YMCA Counseling Service

Located in Staten Island, New York, YMCA Counseling Service provides substance use counseling to treat addiction. Treatment is available to adults and older teens, prevention services are offered to youth who are at risk to use substances, and counseling is accessible to children who have been affected by the substance use of a family member.

The center accepts Medicaid and other health insurance plans. Financial assistance is available and you will not be turned away if you are unable to pay.

Helping Children Affected by Substance Use

The Little Steps program teaches children how to cope with the addiction of a family member. Our children are likely to blame themselves for our behavior. Children will understand they did not cause the addiction and cannot control it. The goal of the program is to prevent the child from being a substance user in the future.

Youth Substance Use Counseling in Staten Island

The adolescent program treats youth ages 12 to 18 who are already using substances. If youth have healthy, caring and responsible thoughts and behaviors they are less likely to abuse drugs, skip school, fight or become suicidal. Youth are given a sense of empowerment, confidence, inner strength and self reliance while building a network of sober relationships and sober activities.

Adult Counseling and Programs in New York

In adult counseling you will learn how to live without substance use and find new abilities and interests. Special programs include the women’s program, co-occurring disorders treatment, medication assisted treatment and the alternatives to incarceration program.