Community Services

Community services at Arbour Counseling provide comprehensive support for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors, designed to meet clients where they are. Every person has unique needs, and each program focuses on providing specific support for whatever those needs may be. 

For a referral to one of our Community Services, please call 855-575-2273. For after hour referrals call 617-468-1625.

In-Home Therapy

Clinicians develop a structured, strength-based therapeutic relationship with the youth and family to treat behavioral health needs, improve the youth’s functioning within the family, and improve the family’s ability to provide effective support.

Program Components

  • Comprehensive home-based behavioral health assessment
  • Crisis intervention, de-escalation techniques and behavioral support
  • Identification of community resources and natural supports for youth and caregiver
  • Referral and linkage to services and aftercare planning
  • Crisis response and support available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
  • Attendance at meetings to discuss the youth’s treatment needs in schools, daycare, foster homes, and other community-based locations
  • With permission, clinicians consult regularly with teachers, school counselors, outpatient therapists, psychiatrists, DCF/ DMH/DYS case managers, and others

Service Areas:

Boston/Metro Boston, Central, Southeast and Northeast Massachusetts

Therapeutic Mentoring (TM)

Paraprofessional staff provide one-to-one strength-based support services for children and youth under the age of 21 to address daily living, social and communication needs. Includes supporting, coaching and training the youth in age-appropriate behaviors. Interventions include improving interpersonal communication, social skills coaching, problem solving and conflict resolution.

Program Components

  • Coach, support and train the youth to be successful in navigating various social contexts
  • Role play and behavioral rehearsal
  • Skill acquisition and practice in community
  • Enhance conflict resolution skills and communication skills
  • Provide telephone support as needed

Service Areas:

Boston/Metro Boston, Central, Southeast and Northeast Massachusetts

Community Support Program (CSP)

Paraprofessional staff provide community-based, voluntary, mobile case management and support service for adults, children and adolescents who struggle with psychiatric or substance use disorders. The program provides flexible services that can vary in duration, type and intensity depending on the needs of the individual.

Program Components

  • Assist clients in enhancing their daily living skills
  • Service coordination and linkage to community resources
  • Can help obtain benefits, housing and healthcare
  • Can help develop a crisis plan
  • Provide emotional support and psychoeducation including coping skills, parenting skills, safety planning, substance use and behavior modification
  • Coordination with other healthcare providers
  • Provide a 24-hour crisis line

Service Areas:

Boston/Metro Boston, Central, Southeast and Northeast Massachusetts

Recovery Support Navigator (RSN)

Paraprofessionals staff provide care management and system navigation support to adults with a diagnosis of substance use disorder and/or co-occurring mental health disorders. The purpose of RSN services is to engage clients as they present in the treatment system and support them in accessing treatment services and community resources.

Program Components

  • Help client understand treatment options
  • Facilitate access to community and recovery supports
  • Identify resource to support family
  • Provide temporary transportation to medical and behavioral appointments
  • Work collaboratively with client’s care team
  • Provide 24-hour crisis support

Service Areas:

Boston/Metro Boston, Central, Southeast and Northeast Massachusetts