Grossman Family Counseling Center

• Weekly one-on-one sessions (more frequent if needed)

• Tailored to the student’s goals and assessment results

• Focus on building coping strategies and emotional resilience

• Crisis intervention is a vital component of student support, ensuring that children and adolescents receive immediate, compassionate care during times of acute emotional, behavioral, or psychological distress. School-based crisis intervention focuses on rapid assessment, stabilization, and safety planning, while minimizing disruption to the student’s educational experience.
• Trained clinicians work collaboratively with school staff, families, and, when necessary, outside providers to address concerns such as suicidal ideation, self-harm, trauma exposure, behavioral escalations, and other urgent mental health needs.
• Interventions are guided by best practices in risk assessment, de-escalation, and trauma-informed care, with a strong emphasis on maintaining confidentiality while prioritizing student safety.
• The goal is not only to manage the immediate crisis, but also to connect students with appropriate ongoing support, fostering resilience, and promoting long-term emotional well-being within the school community.

• Peer-based support guided by a licensed or certified counselor

• Scheduled outside of class time

• Students do not need parental consent

Girls Middle and Prep Division Groups

• Family Ties -A group for dealing with family (parental/guardian, sibling etc.) relationships and conflicts. 

• Women of Wisdom- A support group for coming of age issues.

• Alateen Group- A group for students affected by someone abusing drugs and/or alcohol in their family (invite only, closed group.)

• Scarlett Queen Beez- A group for students who may exhibit symptoms of anger and anxiety.

Boys middle and Prep Division Groups: 

• Alateen Group- A group for students affected by someone abusing drugs and/or alcohol in their family.

• Blueman Group- A group for students suffering from grief, anxiety, and depression.

• Conflict Resolution- A group for students who may exhibit explosive or implosive behavior, to help them manage their emotions in a constructive way.

• Unknown Sons- A group for students with relationships with a parent that is broken or nonexistent.

Our counselors provide a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches to support the emotional and mental well-being of students in the Elementary, Middle, and Prep Divisions. Each treatment is tailored to the student’s individual needs, fostering resilience, emotional regulation and healthy coping skills.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps students identify and understand the connection between their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Through guided sessions, students learn practical strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and make positive changes.

Play Therapy

Used primarily with our youngest students in the Elementary Division, play therapy allows children to express feelings, experiences and concerns through play. This safe and creative outlet helps them process emotions and develop problem-solving skills.

Sandtray Therapy

Sandtray therapy uses miniature objects and a tray of sand as a nonverbal way for students to express thoughts, feelings and experiences. Guided by a trained therapist, this process promotes a sense of safety and control, allowing emotionally charged issues to be explored in a supportive environment.

The Grossman Family Counseling Center offers a range of professional student assessments to help identify learning needs, emotional challenges and behavioral concerns. All assessments are available in both English and Spanish and are administered by trained professionals.

Our assessment services include:

• Psycho-Educational Assessments – Comprehensive evaluations to understand a student’s learning style, strengths and academic needs.

• Cognitive Assessments – Measuring intellectual abilities, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking.

• Social-Emotional Assessments – Identifying emotional well-being, self-regulation and social interaction skills.

• Mental Status Exams – Evaluating current mental functioning, including mood, thought process and behavior.

• Risk and Threat Assessments – Assessing safety concerns and potential risks to self or others.

• ADHD Screenings – Detecting signs and symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder to guide support strategies.

• Substance Use Screenings – Identifying and addressing potential substance use concerns in a confidential setting.

These evaluations help our counseling team create personalized support plans to ensure each student can thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

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The Grossman Family Counseling Center’s collaboration with Trinitas Mental Health Center reflects our shared commitment to providing comprehensive, high-quality care to individuals and families. Within this partnership, all referrals are made exclusively through the Grossman Family Counseling Center, ensuring a structured, consistent, and clinically appropriate process for accessing higher levels of care. This centralized referral system allows clients to benefit from a continuum of services that integrates outpatient counseling with access to psychiatric support, crisis intervention, and specialized treatment programs. By maintaining close communication among providers and managing all referrals through the counseling center, the partnership ensures continuity of care, thoughtful case management, and timely access to needed services. Ultimately, this alliance strengthens the overall effectiveness of services, promotes holistic well-being, and ensures that clients receive the appropriate level of care across all stages of their mental health journey.

Imagine NJ is a supportive grief group designed to help individuals process loss in a safe, compassionate, and structured environment. Through guided discussions, shared storytelling, and reflective activities, participants are given the opportunity to express their emotions, connect with others who have experienced similar losses, and develop healthy coping strategies. The group emphasizes understanding the grieving process, reducing feelings of isolation, and fostering resilience, while providing a sense of community and healing for those navigating grief.

To participate in the Imagine NJ grief group, individuals typically begin by reaching out to the Grossman Family Counseling Center (GFCC) to express interest. A brief intake or screening conversation may be conducted prior to  to ensure the group is a good fit and to understand the participant’s needs. Once enrolled, participants attend scheduled group sessions—either in person or virtually—where they engage in guided discussions and supportive activities. It’s usually recommended to attend consistently, remain open to sharing at your own comfort level, and respect the confidentiality and experiences of others in the group. Imagine NJ provides bilingual sessions as well. 

If you’re not sure where to start, please reach out to us at the GFCC to ask how to get more information about current group offerings, schedules, and registration details.

Imagine Contact Information

Website link: https://imaginenj.org/

Phone: (908) 264-3100

The Grossman Family Counseling Center is proud to partner with nearby colleges and universities to support the training of future counselors and school psychologists through structured internship opportunities. These partnerships provide undergraduate and graduate students with meaningful, supervised, hands-on experience within our comprehensive school-based mental health program, allowing them to develop their clinical, counseling, and assessment skills in a dynamic educational setting. In turn, interns enhance the work of our team by expanding our capacity to support students and families, while contributing fresh perspectives and current best practices. This collaborative relationship reflects the Center’s commitment to both high-quality student care and the development of the next generation of mental health professionals. We have collaborated with students from a range of respected institutions, including but not limited to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, Montclair State University, and Seton Hall University.

The staff at the Grossman Family Counseling Center are fully trained in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), a nationally recognized, evidence-based program designed to equip professionals with the skills needed to recognize and respond to individuals at risk of suicide. Through this comprehensive training, our clinicians are prepared to identify warning signs, engage in direct and compassionate conversations about suicide, and implement immediate, safety-focused interventions. This shared foundation ensures that all members of our team approach student safety with consistency, confidence, and clinical rigor, reinforcing our commitment to maintaining a supportive and responsive environment for every student in our care.