Resource Directory
Welcome to Safe+Sound Somerset’s Resource Directory! The Resource Directory is a partial list of the resources available in our community, and is meant to be a starting point to help you identify services and providers. Please note that Safe+Sound Somerset cannot vouch for any of these resources. Search websites, ask for recommendations from friends and peers, and call or email a potential service provider to decide whether or not something is the right fit for you.
This Resource Directory will be updated regularly. S+SS reserves the right to choose which information we will publish.
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2ndFLOOR Youth Helpline
Helpline and online message board for New Jersey's youth and young adults (10-24)
A Center for Change – Hunterdon County location
Counseling and therapy center with multiple northern NJ locations
Adult Day Center of Somerset County
Day care services for seniors
Anderson House for Women, by Turning Point NJ
Long-term care program for women recovering from substance use and mental health disorders
Better Life Behavioral Health Care, LLC – Barbara Costlow, LPC
Private counselor
Betty and Arthur Roswell Counseling Center at Jewish Family Service
NJ State licensed community mental health outpatient provider.
Blueprint Mental Health
Child and teen counseling center, individual and groups
Breath of Life Counseling – Somerset Location
Counseling center for teens (12+) and adults
Bridgeway Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services (PESS)
For Somerset County residents - mobile mental health urgent care, crisis intervention, and stabilization services. For those experiencing acute psychiatric distress. Also providing traumatic incident debriefing. Living rooms have reopened, available Tuesday through Saturday, 12-8pm and Sunday & Monday, by appointment only
Brightside Family Services
In home counseling and telehealth for children, teens, and families - serves much of NJ including Somerset and Hunterdon Counties
Butterfly Effect Counseling And Consulting LLC
Private counselor for 18+
Calm and Sense Therapy – Watchung Branch
Counseling Center for youth, adult, seniors - groups available
Caring Contact Hotline
Volunteer-staffed caring and crisis hotline, providing support on mental health and preventing emotional crises
Caring Family Community Services
Majority in-home services for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, and autism, plus counseling
Catholic Charities – Bridgewater Family Service Center
Variety of services for families, youth, and individuals
CDC Suicide Prevention website
Information and prevention strategies for suicide
Center for Great Expectations
Services for families and individuals, impacted by trauma. Focus on substance use and mental health.
Center for Intrapersonal Wellness, LLC
Counseling and therapy center
Center for Psychological Services of Somerset County, LLC
Counseling center, groups available
CenterPiece Counseling
Counseling center for teens and adults
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Wide range of services to improve the health of women of childbearing age, infants, and children; virtual support groups and webinars
Central Jersey Psychotherapy, LLC
Private counselor ages 11+, specializing in immigrant and Spanish-speaking populations; women's groups avail.
Chinese American Mental Health Outreach Program (CAMHOP-NJ)
Support groups and free services serving immigrant families of Chinese origin affected by mental illness
Christian Wellness Center of NJ
Christian-focused counseling center
Clear Conscience Counseling, LLC
Mental health and substance use treatment
Cognicare Psychological Services, LLC
Mental health and therapy center with social justice perspective
Community Health Law Project – Central Jersey Office
Provides legal advocacy, training, and education for low income people with disabilities and the elderly. Represents people who are unable to afford private attorneys.
Community in Crisis
Local substance use recovery - support services and prevention education
Cooperative Counseling Services – In Home Therapy for Youth
In-home services available through private pay and orgs - see referral column
Counseling and Coaching for Women: Amy Beth Acker, LCSW
Counseling and groups for women
Counseling: Alan J. Giordano, LCSW
Private counselor for preteens, teens, and adults
Counseling: Debra Sime Kilgariff
Private counselor - teens and adults
Counseling: Douglas Haymaker Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
Private counselor
Counseling: Elizabeth Arboleda, LPC
Private counselor specializing in women and youth
Counseling: Gwen Bloom LCSW
Private counselor for teens and adults
Counseling: Heidi Smith, MSW, LCSW
Private counselor
Counseling: Joan M. Dawson, LCSW
Private counselor
Counseling: Marion Rollings, Ph.D.
