About this facility
Founded in the year 1998, NorthStar Counseling Center on the west side of Madison is an outpatient mental health clinic serving clients of all ages and backgrounds seeking help with emotional difficulties that are interfering with their overall well-being. Their team of compassionate staff use research-backed approaches to support clients at all stages of life. They employ both licensed counselors and psychiatrists who are specialized in treating a variety of mental health concerns as well as conduct disorder, adjustment issues, learning disabilities, and more.
NorthStar Counseling Center supports the unique needs of adolescents through a specialized day treatment (PHP) program. This program meets several times throughout the week and includes various group therapy sessions and a weekly family program.
NorthStar Counseling Center accepts a variety of insurance plans including Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Dean, Quarts, and GHC. The adolescent program accepts Dean, Quartz, GHC, and Badgercare.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Outpatient
Facility Type, FT, Outpatient mental health facility
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Couples/family therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Telemedicine/telehealth therapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Private for-profit organization
License/Certification/Accreditation, LCA, Mental health clinic or mental health center
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, Medicare; Medicaid; Private health insurance; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; State education agency funds; Cash or self-payment; State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid; State welfare or child and family services funds
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Young adults; Seniors or older adults; Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED); Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Children/Adolescents; Young Adults; Adults; Seniors
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping permitted in designated area
Ancillary Services, AS, Assertive community treatment; Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Family psychoeducation; Case management service; Suicide prevention services; Education services
