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About West Bergen Mental Healthcare – Ridgewood
You’ll find Bergen Mental Healthcare’s Ridgewood site on Chestnut Street in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Established in 1963, for over 50 years, West Bergen has provided high quality therapy and care to people struggling with co-occurring issues. West Bergen sits on a quiet residential street surrounded by beautiful historic homes. They offer three locations throughout Bergen County to assist you with your mental health and substance use needs. They’re community-focused and will help you get back on your feet through professional treatment and compassionate care.
Onsite Education and Support Programs
If you’re seeking treatment for mental health issues, West Bergen offers counseling and therapy on-site as well as education and support programs within their residential program. They also provide any necessary referrals for co-occurring issues such as substance use disorders, through medical facilities throughout Bergen County, to ensure that you receive the proper follow-up treatment and continued care that you may need to achieve your recovery.
Customized Treatment Plans for Lasting Recovery
They understand that many people struggle with issues relating to anxiety and trauma and offer multiple intervention programs to help you with individualized treatment plans. When you first arrive at West Bergen, they’ll work with you on evaluation and diagnosis of your issues. You’ll then be provided with a customized treatment plan to address your needs.
Following diagnosis, you’ll partake in group therapy programs that are relevant to your conditions. While undergoing treatment, their professional care team works with clients on evaluating and managing your medication to determine the next steps in your treatment and recovery.
West Bergen in Rich in Nordic Culture
While in West Bergen there are many places you can visit that will assist you on your path to recovery. Check out the historic Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf, which provides Nordic-themed attractions, boat roads and a bustling fish market. There are also many museums you can visit that provide you with a therapeutic and inspiring place to reflect on your journey.
Latest Reviews
They basically stole my money. I was very clear with what I was looking for in terms of an autism adult support group. I spoke with the social worker who runs the group before joining the group and she was extremely secretive and wouldn't answer most of my questions about the makeup of the group or structure. Well, I wasted around $245 total because none of the participants in the group were high functioning or had careers, some even living in a residential center or at home with their parents. It was a complete joke! No skills learned, no structure and a lot of money for nothing. Most importantly, when I called to explain what happened and why I was leaving the group and no longer interested in their services, there was a gross lack of accountability from the billing department on down to the coordinators and everyone involved. I could have saved a lot of time and money had the social worker clearly listened to my needs in the intake and used her clinical decision making and reasoning skills to understand that this group would not be a good fit for me. I should have been completely refunded for the full balance but they only gave me a $25 refund. A complete sham and don't waste your time with their services!
DO NOT BRING YOUR CHILD HERE!!! After 2 years of care, aging out and being switched between 3 Docs, they 1st missed my child’s ADHD diagnosis and when she didn’t want therapy anymore they discharged her. They did her dirty! Now I have to find a doctor to prescribe the ADHD medication. This place will leave you high and dry.
no bilingual services.
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Accepted Insurance
Other Forms of Payment
Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.
Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.
Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.
Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.
Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.
Addiction Treatments
Levels of Care
Outpatient
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
Aftercare Support
Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
12-Step
Participants in 12 step programs engage in a rigorous process of personal growth as a cornerstone of long-term recovery. They are expected to attend anonymous, peer-led 12 step meetings, which are free, open to the public, and available multiple times per day in most communities. Though these programs are rooted in spiritual principles, religious affiliation is not required. Self-selected peer sponsors mentor participants as they work through the 12 steps, learning forgiveness, understanding, acceptance, and accountability.
Treatments
Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.
Programs
Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
LGBTQ Program
Recovery is most successful when clients feel accepted and validated by their peers and treatment providers. Facilities that offer LGBTQ-inclusive programming are committed to creating a safe space where everyone can grow and recover without fear of judgment or discrimination. They will have dedicated policies in place to create a safe and supportive environment that fosters free expression.
Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.
Clinical Services
Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.
Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in New Jersey typically follows a set structure of treatment. The therapist helps clients identify their life challenges and their thoughts surrounding those challenges. The client then learns to identify unhealthy thought patterns and reshape those into healthy patterns of thinking and behavior.
Motivational interviewing helps clients find their motivation to change. It can be an effective method to work with clients who are angry or hostile or feel insecure about their ability to make changes in their lives. It is often used during addiction treatment or to manage physical health conditions.
Dialectical means opposing. The premise of dialectical behavior therapy is to learn how two things that seem to be opposite can actually be true. You learn how to accept yourself while also making changes. The focus is on accepting your emotions and changing how you manage them.
Staff
Michael J. Tozzoli, LCSW
CEO
Lee Schaeffer, MA
COO
Barbara Hand
Chief Development Officer
Carl Meier, MBA
CFO
Karen Acker
Chief Administrative Officer
Linda Houlis
Chief Human Resources Officer
Amarjot Narula, MD
Chief Medical Director
Martin Tryka
Chief Technology Officer
Contact Information
120 Chestnut Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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