Private counselor, also with Hillsborough location (101 New Amwell Road)
Counseling: Mary Jo Lamb, APN-C
Private counselor and psychiactric nurse pracitioner for adults and teens
Counseling: Matthew J. Sable, LPC
Private counselor
Counseling: Michelle Badger, LPC
Private Counselor for ages 4+. Faith-based counseling offered for Christians
Counseling: Mindy Klein, LPC
Private counselor for ages 16+
Counseling: Nancy J. Ashworth MSW, LLC
Private counselor
Counseling: Noemi Bolton
Private counselor, offers groups
Counseling: Shari Weinglass, LCSW
Private counselor specializing in eating disorders
Creative Flow Therapy
Creative arts therapy center - Art Therapy, Music Therapy, and Psychodrama
DCW Therapy
Private counselor focused on teens and adults
Disaster Distress Helpline by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Crisis counseling for people in emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster
Discovery Institute – New Jersey Detox and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation center with individual and family services
Edge NJ Pride Center
Social services for the LGBTQ+ and HIV+ communities
Edge NJ/CAN Community Health
Medical and psychiatric care for the LGBTQ+ and HIV+ communities
Empower Somerset
Services and programs with focus on substance misuse prevention
Family & Community Services of Somerset
Mental health and substance abuse services
Family Center for Change, LLC
Counseling center
First Step Counseling of Raritan Valley
Counseling center run by North Branch Reformed Church
Gemini Counseling Center
Counseling center
GenPsych – Bridgewater location
Mental health and substance use treatment provider
Growth and Empowerment
Counseling center for children, teens, and adults - groups available - specializing in child and adolescent, PTSD and EMDR, and Gender Non-conforming and Transgender clients
Harvest Family Success Center – For Hunterdon Residents
Family activities, workshops, and individual assistance for Hunterdon County residents
Healing Through Play Therapy
Therapy center focused on children (2-10) and parents/play therapy
Healthy Women, Healthy Families at Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Connecting parents/caregivers and parents to health and educational resources, with case management. Serves Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon counties.
High Focus Centers – Branchburg location
Mental health and substance use treatment center -specializing in tweens, teens and adults.
High Point Partial Care/DAS Program LLC
Mental health and substance use treatment and recovery center
Hillsborough Neuropsych
Counseling and neuropsychological testing
HOME of Somerset County, Inc.
Multifaith organization, serving houseless families with emergency shelter, transitional homes, counseling, and more services. Partners with local congregations.
Horizon Care Center, LLC
Private counselor
Hunterdon Behavioral Health
Mental health and substance abuse treatment center for teens and adults
Hunterdon Helpline
Local helpline for Hunterdon residents
Inner Light Counseling
Private counseling center
Institute for Family Services, Inc.
Liberation-based counseling for individuals and families
Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties
Variety of services for the whole community
LGBTQ+ Affirming Healthcare Map
Interactive map and directory of healthcare providers that have proactively identified themselves as LGBTQ-friendly. Some have also been trained by Garden State Equality staff on best practices in LGBTQ+ care. Hosted by Garden State Equality.
Life Perspectives Counseling Services
Private counselor
Mane Stream
Equine/horse assisted therapy services
Mindful Life Therapy, LLC
Counseling center
Mindspring Wellness Counseling, LLC: Sonja Malcolm
Private counselor providing anxiety therapy for women in NJ
NAMI NJ Family African American Community Together NOW Support Group – Central Region
For African American families affected by mental illness.
NAMI NJ LGBTQ+ Connection Recovery Support Group
Peer-led support group for adults (18+) in the LGBTQ+ community to discuss mental health and LGBTQ+ topics
NAMI Somerset, NJ – Family Programs
Free programs for caregivers and people with family members who have mental illnesses
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) NJ
Online weekly support groups for people affected by mental illness and their families
New Jersey 211 Help Service
Find resources and information for housing, income, food, childcare, health, mental health, substance use, and legal matters.
New Jersey Psychotherapy Counseling Center
Counseling and medication management, groups available
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
A website to find self-help groups
NJ Mental Health Cares
Free, confidential mental health information and referral
NJ PRISM – New Jersey LGBTQIA+ helpline
The NJ PRISM LGBTQIA+ hotline is New Jersey’s first statewide information and referral hotline specifically geared to meet the needs of the LGBTQIA+ community. Compassionate staff ensure all calls are answered in a safe and affirming space.
