Family Guidance Center of Warren Cnty

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492 Route 57 West, Washington, NJ 7882, USA


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MAIN OFFICE | 492 Route 57 West | Washington, NJ 07882 | Tel: 908-689-1000 | Fax: 908-689-4529

The Family Guidance Center (FGC) is a private, non-profit community behavioral health care center that provides a broad range of mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention services to residents of Warren County NJ. Founded in 1955, the Family Guidance Center of Warren County is dedicated to improving the quality of life of children and adults affected by problems related to mental illness, substance abuse, family conflict or emotional adjustment.

FGC offers behavioral health care treatment, rehabilitation, crisis intervention and educational, prevention and support program services to over 5,000 individuals and family members each year through offices located in Washington, Hackettstown, and Phillipsburg.  Highly trained professional staff, including Board certified psychiatrists, psychiatric advanced practice nurses, licensed clinical social workers and licensed professional counselors are responsive to the needs of their clients and demonstrate flexibility and creativity in developing individualized treatment plans.  Services are provided in an affordable and culturally relevant manner; all clients are treated with respect and dignity regardless of their ability to pay.

FGC receives funding from various State and County human service contracts and the United Way of Northern New Jersey.  FGC is a certified Medicare and Medicaid behavioral health provider and is enrolled in a number of managed care networks.  A sliding fee scale is used for uninsured clients to assure that no one is ever denied services based on inability to pay.

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492 Route 57 West Washington, NJ 07882 Tel: 908-689-1000 Fax: 908-689-4529


Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Accepts clients on opioid medication

Facility Type


Treatment Approaches

  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Outpatient
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization
  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department
  • State department of health

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Cash or self-payment
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services


Payment Assistance Available

  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Language Services

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Special Programs/Groups Offered


Ancillary Services

  • Treatment for gambling disorder
  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • Marital/couples counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents
  • Young adults
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services


  • Family Guidance Center of Warren Cnty

    492 Route 57 West, Washington, NJ 7882