Structured mental health care, for the point when weekly therapy is no longer enough. Based in Chester, serving Parsippany and Morris County.
Parsippany-Troy Hills has a dense concentration of outpatient mental health providers, so the practical task is matching a level of care to clinical need, not simply finding a provider.
Wellness Hills is in Chester, about 25 to 35 minutes away. We provide outpatient mental health treatment: intensive outpatient (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP), outpatient therapy, and psychiatric medication management.
The township already has therapy practices and structured outpatient programming, and many people here are comparing options. What we offer is specific. Our programming is built for adults, delivered by a named clinical team, in a small, private setting.
We work with people across Parsippany-Troy Hills, including Lake Hiawatha, Lake Parsippany, Mount Tabor, and Rainbow Lakes, as well as the wider Morris County area. If you already know you are ready, call 973-532-5139 or verify your insurance online.
From the Chester office, we offer three levels of care above weekly therapy. An assessment determines which one fits you.
Outpatient therapy continues the work at a lighter cadence, with progress tracked using the GAD-7 and PHQ-9. CBT and exposure-based approaches are better studied as first-line care, and DBT skills are used where they fit.
Psychiatric care is available with Paula Weisman, PMHNP-BC, and any medication decisions are made with you after assessment. Learn about our outpatient program and medication management.
Intensive outpatient (IOP) is designed for working individuals who need more than weekly sessions but want to keep their jobs and routines. Daytime and evening tracks make that workable for people commuting the I-80 and I-287 corridor.
Learn about our intensive outpatient program for current tracks. Group and individual work in IOP draws on CBT and DBT skills, matched to your presentation after assessment.
PHP is our most structured outpatient level. It can be appropriate when symptoms disrupt daily functioning but do not require round-the-clock hospital care.
Our partial hospitalization program page explains the time commitment. PHP uses the same evidence-based approaches at a higher daily dose, including CBT and, where trauma is present, exposure-based approaches.
From Parsippany, the main route runs Route 10 West through Denville and Randolph, then US-206 South into Chester.
Plan on about 25 to 35 minutes from the Route 46 corridor near the I-80 and I-287 interchange, depending on the hour you travel.
If traffic backs up, an alternate route is to take I-287 South to Route 24/510 West through Mendham. Parking at the Chester office is free and on-site, on Main Street behind St. Lawrence Church.
For people working in the corporate corridor, telehealth and evening IOP scheduling keep treatment consistent without adding a round trip to the workday.
In Parsippany, weekly therapy is easy to find, and structured outpatient programs are available within the township as well. Even so, people often sit in the gap between weekly sessions that are no longer held, and a hospital stay is more than the situation calls for.
People leaving inpatient care at Saint Clare’s in Boonton often need a structured landing before stepping back to weekly therapy, and PHP or IOP can be that landing.
For many corridor commuters, the real barrier is the calendar, not the car. Evening IOP tracks and telehealth exist so a workday does not have to be the reason treatment stops.
Find out your personal coverage & options for treatment with a free verification of benefits from our admissions team. Whether you come to our programs or not we will ensure that you receive personalized recommendations for treatment based on your needs.
We provide treatment for adults across a range of mental health conditions, including anxiety treatment, depression treatment, trauma treatment for PTSD, grief and loss, and bipolar disorder treatment. Many people arrive with more than one of these at once.
Anxiety with avoidance or panic that disrupts daily function may fit IOP or PHP when weekly therapy is not enough. Depression that impairs work, sleep, or motivation may need more structure than a weekly session.
Trauma and PTSD often call for stabilization before trauma processing begins. Bipolar disorder needs psychiatric oversight and careful level-of-care planning. An assessment confirms which conditions are a fit for this level of care. For the full list, see all the conditions we treat.
Outpatient care has real limits. IOP and PHP cannot safely cover an active suicidal crisis, a need for 24-hour monitoring, or medical detox. Those situations call for a hospital.
Here is where that level of care happens. Saint Clare’s Behavioral Health in Boonton, which directly borders Parsippany, provides inpatient psychiatric care. Saint Clare’s in Denville is Morris County’s designated psychiatric emergency screening service, available 24 hours. If you or someone you are with is in immediate danger, call 911 or call or text 988.
Hospital and outpatient care are connected. We coordinate step-up referrals and inpatient placement when the situation requires it, and many people step down into our PHP or IOP afterward.
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Most major insurance plans may cover IOP and PHP, though coverage varies by plan and by program. Rather than guess, the fastest way to know what applies to you is to let us check first. You can verify your insurance now, and we will confirm your benefits before you decide.
Whether the need is immediate or you are looking for a referral, these resources can help:
When what you need is structured outpatient care, that is the step we provide from Chester.
Here are the questions that Parsippany residents most often ask before starting treatment at Wellness Hills.
No. You can contact us directly, and a clinical assessment determines the right level of care. Many Parsippany residents come on their own; others are referred by a township provider or after a stay at Saint Clare’s. A referral is helpful but not required.
There is no set number of weeks. Length in IOP or PHP depends on clinical need and progress, and most people step down to a lighter level as symptoms stabilize. For residents stepping down from Saint Clare’s, PHP or IOP is often the structured landing before returning to weekly therapy.
Plan on about 25 to 35 minutes, taking Route 10 West to US-206 South into Chester. Parking is free on Main Street when you arrive.
Yes. Parsippany has structured outpatient programs within township boundaries, and the right one is the one that matches your clinical needs. What Wellness Hills offers is specific: programming for adults, a named clinical team, and a private setting in Chester about 25 to 35 minutes away, with telehealth where it fits. The honest way to choose is to compare on fit, not on distance.
Programming is overseen by Dr. Akhtar Hossain, MD, Psychiatrist, with psychiatric care and medication management provided by Paula Weisman, PMHNP-BC. Therapy is delivered by licensed clinicians, including Leigh Rasmussen, LPC, LCADC.
Wellness Hills is a New Jersey-licensed mental health provider based in Chester. You can meet the full team on our care team page.
Starting is simpler than it feels right now. Your first call takes just a few minutes. We talk about what is going on, check your insurance, and schedule an assessment that sets your starting point.
You can come to the Chester office in person or meet via telehealth if that works better for you from Parsippany. There is no pressure and no commitment on that first call. When you are ready, call 973-532-5139 or verify your insurance to begin.
Saint Clare’s Behavioral Health – Boonton | Location information for Saint Clare’s Behavioral Health in Boonton Township, including its address and behavioral health services for emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and community-based care.
Saint Clare’s Health | Psychiatric Emergency Services – Morris County’s designated psychiatric screening service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for people experiencing an acute emotional crisis that may require immediate psychiatric assessment.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – National crisis support service offering free and confidential 24/7/365 call, text, and chat support for people experiencing mental health struggles, emotional distress, substance use concerns, or suicidal thoughts.
NJ MentalHealthCares – New Jersey’s behavioral health information and referral service, offering help connecting residents with public behavioral health resources, including outpatient, inpatient, housing, employment, rehabilitation, self-help, and other support services.
NewBridge Counseling, Parsippany – Local Parsippany counseling resource located at 99 Cherry Hill Road, Suite 301, offering counseling-related services including outpatient counseling, child and family services, and addiction treatment support.
Mental Health Association | Locations & Contact – Mental Health Association resource page listing the Morris Office at 1160 Parsippany Boulevard in Parsippany, along with contact information and local support resources. The page notes that contact forms are not monitored 24/7 or after normal business hours.
