Our Alumni Program — Family For Life is where healing finds its footing. For six structured hours a day, six days a week, you're held in a clinical environment designed around small-group intimacy, evidence-based therapy, and the kind of human attention that institutional settings simply can't provide. You keep your life—your bed, your family, your routine—while doing the deepest work of early recovery. This is the call that changes everything.
The small groups made all the difference. I never felt like a number here. The therapists know your name, your story, and they actually care about what happens next. PHP gave me the structure I needed without taking me away from my kids.
Alumni Program—sometimes called Alumni Program (PHP)—is the highest level of structured outpatient treatment available. It's the bridge between residential care and the rest of your life. At Valley Spring, our PHP runs six hours a day, six days a week, creating a clinical container that is intensive enough to hold early recovery yet flexible enough to let you sleep in your own bed, see your children, and begin rebuilding the daily rhythms that addiction disrupted.
This is Stage 4: Thrive—the phase where you regulate your nervous system, rebuild foundational coping skills, and reinforce the commitment that brought you through the door. Typical duration is Lifetime, though your treatment team adjusts to your pace, not a calendar.
Every aspect of treatment is deliberate. There are no filler groups and no one-size-fits-all worksheets. Your clinical team designs a week around your diagnosis, your history, and your goals.
Structure is medicine. Every day follows a carefully designed arc—from reflective morning process work through afternoon elective choice—so healing never feels random.
Our clinical team is trained in a range of evidence-based and experiential modalities. Your individual therapist selects the approaches that match your history and your learning style—not a protocol manual.
Clinical excellence measured in human terms, not just outcomes data.
Process groups are capped at under 10 people. You're not audience—you're participant. Therapists know your story, your triggers, and your progress by name.
More clinician time per person than most facilities twice our size. Your therapist sees you, not a caseload number.
Ongoing programming means less idle time for cravings and more reps at the skills that keep you sober.
One of only 10 in all of New Jersey. Poor sleep is one of the top relapse triggers—we address it clinically, not with another pamphlet.
Biopsychosocial evaluation completed within three days of intake so treatment is never generic and always current.
Case managers handle your paperwork—FMLA, short-term disability, return-to-work letters—so you can focus on healing, not bureaucracy.
DUI requirements, court-mandated treatment documentation, and communication with legal professionals handled by your case management team.
Suboxone, Vivitrol, Brixadi, Naltrexone, and Topamax—administered and monitored as part of a complete clinical plan, never as a crutch.
Sleep, Movement, Trauma Regulation, Education, and Medication Literacy. Recovery is whole-person—we treat your body, not just your diagnosis.
Need stable housing during treatment? We've partnered with local sober living residences so the environment outside matches the work inside.
Bergen County location in Norwood, NJ—accessible from NYC, North Jersey, and Rockland County without the isolation of a rural facility.
The evidence behind the experience.
Designed for small circles, not lecture halls. Comfortable seating arranged for eye contact and real conversation. Natural light and warm tones create a space where vulnerability feels safe.
Yoga mats, sound healing instruments, and a dedicated space for the movement practices that quiet the nervous system. Ice baths, stretching, and mindfulness all happen here.
Catered meals are shared here each afternoon. Between sessions, this is where organic peer connection happens—the unscripted conversations that become lifelong bonds.
Your one-on-one sessions happen in sound-insulated, warmly appointed offices. No cubicles, no interruptions. Your hour is yours.
Within 72 hours, your team completes a full biopsychosocial assessment. MAT is initiated if appropriate. You meet your therapist, your case manager, and begin attending groups immediately. The priority: stabilize your body and establish trust.
With stabilization in place, therapy deepens. EMDR for trauma, DBT skill-building for emotional regulation, CBT to restructure cognitive distortions. Individual sessions become the engine of change. Group work gets honest.
Health & Wellness Pillars intensify. You practice sleep hygiene with our sleep specialist, build movement routines, and begin applying coping skills outside the building. Case management coordinates FMLA, housing, and return-to-work logistics.
Your treatment team begins preparing for step-down to IOP. Relapse prevention plan finalized. Sober living connections made if needed. Alumni program introduced. The goal: you leave PHP more equipped than you arrived, with a clear road ahead.
Five steps. No waitlists. Most people start within 24–48 hours.
Reach us at (201) 781-8812—24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A real person answers. No voicemail, no runaround.
We verify your benefits the same day—often within the hour. We work with Horizon, Aetna, Cigna, BCBS, UHC, and 10 other major carriers.
A brief phone assessment determines the right level of care. If PHP is appropriate, we schedule your first day. If you need a different level, we'll coordinate that too.
Walk into our Norwood, NJ facility, meet your team, and start your first group. Full biopsychosocial assessment is completed within your first 72 hours.
By Wednesday of your first week, your therapist, case manager, and medical staff have convened to build your individualized treatment plan. You're never on a template.
Most clients start PHP within 24–48 hours of their first call. Insurance verification same-day. No waitlists.
Start Your Admission Today Or call directly: (201) 781-8812Licensed clinicians, certified counselors, and compassionate support staff—all under one roof, all invested in your progress.
Founded Valley Spring on the principle that outpatient care can be as transformative as residential—when the clinical team is invested and the groups stay small.
Oversees MAT protocols and medical programming. Ensures every client's medication plan is precise, monitored, and adjusted as recovery evolves.
Leads the clinical team, designs group curricula, and ensures every therapist is delivering evidence-based, individualized care.
Manages the daily facility operations, coordinates between departments, and ensures every client's experience is smooth from intake to discharge.
We work with 16 major insurance providers. Verification takes minutes, not days.
Our Alumni Program — Family For Life addresses substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, and behavioral challenges—often simultaneously.
Located just 20 minutes from the George Washington Bridge, Valley Spring is accessible from New York City, North Jersey, and Rockland County without the isolation of a remote facility.
One phone call. Same-day insurance verification. Most clients start within 48 hours.
Call (201) 781-8812 Now Or verify your insurance online