Counselor now available specifically for OSU veterans and families

Friday, February 12, 2016

OSU veterans and their families now have the option to schedule private appointments with a designated professional counselor on campus on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the basement of the Student Union, Suite 040, across from the barbershop.

Diana Wall, a licensed marriage and family therapist from the Vet Center in Tulsa, will be scheduling appointments. She is also nationally certified as a rehabilitation counselor and has served in the Veterans Administration since 2014 with an additional 19 years of experience in the human services field in Texas, Oklahoma and North Carolina in various roles as psychotherapist/counselor, case manager, manager and instructor.

An agreement with the Tulsa Vet Center and the new office of Veteran Student Academic Services at OSU has made possible Wall’s weekly visits, according to Richard Hansen, coordinator.

“Previously, our veterans were required to travel to Oklahoma City or Tulsa for the services Diana will provide. We’re hopeful this effort will ease the travel burden and result in more individuals taking advantage of the service while making it easier for others to continue to receive the counseling they need,” said Hansen.

The services provided will include individual readjustment counseling, group meetings and counseling, military sexual trauma counseling, bereavement counseling, and marital and family counseling. Wall’s days and hours may be adjusted as the need for services grow. To schedule a confidential appointment, contact her at (918) 628-2760.

Below are the eligibility requirements to receive the services, some of which may require a referral to another counselor, but be assured, you will receive the assistance you need.

Eligibility for services is as follows:

·         Readjustment Counseling:  Veterans from the following periods of hostilities:

                        World War II – Dec 1941 to Mar 1946

                        Korean War – Jun 1950 to Jul 1954

                        Merchant Marines – Dec 1941 to Aug 1945

                        Vietnam War – Feb 1961 to May 1975

                        Lebanon – Aug 1982 to Feb 1984

                        Grenada – Oct 1983 to Nov 1983

                        Panama – Dec 1989 to Jan 1990

                        Persian Gulf – Aug 1990 to open

                        Somalia – Sep 1992 to open

                        Former Yugoslavia – Dec 1995 to open

                        Global War on Terrorism – Sep 2001 to open

·         Bereavement counseling:  Family members of armed forces personnel who died in service to our country.  Also eligible are family members of Reserve and National Guard personnel who died while on federally activated duty.

·         Sexual trauma counseling:  Veterans of any era who experienced sexual trauma or harassment while serving on active duty (gender neutral).

For questions about these services email militaryveterans@okstate.edu or contact Rick Hansen at: richard.hansen@okstate.edu or call:  (405)744-1390.