

The combat veteran understands many things the civilian cannot. Combat teaches you that the veneer of civilization is very thin. This realization would be difficult for many to cope with, but the veteran doesn’t learn this truth in isolation. The veteran knows that the most meaningful bonds are those formed when survival is on the line. Making those kinds of bonds in civilian life can feel like an impossibility, making the veteran feel like a pariah.  

I take the approach that with a few exceptions, a veteran’s difficulty in transitioning home is not always an indication of a problem with them, but rather an indication of a problem with society. Yet, having a meaningful and fulfilling post-deployment life is not impossible.