Northern Berkshire Counseling Center

The Brien Center

124 American Legion Drive

North Adams, MA 1247

Main Tel: 413-664-4541

Intake Tel 1: 413-664-4541

Information and Services

Age Groups Accepted
  • Adults
  • Children/adolescents
  • Seniors (65 or older)
  • Young adults
Ancillary Services
  • Case management
  • Court-ordered outpatient treatment
  • Diet and exercise counseling
  • Intensive case management
  • Consumer-run (peer-support) services
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Supported housing
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Screening for tobacco use
Emergency Mental Health Services
  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Payment/Insurance Accepted
  • County or local government funds
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Primary Focus of the Provider
  • Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Payment Assistance Available
  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)
  • Outpatient mental health facility
  • Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups Offered
  • Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Children with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Transitional age young adults
Language Services
  • Services for the hearing-impaired
  • Spanish
Facility Smoking Policy
  • Smoking Not allowed
Treatment Approaches
  • Behavior modification
  • Cognitive/behavior therapy
  • Couple/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Psychotropic medication
  • Telemedicine therapy
  • Trauma therapy
Type of Care
  • Mental health treatment