Business Details
19 Years
experience
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapy Practice in Manchester, NH
James J Foster & Associates is a private practice dedicated to providing compassionate counseling services to adults, teens, and children. Our team of licensed psychotherapists specializes in creating personalized treatment plans that address individual, couple, and family needs. We focus on resolving relationship issues, reducing psychiatric symptoms, and supporting recovery from trauma, depression, and anxiety through evidence-based approaches. With expertise in trauma treatment, domestic violence, and specialized care for children with developmental challenges, we offer family, marriage, group, and individual therapy. Our practice accepts insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare, ensuring accessible care for diverse client needs.Located in Manchester, NH, we serve communities across southern New Hampshire with convenient access to major transportation routes. Our clinicians combine extensive experience with a commitment to helping clients improve coping strategies and overcome emotional obstacles. We provide specialized programs for anger management, parent education, and trauma recovery through structured stabilization and integration processes. Our practice maintains a strong focus on ethical care, client confidentiality, and continuous professional development.
Services
Marriage Counseling
Family Counseling
Trauma Treatment
Anger Management
Child Therapy
Domestic Violence Recovery
Parent Education
Substance Abuse Counseling
Details
- Year established: 2007
Highlights and features
- We offer specialized trauma treatment with stabilization and integration processes
- Our team includes licensed psychotherapists with expertise in child development challenges
- We accept NH Medicaid, Medicare, and major insurance providers
- We provide comprehensive family counseling for special needs children
- Our practice has served southern New Hampshire communities since 2007
Services
Trauma Treatment
Specialized trauma treatment helps clients overcome effects of emotionally charged events through stabilization and integration processes. Our therapists use evidence-based techniques to help clients master trauma symptoms and systematically process memories at a comfortable pace. This approach addresses PTSD, domestic violence trauma, and complex trauma from childhood experiences.
Family Counseling
Family counseling services address relationship dynamics and emotional challenges across family systems. We provide treatment for child behavioral issues, parent-child conflicts, and special needs family support. Our therapists help families develop better communication patterns and resolve conflicts related to developmental disorders, trauma, and life transitions.
Child Therapy
Specialized child therapy services address behavioral, emotional, and developmental challenges in children and adolescents. Our clinicians work with children experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and adjustment disorders. We offer specialized programs for children with autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, and developmental challenges, focusing on improving coping skills and emotional regulation.
Anger Management
Our anger management program teaches clients effective techniques for recognizing triggers and managing emotional responses. Through individual and group sessions, participants learn conflict resolution skills, stress reduction methods, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to control anger in personal and professional relationships.
Domestic Violence Recovery
Domestic violence recovery services provide safe, confidential support for survivors of intimate partner violence. Our trauma-informed approach includes safety planning, emotional healing techniques, and empowerment strategies. We help clients rebuild self-esteem, establish healthy boundaries, and develop support networks while navigating legal and social systems.
People
James J. Foster
Founder & Licensed Psychotherapist
James J. Foster is a licensed psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience in mental health counseling. He specializes in trauma recovery and family systems therapy, focusing on evidence-based approaches for individuals and families facing complex emotional challenges.
Dr. Emily Rodriguez
Clinical Director
Dr. Emily Rodriguez, our Clinical Director, holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and specializes in child and adolescent mental health. With 15 years of experience, she leads our pediatric counseling programs and develops treatment plans for children with developmental disorders and trauma-related conditions.
Michael Thompson
Marriage & Family Therapist
Michael Thompson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with expertise in relationship counseling. He has helped hundreds of couples improve communication and resolve conflicts through evidence-based therapeutic techniques, focusing on building stronger family systems and healthy relationship patterns.
Questions
What counseling services do you offer?
We provide marriage counseling, family therapy, trauma treatment, child and adolescent counseling, domestic violence recovery, anger management, and specialized services for children with developmental challenges.
Do you accept insurance?
Yes, we accept NH Medicaid, Medicare, NH State Assistance, and most major insurance providers when treatment is based on medical necessity.
Are you currently accepting new clients?
No, we are not currently accepting new clients as our therapists have full caseloads.
What mental health specializations do your therapists have?
Our clinicians specialize in trauma recovery, anxiety disorders, depression treatment, family systems therapy, and counseling for children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental challenges.
Do you offer telehealth services?
Yes, we provide telehealth counseling options for clients who prefer remote therapy sessions.
What areas do you serve?
We serve clients throughout southern New Hampshire including Manchester, Bedford, Merrimack, Derry, Londonderry, Nashua, and surrounding communities.
