Symptom Specific Mental Health Clinicians
THERAPISTS BY SPECIALIZATION
BILINGUAL
Pushpa Pathak, LCSW - Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, and Marwadi
Blue Skies Therapy and Coaching 12 years +
223 Highway 18 Suite 102
East Brunswick Professional Park
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 638-4350/ (732) 710-8944
Judith Velez (Spanish Speaking - adults & adolescents)
Professional Center at Somerset
29 Clyde Road, Suite 201
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 873-0736
PLAY THERAPY
Power in Play Therapy Services, LLC
300 Plainfield Ave Suite C
Edison, New Jersey 08817
(973) 500-4030
Contact Person: HB Bryant
Website: https://www.powerinplaytherapy.com/
Creative Counseling and Enlightenment Center, LLC
320 Raritan Avenue
Suite 307 D
Highland Park, New Jersey 08904
(732) 221-7378
Contact Person: Carolyn M Decotiis
Website https://www.njcreativecounseling.com/
Healing Hearts Holistic Center, LLC
843 Rahway Ave
Second Floor
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095
732.362.6987
Contact Person: Jackelin N Santiago
Website: https://www.healingheartshcnj.org/
Healing Through Play Therapy
518 Clinton Ave
Middlesex, NJ 08846
908-271-8000
https://www.healingthroughplaytherapy.com/playroom/home-office
Michelle Kessous, PsyD (Psychologist)
Brier Hill Court
Building C
East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816
(732) 412-6925
Psychology Today's website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/michelle-kessous-east-brunswick-nj/168480?sid=1519921939.0239_17127&city=Edison&state=NJ&spec=312&ref=8&tr=ResultsName
AUTISM/SOCIAL SKILLS
Behavior Therapy Associates
35 Clyde Road, Suite 101
Somerset, NJ 08873
Phone: 732.873.1212
Social Skills Training Project
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 3, Suite 3
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
http://www.socialskillstrainingproject.com/sst.html#groups
Dr. Andrea Footerman
*Affiliated with Social Skills Training Project
1075 Easton Ave.
Somerset, NJ 08873
(732) 259-7191
Rutgers Social Skills Group
848-445-3828
Mission Cognition, LLC
856 Hwy 206 , Bldg B Suite 9 , Hillsborough New Jersey United States 08844
http://www.missioncognition.com/social-skills
EATING DISORDERS
Robert Wood Johnson Somerset Medical Center - Eating Disorders Program
Phone: 1-800-914-9444
Age: 14 years and older
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro - Center for Eating Disorders Care
Phone: (609) 853-7575 (confidential voicemail)
Office Coordinator: Lorraine Morgan
Inpatient and Partial Program ( 5 days/week; 8:30am-6pm; Mon - Fri)
Age: 8 years and older
GenPsych – Healthy Eating And Living (HEAL) Program for Eating Disorders
Phone: 1-855-436-7792
Age: 13 years and older
Goryeb Children’s Center at Overlook Medical Center
Phone: (908) 522 – 6239
Contact Person: Diane Morrone
Address: 11 Overlook Road
Summit, NJ 07901
Age: 12 -21 years old
Partial hospitalization
Renfrew Center – Eating Disorder Treatment Facility
Phone: 215-482-6093 or 1-800-Renfrew (736-3739)
Address: 174 Union Street 1500 Midlantic Drive
Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Suite 101
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Age: 12 years and older
CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS
Therapists and Dieticians
https://iaedp.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=4255
PARENT SUPPORT
Families Empowered And Supporting Treatment for Eating Disorders
Academy for Eating Disorders
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Donna DiStefano
320 Raritan Avenue, Suite 307A
Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-266-5154
http://www.letstalkhighlandpark.com/
(Girls, Transition, Addiction Treatment)
Paul Alusik
283 Main St
Metuchen, NJ 08840
(732) 548-74444
Megan Sullivan, LCADC
Highland Park
(732) 261-9655
Catholic Charities: East Brunswick Family Service Center
288 Rues Lane
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 324-8200 or 1-800-655-9491
http://www.ccdom.org/locations/east-brunswick-family-service-center
*Medicaid Provider
High Focus Centers
16 Commerce Drive
Cranford, NJ 07016
1-800-877-3628
https://highfocuscenters.pyramidhealthcarepa.com/
