Preferred Behavioral Health

About Preferred Behavioral Health – Toms River, New Jersey

Preferred Behavioral Health in Toms River, New Jersey, is a mental health treatment and addiction care center for adolescents and adults. They provide drug screenings and outpatient medication assisted treatment for alcohol use and opioid use disorders. They accept most insurance plans, Medicare, and Medicaid.

The center prides itself on being diverse and trauma informed. They give help to new parents with culturally unique aspects. They perform the usual joint recovery regimens thanks to their staff of counselors, psychiatrists, and social workers. Case management may give some people that extra hand they could benefit from. For those who just never thought to ask, this helping hand may be a lifesaver.
It all starts with an assessment. From there, you can be directed to an appropriate level of care. Your program might take place there or within their broader health network.
This facility gets lower than average reviews. The common theme seems to be administrative inefficiency and lack of billing transparency. It’s an understandable concern shared by those who said they received surprise bills that no one wants or needs, especially when you need to focus on getting sober.

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Insurance & Payment

Accepted Insurance Providers

Aetna Amerigroup AmeriHealth Cigna Geisinger Health Integrated MultiPlan Qualcare UnitedHealth Group WellCare

Other Payment Options

Treatment & Services

Levels of Care

Therapies Offered

Clinical Services

Specialty Programs

Facility Amenities

Staff & Accreditations

Our Team

Tara A. Chalakani

CEO

Eric C. Alcera, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Julie Vanore, MPA

COO

Peter Kisylia, MBA, CPA

CFO

Sandy Grebel, LCSW

VP of Children & Family Services

Michelle Hague, MSW, LCSW, LCADC

VP of Quality & Health Integration

Laura Messina, MSW, LCSW, LCADC

VP of Adult Services

Valerie Ortense, MBA

VP of Strategic Development

Accreditations