Outpatient care for mental health and substance use

A substance use disorder is a chronic, treatable disease, not a choice. We follow a harm reduction model and address not only the substance use, but the mental health needs that accompany it. Princeton House treatment programs include group therapy and psychoeducation groups for addictions to:

• Alcohol
• Benzodiazepines
• Cocaine
• Heroin
• Marijuana
• Opioids
• Cannabis
• Prescription drugs

We help people 18 years of age and older cope with the stressors of work, family, and relationships. With our guidance, you learn how to regulate your emotions and restore balance and stability to your life.

Princeton House’s program in Eatontown, NJ, offers specialized care for people living with anxiety and related mood disorders. Our supportive, hands-on approach helps people face fears safely through guided exposure techniques. With personalized treatment plans and compassionate expert care, participants learn to understand their symptoms, practice healthy coping skills, and build lasting emotional resilience.

Through this outpatient program participants:

• Learn how anxiety shapes social interactions and daily functions
• Gain insight into how changes in the brain influence thoughts and emotions
• Practice coping with real-life exposure and behavioral goals

Candidates for treatment are adults 18 years of age or older of all genders with anxiety disorders and co-occurring conditions like major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or avoidance behaviors.

Many people with substance use disorders also have mental health conditions such as depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Adults with both diagnoses receive specialized care in a dedicated program to improve their chances for long-term recovery.

Our unique program helps older adults cope with age-related issues such as memory loss, grief, isolation, mood changes, and depression. Group therapy provides peer support and camaraderie.

We provide a safe, trust-filled environment for men who have experienced trauma to share their experiences and learn from each other. Our trauma-informed therapy helps men:

• Understand the relationship between trauma and psychiatric symptoms
• Build self-esteem and self-confidence
• Establish and maintain safety
• Facilitate healthy ways of managing emotions
• Learn coping and relationship-building skills
• Recognize and address substance use as needed

Our specific outpatient programs address the unique psychological and emotional needs of women. The Women’s Program is offered at all Princeton House outpatient sites, and offers multiple tracks to best meet your needs:

• Women’s Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to process emotions and deal with self-harming behaviors or suicidal thoughts.
• Women’s Trauma to address trauma-related symptoms such as mood swings, panic, anxiety, flashbacks, and suicidal ideation due to psychological, sexual, physical, or verbal abuse, as well as rape or domestic violence. We also offer a specialized Women’s Trauma and Addiction program.
• Women’s Emotion Regulation to teach mindfulness, impulse control, stress management, and interpersonal skills to women who are dealing with a mood disorder, trauma, or other life stressors that make it difficult to function.
• Emotional Eating Track (EET) to help women with both disordered eating patterns and mood disorders understand the connection between emotional dysregulation and eating behaviors, and learn alternative coping strategies. Available in Princeton only.

The Women’s Program is also offered via telehealth.

We recognize that for young adults ages 18 to their mid-20s, mental health and life challenges often go hand in hand. Stress related to school, work, or becoming newly independent can affect emotional well-being. Anxiety or depression can, in turn, make those transitions even harder to manage. Our program, offered at all Princeton House outpatient sites, helps young adults identify and address harmful behaviors such as self-medicating with drugs or alcohol. We work collaboratively with patients’ schools, colleges, and universities throughout treatment.