One-on-One Support

Confidential peer-to-peer wellness support for the veterinary profession

When you reach out to Vets4Vets® it starts with this confidential one-one-one support.

Vets4Vets® One-on-One confidential support starts with a veterinarian and mental health supporter who has been through the trenches and provides wellness assistance based on individual needs and situations.

Together you will work on the best next steps based on your specific situation.

Since being established in 2010, Vets4Vets® supporters have helped with every type of situation:

Tough work situations
Difficult school circumstances
Stress
Potential career changes
Depression
Addiction
Substance abuse
Emotional unrest
Physical challenges
Anything and everything colleagues experience
Or if you just need someone to talk to who understands

Connect with Vets4Vets® to start with a confidential 30 min conversation with a veterinary colleague ready to help. Together you will determine the best path forward, or simply have a supportive chat.

Most importantly, please know you are not alone.

How Vets4Vets^® Works

Confidential peer-to-peer wellness support since 2010.

Step One

Connect with Vets4Vets®

Step Two

Have a one-on-one private session with a veterinarian and trained mental wellness supporter

Step Three

Receive customized peer support and/or referral guidance

Vets4Vets® is free.
As with all VIN Foundation programs, no VIN membership is needed.

We're here to help, but if this is an emergency please:

Call 911 or go to your local emergency room.

Vets4Vets® Confidential Support Programs

This peer-to-peer support is facilitated by veterinarians and trained support professionals and offers a peer supportive community for veterinary students, veterinarians, and veterinary professionals to share their experiences, receive emotional support, and gain insights on how to navigate difficult situations.

One-on-One

One-on-one peer support with a veterinarian and mental health supporter who has been through the trenches and provides wellness assistance based on individual needs and situations. Together you will work on the best next steps based on your specific situation. In the almost fifteen years Vets4Vets® has been around, supporters have helped with every type of situation, you are not alone.

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Online Weekly Meeting Groups

These weekly self-help groups provides a safe space for veterinarians to discuss personal and professional challenges with peers.
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Mentor Match

The Vets4Vets® team finds a Mentor Match for folks in any stage of their career. The best way to get matched is to to start with the one-on-one conversation to share about your situational needs. From there the Vets4Vets® team will find a match for you so you will have someone to run cases with, discuss challenges with, get life experience support from someone who has dealt with a similar situation. With over a decade of experience in this program, the team is here to support with a deep bench of mentors ready to help.
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Vets in Recovery & Recovering Veterinary Professionals Groups

These confidential support groups help veterinarians and veterinary professionals who are seeking recovery from any form of substance or behavioral addiction. Vets in Recovery (VIR) is specifically for veterinarians, while Veterinary Professionals in Recovery (VPIR) is open to all veterinary professionals.
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NeuroDivergent Vets & Veterinary Professionals Groups

Confidential groups for veterinarians and veterinary professionals whose brains function in ways that may be dissimilar to the general population. NeuroDivergent Vets (NDV) is specifically for veterinarians, while NeuroDivergent Veterinary Professionals (NDVP) is open to all veterinary professionals.
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CancerVets Group

Started at the request of multiple colleagues, CancerVets is a confidential support group for veterinarians dealing with any form of cancer diagnosis, in any stage.
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Veterinary Students

One-on-one peer support specifically for veterinary students with a veterinarian and mental health supporter who has been through the trenches and provides wellness assistance based on individual needs and situations. Together you will work on the best next steps based on your specific situation. In the almost fifteen years Vets4Vets® has been around, supporters have helped with every type of situation, you are not alone.
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NAVLE Support Workshop

Learn ways to manage anxiety, study “smarter and not harder” and enter the exam with confidence, all within a safe space that fosters collegiality.

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Team Trauma Triage

Specialist support when your hospital team experiences a traumatic event. Vets4Vets® is here to provide your team with peer-to-peer trauma support through one-on-one conversations, group grief discussions, and additional customized support. This support is for veterinarians and veterinary support team members.
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Support4Support

Support4Support was created by the VIN Foundation Vets4Vets® specifically for the veterinary support team-member. This confidential one-on-one peer-to-peer support covers a wide range of issues, from shelter and hospital management, to the newest members of a veterinary support team, interpersonal challenges, family challenges, compassion fatigue, and more.
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Additional Support

Vets4Vets® has access to a deep bench of additional programs and tools to support you from veterinary school through retirement.
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Who is Vets4Vets^®?

A team of humans from all areas of the veterinary profession, here to help colleagues. Vets4Vets® support team members are experienced, active and retired, veterinarians, and veterinary professionals. Support4Support team members are experienced veterinary technicians and veterinary support staff educators. All team members care about you and all colleagues.

Therapists with years of experience supporting veterinarians and veterinary support staff complete the teams. Vets4Vets® and Support4Support are not replacements for individual or local support. We do not provide mental health diagnosis or treatment. We do understand, and have years of experience helping colleagues overcome the challenges facing you and all veterinary team members. We’re here to help.

What can Vets4Vets^® help me with?

Tough work situations
Difficult school circumstances
Stress
Depression
Emotional unrest
Physical challenges
Addiction
Plus anything and everything colleagues experience

What about support staff?

Support4Support was started because a group of veterinarians saw their support staff struggling with similar challenges. Support4Support is a confidential support group for veterinary support staff.

Testimonials

"Wow, honestly I never expected to get this much help and support, you’ve really created an amazing resource here."

"I just wanted to thank you for all you do for us. We have such demanding lives and our time is so limited. I appreciate the time you devote to taking care of all of the caregivers."

"Just wanted to take a moment during this stressful time in our history to tell you and all of your selfless colleagues that what you do matters and makes a tremendous difference in our world."

"I referred a struggling colleague to the Vets4Vets® group several months ago and recently checked back in with her. She is so happy to be a part of such a group of understanding colleagues. It really has made a positive impact on her. So, thank you."

"I am finding some benefits with Susan's group and glad to meet other individuals like me who are in the same boat. I look forward to this group every week!"

"I still have so much gratitude for you and for Michele -- you changed my life immeasurably. Thank you again."

"I feel really good about my new employment opportunities, and I know I will be able to better implement the skills you shared with me during our several phone conversations. Thank you for affecting my life in such a positive way through Vets4Vets®."

"I cannot say thank you enough for your help, both two years ago and now."

"I was less anxious (meeting with my boss) than I anticipated and I believe that is related to your support and encouragement. Thank you!"

The Vets4Vets® confidential veterinary support group is part of the Thrive in Five Toolkit to help recent veterinary school graduates thrive in their first five years out of school. Learn more about the Thrive in Five Toolkit.

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One-on-One Support

Confidential peer-to-peer wellness support for the veterinary profession

When you reach out to Vets4Vets® it starts with this confidential one-one-one support.