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Trinity Counseling Service
ALTERNATE NAME
TCS
ADDRESS
22 Stockton St.
Princeton, NJ 08540
PHONE
609-924-0060
FAX
609-924-7436
INTERNET ADDRESS
http://www.trinitycounseling.org
ADMINISTRATOR
The Rev. Peter K. Stimpson, Executive Director
DESCRIPTION
A non-profit, pastoral counseling service, accredited by the
State of New Jersey, which offers interdisciplinary and
ecumenical counseling for adults and children. The staff is
composed of clergy, psychiatrists, psychologists and social
workers from all religious denominations within the Judeo-
Christian tradition. Fees are on a sliding scale and are covered
by many insurance plans; no one is refused service if unable to pay.
PROGRAMS
Advanced Professional Training: A program which
provides advanced training for psychologists, social workers
and pastoral counselors in such areas as substance abuse,
bereavement, incest, resistance to therapy. Must have
graduate degree in psychology, social work or pastoral counseling.
Clinical Supervision for Clergy: A program which
assists clergy in counseling those in their congregations who
need help. Must be a member of the clergy stationed in a
congregation of any denomination.
Family Wellness Resource Center: A resource offering
programs and workshops to the community at no charge, with
a focus on maximizing the strengths that diverse varieties of
families possess, and prevention. Topics include marriage
enrichment, parenting, support in the first year of marriage,
dual career families and growing older. The Center now has a
library of books, audio-visual tapes, and computer programs
open to the public and free of charge. Family Consulting, an
outgrowth of the Wellness Project, offers healthy families 1-3
sessions during periods of normal stress, hoping to increase
coping and avoid becoming derailed by arguments, alcohol and
drug abuse, separation and divorce. Examples of developmental
stages: first year of marriage; birth of first child; first child
entering school; last child leaving school; parents returning to
work; middle age, retirement, death of parent, spouse or child,
serious illness
Childhood Intervention Project: A program which
serves the needs of at-risk children from low-income families,
beginning in preschool and through elementary school, by early
identification of behavioral/developmental problems, and by
providing interventions to keep these problems from becoming
larger as the child grows. Currently, this is offered through the
Princeton Nursery School for preschool children, and through
the Princeton Regional School District for elementary and
middle school children. These services are offered free of charge.
Assessment Center: Provides services for children,
adolescents, adults, couples, families, community agencies and
business and corporate organizations at reasonable cost.
Preparing for Marriage: Designed for couples. Specially-
designed six-week counseling and consultations program
introducing couples to essential tools for understanding and
building a good marriage.
FOUNDED
1968
SUBJECTS
Counseling
Mental Health Care and Services
Substance Abuse Services
Support Groups
Social Service Organizations
LAST UPDATED
3/08