Therapy for the Military Community

At Riverside Counseling, I believe those who dedicate their lives to serving others deserve a place where they can be supported, understood, and cared for. I am honored to support service members, veterans, first responders, and military-connected families through trauma-informed, compassionate therapy that recognizes the unique experiences, challenges, and strengths that can come with a life of service.

Through a partnership with the Veterans Resilience Project, Riverside Counseling is proud to offer pro bono therapy services for eligible veterans, service members, spouses, and family members.

Military life can bring experiences that affect emotional health, relationships, identity, and everyday functioning. Whether you are adjusting after deployment, navigating the transition back to civilian life, coping with traumatic experiences, or simply feeling overwhelmed by the weight of responsibility, therapy can provide a space to process what you have experienced, reconnect with yourself, and move forward.

Riverside Counseling works with service members, veterans, and military-connected families experiencing:

• Trauma and PTSD symptoms
• Military-related stress and transitions
• Anxiety and depression
• Moral injury and difficult experiences
• Grief and loss
• Relationship and family challenges
• Identity changes following service
• Emotional regulation and stress management
• Burnout and compassion fatigue

Military service often requires the development of powerful survival skills—discipline, vigilance, adaptability, emotional control, problem-solving, and the ability to function under extreme pressure. These skills can be valuable strengths.

At the same time, strategies that were necessary for survival or success during service may sometimes create challenges when you return home or transition into a different environment.

Therapy can provide an opportunity to understand these patterns without judgment, explore what is no longer serving you, and develop new ways of responding that support healing, connection, emotional regulation, and resilience.

Riverside Counseling may incorporate:

• EMDR therapy
• Brainspotting
• Somatic therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Nervous system regulation strategies
• Mindfulness and grounding techniques
• Trauma-informed and strengths-based interventions
• In-person half-day and full-day intensive sessions in Brainerd, Minnesota

Service affects the entire family system.

Spouses and family members may carry their own experiences of stress, uncertainty, adjustment, caregiving, and emotional responsibility. Their needs matter, too.

Riverside Counseling welcomes military spouses and family members who may be navigating:

• Relationship changes
• Caregiver stress
• Parenting challenges
• Secondary trauma
• Life transitions
• Emotional exhaustion
• Changes in family roles and responsibilities
• Finding balance while supporting a loved one
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Therapy can provide a place for family members to process their own experiences, strengthen relationships, establish healthy boundaries, and develop tools for managing the demands of military-connected life.

You do not have to carry everything alone.

Whether you are seeking support for yourself, your relationship, or your family, Riverside Counseling offers a confidential, supportive space to process your experiences, build resilience, and begin the next chapter.

📍 In-person therapy in Brainerd, Minnesota
💻 Secure telehealth throughout Minnesota

To learn more about military and veteran therapy services, including pro bono services available at Riverside Counseling through the Veterans Resilience Project partnership, contact Veterans Resiliency Project in Minnetonka MN.