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HBH Counseling, Inc
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LCADC, NCC, ACS
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $120
- Couple Sessions $120
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- AmeriHealth
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Magellan
- MagnaCare
- Managed Health Network (MHN)
- NJ Carpenter's Fund
- Optum
- Oxford
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New Jersey / 37PC00376700 Melissa MacDonald
- License: NJ Alcohol and Drug Counselor Committee LCADC 37LC00191000 / 2012
- Certificate from National Board of Certified Counselors NCC 202935 / 2005
- Attended The College of New Jersey, Graduated 2005
Licensed Professional Counselor: Melissa MacDonald
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Substance Use
- Mood Disorders
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
- Relational
- SMART Recovery
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Adults 18+
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidenced based treatment developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan. Combining cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality testing with concepts of distress tolerance, acceptance, and mindfulness, the DBT skills group provides a supportive environment for individuals to learn and practice the skills necessary to lead a fulfilling life. Research has shown DBT to be effective in reducing suicidal behavior, non-suicidal self-injury, psychiatric hospitalization, treatment dropout, substance use, anger, and depression and improving social and global functioning. Prospective participants are required to be in individual therapy as well. In-person or telehealth.
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HBH Counseling Inc
74 Brick Blvd
Bldg 4, Suite 206B
Brick, NJ 08723
Emotional Sobriety for Women
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Women who are exploring recovery are more likely to report experiencing trauma, either before or during their active addiction, body image issues, domestic violence, and life stressors that are difficult to surmount such as under education, childcare, or financial difficulty. While these personal and interpersonal issues are not unique to women, the conversation about these experiences is. Offered via telehealth
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Types of Therapy
Age
Location
HBH Counseling, Inc
74 Brick Blvd
Bldg 4, Suite 206B
Brick, NJ 08723
Emotional Sobriety for Men
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You’ve already overcome the biggest barrier for men exploring recovery - asking for help. So why not keep this momentum going? Men are “stoic, strong, & self-reliant,” right? The stigma (often self imposed) about sharing thoughts & feelings, asking for time away from work or family obligations, & a limited social support network, are all barriers common for men to experience during this process. And these barriers are why men have a greater risk of relapse. We work together to put words to your experience & action to your words so you can be successful in this new journey. Offered via telehealth.
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Types of Therapy
Age
Location
HBH Counseling Inc
74 Brick Blvd
Bldg 4, Suite 206B
Brick, NJ 08723
Location
Primary Location
HBH Counseling, Inc
74 Brick Boulevard
Building 4, Suite 206B
Brick, NJ 08723
(732) 587-5236Email us
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