NJ Transgender Information Hub
Information for transgender and nonbinary people in NJ.
Oasis Biblical Counseling Center – Whitehouse Station location
Christian-focused counseling center affiliated with local churches
Papa Ganache Project, LLC – Strengths Development Program
Alternative (vegan bakery) and traditional therapy/supports - focus on youth- some in-home
Parent and Pregnancy Virtual Support Groups – Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
Support groups change periodically -check website or call for current groups and access information. Breastfeeding, new mothers, etc.
PerformCare
Connection to health services for youth & families
Perspectives Counseling Group, LLC
Counseling center
Pioneer Family Success Center
Free activities and connection to resources for families and youth
Practical Insights LLC
Private in home counseling including animal assisted therapy. Therapeutic services are provided in the following counties: Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Middlesex, Morris,, Union and Essex Counties.
Practical Therapy Network, LLC
Counseling and therapy center - outpatient and in-home
Richard Hall Community Mental Health Center
Somerset County's mental health center - also includes a Zufall medical clinic, new in 2023
Rogers Behavioral Health – Philadelphia branch
Mental health and addiction treatment center
Rutgers Early Intervention Support Services (EISS) – Somerset County
EISS is a short-term, intensive treatment model designed to help stabilize consumers who are at risk for needing Psychiatric Screening and/or In-Patient Psychiatric Services. EISS provides a professional and proven alternative to Emergency Department visits and InPatient Psychiatric Admissions. Monday - Thursday, 9am - 7pm Friday - Sunday, 9am - 5pm EISS provides services to residents of Somerset County who are: 18 years of age and older; Currently suffering from acute mental health symptoms; Able to be safely served in an outpatient setting; NOT enrolled in PACT or RIST
SHIP (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program)
Wide range of services for houseless individuals
Soldier On
Services for veterans at risk of being homeless (covers several states)
Somerset County Community Development
Providing info/resources to social services and community partners
Somerset County Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Support groups for those affected by mood disorders, including family and friends
Strategic Living, LLC
Counseling center, groups available
Stress Management Counseling Center, LLC
Counseling center for children, teens, and adults
Strides in Psychotherapy, P.C. – Somerset location
Counseling center
StrongHearts Native Helpline
Culturally specific domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans.
The Arc of New Jersey Family Institute
Education and supports for caregivers of children and adults with disabilities
The Counseling Center at Middlesex
Mental health and substance use treatment center - teens and adults, and groups
The Counseling Corner
Counseling center for teens and adults
The Peer Recovery WarmLine – Mental Health Association of NJ
Peer-run hotline for individuals experiencing mental health issues. Answered by caring, trained people with lived experience with mental illness who are in recovery.
The SWEET Network
Counseling center with focus on serving women of color
The Trevor Project for LGBTQ+ Youth – Hotline
Support for LGBTQ youth in crisis, feeling suicidal or in need of supportive listening. Also info on website - answers and support.
Total Clarity Counseling
Private counselor specializing in holistic therapy
Transcend Counseling and Wellness
Holistic approach - counseling center focused on teens and adults
Tri-County Care Management Organization (Somerset, Hunterdon, Warren)
Services for youth and families. By working effectively with schools, the Juvenile Justice System, and mental health and behavioral health providers, as well as advocating for family voice, choice and community support, CMOs help youth succeed at home, in school, and in the community.
Tri-County ResourceNet
Updated often - Online resource directory for Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties
University Behavioral Health Care – Piscataway location (Rutgers Health)
Psychiatric services for youth and adults
Vets4Warriors
Peer-to-peer support for military members and veterans
Visions and Pathways
Services for runaway and abused youth, focus on housing, life skills, and crisis intervention
Wellsprings Counseling Center, LLC
Counseling center
Whole Peace, LLC
Private counselor
Youth Partnership at Family Support Organization of Hunterdon, Somerset, and Warren
Weekly meetings and activities for youth 13-21 years old with emotional, mental health, or behavioral challenges
Zufall Health
Provides quality and affordable primary medical and dental care, as well as cancer screenings, etc. After hours: Patients can call any Zufall office 24/7. For urgent needs, you will be connected with our on-call medical provider. For extreme or life-threatening cases, call 9-1-1.