ASun Star Consulting IncTherapist in East Rutherford, NJ
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ASun Star was founded in 2005 and provides facility-based, in-home, and community-based services throughout New Jersey. The organization serves over 1,000 youth and families yearly. Services include counseling, mentorship, behavioral supports, afterschool and summer programs, and special programming for at-risk youth and youth and adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The organization also offers cooking classes and family programs focused on budgeting and nutrition. ASun Star participates in community initiatives providing holiday baskets, toys, and resources to support families.
Role
Therapist
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Co-occurring
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
Trauma-informed care
Trauma-Informed Care. Approaches addiction as something layered on top of unprocessed trauma, not in isolation. Pacing matters more than confrontation.
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
What this facility offers
Care offered
Treatment type
- Substance use treatment
- Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Setting
- Outpatient
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Regular outpatient treatment
Payment & access
Financial help available
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Insurance acceptance is listed by the provider and can change. Call the number above to verify your specific coverage before scheduling.
How care is delivered
Ancillary services
- Case management service
- Child care for clients' children
- Domestic violence services, including family or partner
- Mental health services
- Social skills development
Education & counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
- Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
- Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
- Substance use disorder education
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Individual counseling
- Group counseling
- Family counseling
- Marital/couples counseling
- Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
Who this is for
Special programs
- Adolescents
- Young adults
- Adult women
- Pregnant/postpartum women
- Adult men
- Seniors or older adults
- Veterans
- Active duty military
- Members of military families
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Clients who have experienced trauma
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