Weekend therapy intensives in New Jersey
Rise Above OCD and Rise Above PTSD offer concentrated, evidence-based care in a supportive setting, created for people who are ready to move beyond feeling stuck and build practical momentum in recovery.
Focused treatment, practical skill-building, and support meant to complement your recovery.
Choose your path
Rise Above OCD
A three-day intensive for individuals who are ready to make meaningful progress in overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Rise Above OCD offers focused, evidence-based treatment in a supportive environment, allowing participants to make strides in recovery in addition to ongoing therapy.
Using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychoeducation, and treatment planning built around you, participants learn practical skills to help manage OCD. Throughout the weekend, participants engage in hands-on skill building and treatment shaped around them, meant to support lasting change.
Exposure and Response Prevention, the gold-standard treatment used to help people change their relationship with obsessions and compulsions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to support more useful patterns of thinking and responding.
Psychoeducation, hands-on skill building, and treatment planning built around you for practical use beyond the weekend.
Rise Above PTSD
An intensive trauma recovery program for individuals living with the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Rise Above PTSD offers a safe and structured environment where participants can begin healing without allowing trauma to define their future.
Using evidence-based treatments, Rise Up Counseling clinicians help participants process traumatic experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, and rebuild a sense of safety and confidence.
One of the evidence-based treatment approaches that may be incorporated into trauma recovery work.
Structured approaches that may support coping and trauma-related symptoms.
Trauma-informed interventions and mindfulness may also be incorporated based on participant needs.
Rise Above PTSD is especially suitable for Veterans regardless of whether they are looking for Rise Up Counseling’s NEXUS letter for VA disability claims.
Support beyond the individual
Recovery doesn’t happen in isolation. Rise Above includes education for family members and loved ones so they can better understand OCD and learn more effective ways to support the recovery process beyond the intensive weekend.
Family education and support are also available in connection with Rise Above PTSD when appropriate.
Getting started
The current program is accepting inquiries for assessments and waitlist information. The Rise Up team can help you understand program fit, logistics, and insurance considerations.
Complete the inquiry form, call, or text Rise Up Counseling with the program you’re interested in.
Connect with the team for assessment information and to discuss whether a focused intensive may be appropriate for your needs.
Receive waitlist and coverage information so you can make an informed decision about care.
Making specialized care more accessible
Insurance, including select Aetna, Horizon, Cigna, Tricare, and Medicaid policies, can assist in covering a portion of the cost. Coverage varies by policy, so contact Rise Up Counseling for current benefit and program information.
Rise Up Counseling in New Jersey
Rise Up Counseling serves New Jersey clients through its practice locations and virtual services. Contact the team directly for current intensive-program scheduling and location details.
Marlboro: 9 S Main St, Marlboro, NJSkillman: 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ
Frequently asked questions
Here are the essentials about Rise Above OCD and Rise Above PTSD. For individual clinical or insurance questions, the Rise Up team can offer more specific guidance.
Rise Above OCD is a three-day intensive held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It’s for individuals ready to make meaningful progress with OCD through focused, evidence-based treatment and hands-on skill building.
The OCD intensive uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), along with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychoeducation, treatment planning built around you, and practical skill building.
Treatment may incorporate DBT, CBT, EMDR, trauma-informed interventions, and mindfulness. The program helps participants process traumatic experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, and rebuild a sense of safety and confidence.
The program may be appropriate for people affected by military, first responder, childhood, medical, or interpersonal trauma, including those experiencing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, anxiety, emotional numbness, or trauma-related disruption in daily life.
Yes, military and first responder trauma are specifically included among the experiences the program addresses. Rise Above PTSD is especially suitable for Veterans regardless of whether they are looking for a NEXUS letter for a VA disability claim.
Insurance, including select Aetna, Horizon, Cigna, Tricare, and Medicaid policies, may assist in covering a portion of the cost. Coverage depends on the individual policy, so contact the team for current benefit information.
Yes. Rise Above includes education for family members and loved ones. For OCD, this can help loved ones better understand the condition and learn more effective ways to support recovery. Family education and support are also available for PTSD when appropriate.
Rise Above OCD is an intensive that can help participants make strides in recovery in addition to ongoing therapy. Rise Above PTSD offers a focused treatment experience beyond traditional weekly therapy. The Rise Up team can discuss how an intensive may fit within your broader care plan.
Complete the form below or contact Rise Up Counseling by phone, text, or email. The team can provide current assessment, waitlist, insurance, and program logistics information.
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Call or text: 201-677-5801Email: admin@riseupcounseling.netLocations: Marlboro · Skillman