Princeton House Behavioral Health
1460 Livingston Avenue, Building 100
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
1-888-437-1610
New Hope Foundation – Open Door Outpatient Services
2-4 New and Kirkpatrick Streets
New Brunswick , NJ 08901
(732) 246-4800 or (732) 946-3030
http://www.newhopefoundation.org/
*Medicaid Provider
Daytop New Jersey
80 West Main Street
Mendham, NJ 07945
(973) 543-5656
NJ Connect – Call Line
1-855-652-3737
http://www.njconnectforrecovery.org/
Damon House - Inpatient and Outpatient
107 Joyce Kilmer Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
O: 732-828-3988
F: 732-828-2710
New Brunswick Counseling Center
320 Suydam Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-246-4025
New Hope Integrated Behavioral Health
Marlboro
732-946-3030 *2014
Clarity Treatment Center
Perth Amboy
732-442-3535
Resolution Point Behavioral Health
*Offers an addiction group
East Brunswick, NJ
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY PROGRAMS
Rutgers University DBT-RU, DBT-A Program
(848) 445-3942
dbtru@gsapp.rutgers.edu
https://gsapp.rutgers.edu/centers-clinical-services/DBT
Trinitas Regional Medical, Adolescent DBT Program
655 East Jersey Street, 1st Floor
(908) 994-7087
Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, DBT-A Program
190 Route 18 North, Suite 203
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 994-3456
info@CenterForCBT.org
https://centerforcbt.org/dbtprogram1/
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-572-SAFE
(1-800-572-7233)
New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency, DCP&P
1-877-NJ-ABUSE (1-877-652-2873)
Middlesex County Office: (732) 980-9312
Women Aware
250 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
*(732) 249-4504 (24/7 hotline – assistance with housing, safety planning, crisis, group support, etc.)
(732) 249-4900 (office # -for clients already connected to Women’s Aware services: legal advocacy, etc.)
Turning Lives Around
GRIEF
Good Grief: http://www.good-grief.org/
Princeton Location:
12 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 498-6674 x8013
Morristown Location:
38 Elm Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 (908) 522-1999
Imagine (Westfield, NJ):
1 East Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 264-3100
Grief Speaks
Comfort Zone
(201) 867-2077
http://www.comfortzonecamp.org/
MENTOR PROGRAMS
The Connections Program
Catholic Charities - Edison Family Service Center
26 Safran Ave
Edison, NJ, 08837
Phone: 732-738-1323
Fax: 732-738-3896
Contact Person: Janessa Rivera 732-646-4077
HOMELESS SUPPORT
Street Smarts
16 Fourth Avenue
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Office: 908.526.6605
ext. 321/ext. 323
http://streetsmartoutreach.org/
Ozanam Homeless Shelter
Family shelter in Edison
https://www.ccdom.org/middlesex-ozanam-family-shelter
2SLGBTQIA+
The Pride Center of NJ
85 Raritan Ave #100, Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 846-2232
*offers support groups
HiTops
300 Witherspoon St, Suite 204, Princeton, NJ 08542
Phone: 609-683-5155
Email: info@hitops.org
*offers support groups
True Colors Center for Creative Therapy
Virtual services
http://www.jenwhitlock.com/
Dr. Thomas S. Ziering
1201 Mount Kemble Ave, Suite 2D
Morristown, NJ 07960
908-916-3392
*Office provides gender affirming care and counseling
Equality Mental Health
852 Kinderkamack Road, Second Floor, River Edge, NJ 07661
201-885-3522
PROUD Gender Center of NJ (For trans youth 12 years and older)
181 Somerset St., 2nd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
833-247-7683
Hotlines:
The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386
Crisis intervention and suicide prevention services
LGBTQIA+ National Youth Hotline
1-800-246-7743
Peer support for LGBTQIA+ youth ages 25 and younger
LGBTQIA+ National Hotline
1-888-843-4564
A safe space to discuss issues related to coming out and mental health issues, including suicide
Pride Institute LGBTQ Dependency
1-800-547-7433
A safe place to talk about substance use issues
For parents/families:
PFLAG North Jersey Chapter
74 Park Ave
Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
(908) 300-4227
pflagnorthjersey@gmail.com
www.pflagnorthjersey.org/