In addition to providing services in the office, New Life Counseling & Mental Health Services, LLC is an Intensive In-Community Service provider within the Division of Children’s System of Care (DCSOC). Behavioral Health Services are delivered to youth in their home to support a least restrictive environment. 

We offer professional counseling services to adults, adolescents, children and families through individual and group therapy in the following:

• ADHD/ADD
• Abuse
• Academic/Advanced Tutoring
• Adoption Support
• Anger Management
• Anxiety, Mood Disorders, & Depression
• Blended Family
• Communication – Social Skills
• Educational/Vocational Counseling and Assessments
• Grief - Loss
• LGBTQ
• Managing Poor Impulse Control
• Marital/Couples Counseling
• Mentoring
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Parenting Skills - Parent Coaching
• Stress Management
• Substance Abuse Counseling
• Eating Disorders
• Depression
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) 
• Family Systems
• Play Therapy (children)
• Solution Focused Brief Treatment

The identified clients are youth between the ages of 5-18 years of age. The goal is provide intensive intervention, stabilization and supportive services with families in order to prevent residential placement, family and or school disruptions. Treatment and support services are child centered, family-focused, strength based, culturally competent and responsive to each child’s psychosocial, developmental, and treatment care needs.

We specialize in treating:

• ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
• ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder
• CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• ODD - Oppositional Defiance Disorder
• SEL - Social/Emotional Learning

A team of highly dedicated licensed clinical therapists and certified behavioral assistants are matched with families and youth who request services and work to help them meet their individualized goals.  Service plans are developed with the family and youth to ensure that goals are measurable, short-term and solution focused.

New Life Counseling & Mental Health Intensive In-Community Providers offer flexible hours to meet family schedules. Services include but are not limited to:

• Behavioral intervention plans and coping strategies
• Caring and compassionate licensed  clinical independent contractors in the following fields: LCSW, LPC, LCADC, LMFT, LAC, LSW
• Clinical staff certified to provide: Bio-Psycho-Social Needs Assessments; 
• Clinical staff that specializes in:  Trauma Focused-CBT; Substance abuse; family therapy; adoption, DBT; DD; play therapy & grief counseling.
• DCSOC certified behavioral assistants
• Parent education and support; collaboration treatment planning
• Referrals for psychiatric and medication monitoring 
• The stabilization of foster placements or children placed with relatives
• Tutoring

New Life Counseling and Mental Health offers professional development for caregivers in parenting, effective discipline and communication.  We can design workshops and supportive groups to meet your specific needs and concerns.

Current Active MOU	Bergen CMO Coordinated Family Care (Middlesex) Families and Community Together (Union) Partnership for Children of Essex Tri-County CMO
Age Groups	Children Adolescents Adults
Community Services	Education Educational Services Tutoring / Enrichment Family & Support Services Adoption / Foster Care Divorce & Co-Parenting Family Support LGBTQ LGBTQ Parenting Parenting & Caregiving
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health ADHD / ADD Anger Management Anxiety Behavioral Conduct Disorder Depression Eating Disorders Family Conflict & Distress Grief / Loss Mental Health Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Substance Use Teen Issues Trauma / PTSD Womens / Mens Crisis / Safety Domestic Violence Intellectual and Developmental Needs Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Special Needs
Treatment Services	In-Community Services Behavioral Assistance Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Intensive In-Community (IIC) Services Intensive In-Home (IIH) Services, Behavioral Intensive In-Home (IIH) Services, Clinical Mentoring Parent Coaching / Mentoring Professional Services / Wraparound Outpatient Services Alternative Therapies Assessment / Evaluation Counseling Counseling / Therapy, Family Counseling / Therapy, Group Counseling / Therapy, Individual Play Therapy Social Skills Trauma Informed Therapy Treatment Settings Home In Community Office / Practice Outpatient, Hospital / Inpatient School Telehealth
Payment Options	Medicaid Private / Commercial Insurance System of Care (CSOCI Medicaid / FlexFunds)
Language Spoken	Arabic Creole French Spanish
Areas Served	Bergen County Essex County Hudson County Hunterdon County Middlesex County Somerset County Union County Warren County

Last Updated: 06/22/23