MILITARY & FAMILY LIFE COUNSELORS

The Military and Family Life Counseling Program helps military families overcome challenges with free face-to-face support.

Military Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) are available to listen now more than ever.  MFLCs provide services to help active-duty Service members and their Families address:

  • Deployment and reintegration issues
  • Marriage and relationship issues
  • Parenting and family issues
  • Communication challenges
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Sadness, grief and loss
  • Daily life issues

Whether you want to strengthen a relationship or talk through a difficult situation, non-medical counseling can help you thrive in your military life.

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MILITARY AND FAMILY LIFE COUNSELING PROGAM

Military families face unique challenges.  They may struggle with issues such as deployment-related stress, reintegration and pressures of managing parenting and finances while a loved one is deployed.

To support military families facing these or additional challenges, the Military and Family life Counseling Program:

  • Provides short-term, non-medical counseling services to service members and their families at no cost.
  • Provides psychoeducation to help military service members and their families understand the impact of deployments, family reunions following deployments and other stresses related to the military life.
  • Augments existing military support services. 
  • Offers flexible service delivery. 
  • Can provide services to individuals, couples, families and groups.
  • With the exception of child abuse, domestic abuse and duty to warn situations services are private and confidential.

ABOUT MILITARY AND FAMILY LIFE COUNSELORS

Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLCs) are master’s or doctorate-level licensed counselors who offer service members, their spouses, and immediate family members short-term, non-medical counseling.  MFLCs provide support to individuals, couples, families and groups for a range of issues including, but not limited to our non-medical counseling services.

Counseling services are provided through one-on-one, couples, child and youth, family, group, and briefings.

NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES

SITUATIONAL

  • Long-term counseling and support
  • Mental health diagnosis
  • Psychological or fitness-for-duty evaluations
  • Addictions
  • Medical diagnostic testing
  • Crisis situations
 
 

LIFE SKILLS

  • Anger management
  • Communication
  • Relationships at home and work
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Parenting
  • Decision-making skills
  • Managing stress
 
MILITARY LIFESTYLE
  • Adjusting to military culture
  • Deployment stress
  • Coping skills
  • Homesickness
  • Relocation adjustment
  • Reintegration
  • Separation
  • Building resiliency
  • Sadness, grief and loss

 

Consultations and trainings are free, private, confidential and anonymous except in situations that involve domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault or that necessitate a duty to warn.  No records are kept.

Counselors can meet anywhere but in homes, barracks, and vehicles.

The MFLC Program is intended for all Services, to include active-duty, National Guard and Reserve components.  After-hours and weekend appointments are available.

MLFC Support is available at several locations on the Installation to include Army Community Service, child and youth programs, schools, military units and in targeted “surge” locations and on-demand events.

Helping You Is a Priority.  If you call and need an appointment, but the phone is not answered we may be with a client.  Please leave a message and we will contact you back.

After Hours:  Military Onesource at 1-800-342-9647 for nonemergent matters

After Hours:  on call Chaplain at 785-239-4357 (HELP)

 

MILITARY & FAMILY LIFE COUNSELOR (MFLC) - EMBED

ASSIGNED TOPHONE (CELL)
CAB, Bldg 804, RM 123(785) 250-3300
1ABCT, Bldg 7232, RM 131(785) 213-1627
2ABCT, Bldg 7626, RM 101(615) 864-1872
1IDSUS, Bldg 7636, RM 208(443) 617-2901
DHHB/MP/DIVARTY, Bldg 8614, RM 156(785) 250-3504
Soldier Readiness Unit (SRU), Bldg 674, RM 121(785) 307-0691
MEDCOM/DENTAC/VETERINARY CTR, Bldg 650, RM 1G067(785) 844-3140
10th ASOS/Weather Squadron, Bldg 582
3rd Weather Squadron, Bldg 760
(785) 285-0173

 

MILITARY & FAMILY LIFE COUNSELOR (MFLC) - STATIONARY
ASSIGNED TOPHONE (CELL)
Army Community Service, Bldg 7264(785) 239-1883 (main desk)
(410) 916-6979
(571) 430-5308
(862) 753-0215
(571) 267-0486

 

MILITARY & FAMILY LIFE COUNSELOR (MFLC) - VICTORY WELCOME CHECKS / 1ST REPLACMENT WELCOME
ASSIGNED TOPHONE (CELL)
Victory Welcome Checks, Bldg 674
1st Replacement Welcome, Bldg 214
(785) 600-0035
(785) 307-0691
(785) 285-2410
(785) 307-6394
(571) 778-7452
(907) 201-4061
(785) 471-1272
(443) 439-6114
(571) 598-9619

 

MILITARY & FAMILY LIFE COUNSELOR (MFLC) - YOUTH
ASSIGNED TOPHONE (CELL)
Forsyth/1st Division CDC, Custer Hill SAC/Teen Center(785) 342-2636
Warren & Whitside CDC(443) 397-6903
Fort Riley Middle School(410) 916-7596